Virginia Tech men’s basketball takes on Saint Joseph’s in a rematch of last year’s matchup. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.
HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 47, St. Joe’s 27
Emphatic first half from the Hokies. It’s a balanced team effort too. Eight different Tech players have scored, with five sitting at six points or more.
H1 4:40 | Virginia Tech 36, St. Joe’s 23
Avdalas threads in between traffic and tosses it up to a waiting Lawal for a thunderous slam. Tech is leading by double-digits with time winding down in the first frame.
H1 8:42 | Virginia Tech 30, St. Joe’s 14
Schutt drills again from deep, then Bedford darts inside for his first points of the game. The Hokies have now made 9 of their last 13.
H1 11:33 | Virginia Tech 20, St. Joe’s 7
Schutt cans one from deep, the Hokies’ first three-pointer in this one. Tech is shooting 9-for-17, made six of its last eight. Emphatic.
H1 13:22 | Virginia Tech 13, St. Joe’s 5
A layup by Avdalas, then a jumper by Hammond put the Hokies up six, then Lawal rose up for a putback slam with authority. Tech leads by eight.
H1 15:20 | Virginia Tech 7, St. Joe’s 5
Breakaway jam from Tyler Johnson. The student section is almost at 100% capacity and erupted after the slam. The Hokies are 3-for-9 from the field (0-for-3 from three) at the U-16 MTO.
H1 16:30 | St. Joe’s 5, Virginia Tech 4
Bedford with a swift shovel pass to Hansberry, who slams it down. St. Joe’s tallies its first points on a triple from Dasear Haskins. Avdalas misses a three, but blocks Jusice Ajogbor’s shot. Hansberry fouled, will head to the line.
H1 19:00 | Virginia Tech 2, St. Joe’s 0
Avdalas gets the Hokies started with a jumper in the paint, taking his defender to the post.
H1 START | Virginia Tech 0, St. Joe’s 0
Lawal wins the tip and this contest’s underway.
Pre-Game:
The Hokies’ starting five will be Jailen Bedford, Tobi Lawal, Tyler Johnson, Amani Hansberry and Neoklis Avdalas. This is the third straight game with that lineup.
