National Basketball Association
Virginia Tech 81, Winthrop 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Jeff Anderson, # Jerry Heater, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
3888
By SportsDirect Inc.
Virginia Tech 81, Winthrop 63: Jarell Eddie scored a career-high 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting as the Hokies ran away from the visiting Eagles.
Eddie matched his career high with six 3-pointers and added seven rebounds for Virginia Tech (6-3), which won its third straight. C.J. Barksdale chipped in 13 points and Devin Wilson collected 11 and eight assists for the Hokies.
Keon Johnson scored 15 points as Winthrop (5-2) had its three-game wining streak come to an end. Joab Jerome added 13 points while leading scorer Andre Smith was held to nine and struggled to 1-of-10 from beyond the arc.
The Eagles took a 19-16 lead midway through the first half before Eddie took over, burying three 3-pointers and turning one into a four-point play to put Virginia Tech back on top. Eddie ended up scoring 14 straight points in that stretch and had 20 in the first half en route to a 42-33 lead at the break.
The Eagles squeezed to within 50-49 on Josh Davenport’s 3-pointer with 12:49 left in the game but went over four minutes without a point. Eddie rattled home another 3-pointer while being fouled and hit the free throw for his second four-point play and a 67-56 lead with 5:35 to play as the Hokies put it away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech G Adam Smith sat out with a calf strain. … The Hokies shot 60.4 percent from the field and dominated the glass 37-22. … Andre Smith came into the contest shooting 52.6 percent from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Winthrop |
|
Virginia Tech |
|
Keon Johnson 15 |
Scoring |
Jarell Eddie 34 |
|
Brandon Vega 5 |
Assists |
Devin Wilson 8 |
|
Jarad Scott 4 |
Rebounds |
Jarell Eddie 7 |
|
Keon Johnson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Devin Wilson 5 |
|
Andre Smith 2 |
Steals |
Christian Beyer 1 |
|
Larry Brown 1 |
Blocks |
C.J. Barksdale 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Winthrop
|
63 |
39.7 |
7-22 |
10-15 |
9 |
18 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
| Virginia Tech
|
81 |
60.4 |
9-20 |
14-20 |
16 |
35 |
8 |
3 |
18 |
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