National Basketball Association
Virginia 50, Virginia Tech 47
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 25, 2015
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Bryan Kersey, # Raymond Styons, # Mike Eades
Attendance:
9847
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No. 2 Virginia 50, Virginia Tech 47: Justin Anderson scored 12 points and the undefeated Cavaliers used a key 17-2 run late in the second half to rally past the host Hokies.
London Perrantes contributed six points, seven assists and five rebounds for Virginia (19-0, 7-0 ACC), which won its 22nd straight home game, although only two of those victories have come by single digits. Virginia Tech (8-11, 0-6) gave its in-state rival all that it could handle before suffering its sixth straight loss when Adam Smith's 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer.
Smith scored a game-high 15 points off the bench for the Hokies, who were outrebounded 33-21 and missed 14 of their 19 3-pointers. Darion Atkins added nine points for the Cavaliers, who overcame 34.7 percent shooting by hitting 10-of-12 foul shots, although Atkins missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 13 seconds left to give Virginia Tech one last chance.
Virginia scored nine of the game's first 11 points and led by three at halftime before Malcolm Brogdon nailed a 3-pointer on the opening possession of the second half to create a 33-27 advantage. Virginia Tech scored the next 16 points, starting with a jumper and a 3-pointer by Malik Muller before Smith scored seven points to help the hosts extend their lead to 43-33 with just over 10 1/2 minutes left.
However, the Hokies only scored two points over the next 9 1/2 minutes, while Perrantes made a 3-pointer to ignite the decisive run before Anderson later threw down an alley-oop and a drained a 3-pointer on back-to-back trips to give the Cavaliers the lead for good. Virginia Tech's Ahmed Hill was fouled while making a layup but missed the foul shot with 1:09 left and Muller's 3-pointer was blocked by Anderson with about 20 seconds remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Muller pitched in nine points and three steals off the bench for Virginia Tech, which has lost six straight meetings in the series. ... The Hokies' starters combined for 17 points. Hill was 3-of-3 from the field but also had four turnovers. ... Brogdon and Anthony Gill each had eight points for the Cavaliers, who entered the game leading the nation in scoring defense (49.3).
Top Game Performances
| Virginia |
|
Virginia Tech |
|
Justin Anderson 12 |
Scoring |
Adam Smith 15 |
|
London Perrantes 7 |
Assists |
Devin Wilson 3 |
|
Anthony Gill 7 |
Rebounds |
Devin Wilson 5 |
|
Justin Anderson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Adam Smith 2 |
|
Justin Anderson 2 |
Steals |
Malik Muller 3 |
|
Justin Anderson 1 |
Blocks |
Satchel Pierce 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia
|
50 |
34.7 |
6-18 |
10-12 |
12 |
31 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
| Virginia Tech
|
47 |
45.2 |
5-19 |
4-7 |
8 |
18 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
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