National Basketball Association
Louisville 78, Virginia Tech 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials:
# Raymond Stayons, # Jeffrey Anderson, # Tim Clougherty
Attendance:
21684
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No. 7 Louisville 78, Virginia Tech 63: Terry Rozier scored 16 points and was one of four players to finish in double figures as the host Cardinals routed the Hokies.
Wayne
Blackshear poured in 15 points while Montrezl Harrell and Mangok
Mathiang each added 11 points and eight rebounds for Louisville (15-2,
2-1 ACC), which knocked down 10 3-pointers and will host No. 4 Duke on
Saturday. Chris Jones handed out a career-high 11 assists as the
Cardinals tied a season low with seven turnovers.
Adam Smith went
5-of-7 beyond the arc and scored a game-high 19 points for Virginia
Tech (8-8, 0-3), which has dropped 19 of its last 20 in league play,
including 10 in a row on the road. Justin Bibbs tallied 11 of his 15
points after intermission while Ahmed Hill chipped in 14 points to round
out the Hokies’ double-digit scorers.
Virginia Tech misfired on
seven of its first eight shots and Louisville quickly took advantage,
getting eight early points from Rozier during a game-opening 17-2 run.
The Hokies recovered and twice closed the gap to single digits
thereafter, but a three-point play by Jones and five points from
Blackshear keyed a 10-0 spurt over the final 2 ½ minutes of the first
half to extend the Cardinals’ lead to 43-24 at the break.
Blackshear
and Rozier each drained 3-pointers in the opening two minutes of the
second half and Louisville stretched its advantage to as much as 29
following back-to-back buckets by Harrell with 12 ½ minutes left. After
Louisville removed the last of its starters with just under five minutes
to go, Virginia Tech was able to make the final tally more respectable
by scoring 11 of the game’s last 15 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK:
Louisville is holding opponents to an average of 50.8 points in 12 home
games. … Virginia Tech, which has dropped 10 in a row in this series,
will play the second of four consecutive ranked foes on Sunday when it
hosts No. 16 North Carolina. … Harrell appeared to suffer a lower-body
injury midway through the second half and did not return.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia Tech |
|
Louisville |
|
Adam Smith 19 |
Scoring |
Terry Rozier 16 |
|
Devin Wilson 5 |
Assists |
Chris Jones 11 |
|
Ahmed Hill 7 |
Rebounds |
Montrezl Harrell 8 |
|
Ahmed Hill 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Montrezl Harrell 2 |
|
Satchel Pierce 1 |
Steals |
Chris Jones 1 |
|
Shane Henry 1 |
Blocks |
Montrezl Harrell 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia Tech
|
63 |
36.7 |
8-19 |
11-17 |
12 |
33 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
| Louisville
|
78 |
47.7 |
10-25 |
6-7 |
19 |
39 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
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