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#HOKIES Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest Game Notes • Page 1 2015-16 Virginia Tech Basketball Virginia Tech - (15-13, 7-8 ACC) Schedule at Date Opponent Time TV Wake Forest - (11-17, 2-14 ACC) Emerald Coast Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) Feb. 28, 2016 - 6:30 p.m. 11/14 ALABAMA STATE# (ESPN3) L 82-85 11/18 JACKSONVILLE STATE# (ESPN3) W 71-62 LJVM Coliseum (14,665) 11/21 VMI (ESPN3) W 76-52 Winston-Salem, N.C. 11/24 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (ESPN3) W 90-60 Emerald Coast Classic (Destin, Fla.) 11/27 vs. #4 Iowa State# (CBSSN) L 77-99 11/28 vs. UAB# W 82-77 OT Top Topics Media Notes Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Blacksburg, Va.) 12/ 1 NORTHWESTERN (ESPNU) L 79-81 OT v The Hokies lead the all-time series with About Tonight’s Game 12/ 5 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (ESPN3) W 80-45 the Demon Deacons, 31-30 The Hokies enter tonight’s game 15-13 12/ 9 at Radford W 74-65 v The Hokies defeated Boston College, overall and 7-8 in ACC action … Wake 12/13 LAMAR (ESPN3) W 88-53 Forest is 11-17 on the season and 2-14 12/19 GRAMBLING STATE (ESPN3) W 87-52 71-56, in Chestnut Hill on Tuesday night 12/22 vs. St. Joe’s (ESPN3) L 62-79 v Seth Allen scored 14 points to lead the in league play … The Hokies defeated 12/30 #19 WEST VIRGINIA (ESPNU) L 63-88 Hokies the Demon Deacons, 93-91, in Cassell 1/ 2 NC STATE* (RSN) W 73-68 OT v Coliseum on Jan. 13. 1/ 4 #4 VIRGINIA* (ESPN2) W 70-68 Justin Bibbs recorded his second 1/ 9 at #14 Duke* (ACCN) L 58-82 double-double of the season on Last Time Out: VT 71, BC 56 1/13 WAKE FOREST* (RSN) W 93-91 Tuesday night with 12 points and 10 1/16 at Georgia Tech* (RSN) W 78-77 The Hokies earned their second ACC rebounds 1/20 at Notre Dame* (RSN) L 81-83 road win of the season with a 71-56 1/24 #2 UNC* (ESPNnews/ESPNU) L 70-75 v Tonight’s game is the final regular victory at Boston College on Tuesday 1/27 #16 LOUISVILLE* (ACCN) L 83-91 season road game for the Hokies 1/31 at arv/#23 Pittsburgh* (ESPNU) L 71-90 night … Tech led throughout most of the 2/ 2 at Syracuse* (ACCN) L 60-68 OT game … Seth Allen led the Hokies with 2/ 6 CLEMSON* (RSN) W 60-57 14 points, four assists and a season-high 2/ 9 at #7/7 Virginia* L 49-67 Broadcast four steals … Justin Bibbs recorded his 2/17 at #11/10 Miami* (RSN) L 49-65 2/20 FLORIDA STATE* (ACCN) W 83-73 second double-double of the season with 2/23 at Boston College* (ESPNU) W 71-56 Radio 12 points and 10 rebounds and Kerry Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network 2/28 AT WAKE FOREST* 6:30 P.M. ESPNU Blackshear Jr., came off the bench with 3/ 2 PITTSBURGH* 7 p.m. ESPN3 Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop 10 points and five rebounds. 3/ 5 MIAMI* 4 p.m. ACCN Also available on: 3/ 8- ACC Tournament ACCN/ESPN/ESPN2 Satellite: Sirius: 135 XM: 193 Series Against the Demon Deacons 12 (Verizon Center, Washington D.C.) Digital: Hokies Xtra & TuneIn The Hokies lead the all-time series, 31- (free on downloaded apps) 30 … Tech has won the last two meetings, CAPS denote home games most recently a 93-91 victory in Cassell * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games Television/Internet # - Emerald Coast Classic ESPNU Coliseum in January … Tech is 7-17 in All times are EST and are subject to change Anish Shroff & Cory Alexander road games in the series and 3-5 in the LJVM Coliseum … Tech is 11-6 against the Note - All conference games carried on an ESPN network will also be available on WatchESPN. All conference games carried Follow us on Twitter Demon Deacons since joining the ACC in on the ACC Network or a regional sports network will also be the 2004-05 season, 9-6 in ACC regular available on ESPN3. @VT_MBall season games. SOCIAL MEDIA Road Ws Twitter: @hokiesports & @VT_MBBall The Hokies’ 71-56 victory over Boston Virginia Tech Strategic Communications Primary Contact Instagram: vthokiembb College at the Conte Forum on Tuesday Bill Dyer - Associate Director Snapchat: VTMBBall night was Tech’s second ACC road win of [email protected] (o) - 540-231-8853 #Hokies the season, the first time that Tech has won two conference games on the road (c) - 540-998-5906 #VTvsWF Secondary Contact since wining three ACC road games in the