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After a strong second half with an 87-76 win over Wake Forest at Cassell Coliseum last Saturday night, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team looks to carry that momentum into Tuesday night's game against Louisville. Was.
There was a lot waiting for the Hokies. A home win against the Cardinals on Saturday afternoon and a win over Notre Dame would set up a regular-season finale against Virginia Tech at home and a possible opening-round bye in the ACC Tournament next week in Washington, D.C. be. Step 1 was completed with KFC Yum! The post-Virginia Tech center picked up an important road win, improving to 17-13 overall and 9-10 in the ACC.
- Talk about a strong start on the road. The Hokies scored 49 points and made eight 3-pointers in the first half against Louisville. MJ Collins and Sean Pedulla each had 11 points, Robbie Beran had nine points and Hunter Cattore added seven points. Virginia Tech shot 53 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes.
- The Hokies needed those 49 points as they struggled with turnovers in the second half, but the Cardinals got within 10 points several times before getting some stops as the first half wore on. Late in the game, Lynn Kidd scored an inside goal to seal the victory.
- Beran was great for Virginia Tech with 12 points and 6 rebounds, but he had a hit. 4 3 pointers. He's had his chances at times this season, but was a big part of the Hokies' second road win of the season.
- Tyler Nickell came off the bench and had a big performance with 13 points and a hit. 3 3 pointers Himself. At Virginia Tech, he had five players score in double figures, including only Kattore with his seven points.
- Pedula led the Hokies with 15 points, and Collins joined Nickel with 13 points. Beran had 12 rebounds and Kidd had 11 rebounds. Kidd had nine rebounds and Pedulla posted a good assist-to-turnover ratio of 7-2.
The Hokies will look for their third straight win against Notre Dame at home on Saturday before the ACC Tournament begins next Tuesday. They have tiebreakers against North Carolina State and Florida State, and a win over Irish State would avoid the opening day game. That would be huge for Mike Young and his team.