Kelsey Appleton - Assistant Director 2010-11 season. [email protected] (o) - 540-231-2228 Game 29 (c) - 540-739-0002 Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest Game Notes • Page 2 #HOKIES The Hot Hands of the Hokies Wrapping Up the BC Game From 3! The Hokies shot 60.9 percent from the All 13 players that dressed for the Hokies The Hokies made 11-of-19 three-point floor in the second half and 52.8 percent for played and nine of the 13 scored … Tech led field goal attempts in the win over Florida the game in the win over Florida State … for 35:41 of the 40 minutes of the contest … State ... That ties a season-high for Tech That is the highest game percentage for the Tech’s bench outscored the Eagles’ bench, (Tech was 11-of-21 from beyond the arc at Hokies this season … It is the highest field 24-0 ... Greg Donlon scored in the victory ... Pittsburgh) ... The 57.9 percent from three- goal percentage for the Hokies in an ACC He has now scored10 points this season in point range is also a season high ... Tech made game since Tech shot 53.4 percent last season five appearances ... The redshirt junior walk- 12 three-pointers against Duke last season against Duke on Feb. 25, 2015. on had scored just four points in 20 career and last shot better than 57.9 percent from games prior to this season. three-point range in a game against VMI Not Marginal two seasons ago, making 11-of-17, for 64.7 Since Virginia Tech joined the Atlantic Coast Gimme That! percent ... The last time the Hokies shot better Conference in the 2004-05 season, the Hokies Virginia Tech had 11 steals in the win over than 57.9 percent from three-point range in have won four conference road games by a Boston College ... That is the most steals in an ACC games was on Feb. 22, 2011, when double-digit margin ... Tuesday night’s 71-56 an ACC game this season and the most since Tech made 8-of-12 three-point attempts in a victory at Boston College is third on that list ... Tech had 11 steals against UAPB in December win at Wake Forest. Here is the list: ... It is the most steals for the Hokies in an at NCSU 72-52 20 pts. Feb. 10, 2010 ACC game since recording 13 steals at North Cassell Heated Up in February at Maryland 74-57 17 pts. Jan. 20, 2011 Carolina on Jan. 18, 2015. The Hokies enjoyed their fourth sellout of AT BOSTON COLLEGE 71-56 15 PTS. FEB. 23, 2016 at Wake Forest 76-62 14 pts. Feb. 22, 2011 the season in the win over Florida State on The News on 5 Saturday ... This is the first time the Hokies To The Point In the win over Florida have had four sellouts in a season since the Virginia Tech allowed Boston College 56 State, Justin Robinson 2011-12 season ... The Clemson game on Feb. points in their 71-56 victory in Chestnut scored 13 points, his third 6 was the first February sellout against a team Hill on Tuesday night ... The 56 points is the consecutive double-figure other than Virginia, Duke or North Carolina fewest points Tech has allowed in an ACC road game ... All 13 points cam since Feb. 18, 2012, a sellout against Georgia victory since defeating No. 15 Virginia, 47-45, in the second half and 10 Tech ... Tech sold out Cassell Coliseum later in John Paul Jones Arena on Jan. 22, 2012. points came in the final 3:44 that season on March 4 against NC State. of action ... He had a lay-up Analytics and Such and back-to-back three- Justin Robinson All the Way Back According to Kenpom. pointers to give Tech a six-point lead and in In the win over NC State on Jan. 2, the com, the Hokies are seventh the final minute, grabbed a big defensive Hokies rallied from a 16-point deficit ... That nationally in Division I in rebound and made both free throws to is the largest comeback of the season and point distribution (FTs, 2FG, secure the win ... In the last three games, the first time the Hokies had rallied from a 3FG) ... The Hokies are 89th Robinson has scored in double figures ... He double-digit deficit since coming back from out of 351 Division I teams led the team in scoring two of those games a 10-point deficit to defeat Georgia Tech last in defensive efficiency, up ... In the loss at No. 7/7 Virginia, Robinson season ... The last time the Hokies overcame from 245th last season ... Seth Allen scored 16 points and made 6-of-7 free throws more than a 16-point deficit was a 17-point Tech is 139th in offensive ..