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Virginia Tech Hokies vs. No. 19/19 Cavaliers Postgame Notes Jan. 4, 2020 John Paul Jones | Charlottesville, Va. FINAL SCORE: 39, No. 19/19 Virginia 65

RECORDS AND NOTABLES

● Virginia Tech falls to 10-4 overall and 1-2 in ACC play. ● Tech is now 1-1 on the road in ACC play, with its lone victory coming over Clemson 67-60 in the season opener on Nov. 5. ● Tech trails Virginia in the all-time series 94-56, with the Cavaliers owning the last three meetings. Tech’s last win was a 61-60 victory in Charlottesville in 2018. ● The last time Tech was held to under 40 points was on Feb. 18, 1967 at East Carolina in a 43-33 loss. ● UP NEXT: The Hokies will continue their road stretch as they travel to Syracuse, New York to take on ​ the Orange on Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 9 p.m. ET at the .

TEAM NOTES

● Virginia Tech used the starting lineup of Wabissa Bede, Tyrece Radford, P.J. Horne, Landers Nolley II, and Nahiem Alleyne. After tying a season high of 49 points off the bench, Tech just mustered seven points versus the Cavaliers. ● KEY FIRST HALF RUN: The Hokies struggled to find offense early due to stifling defense from Virginia. ​ Tech fell behind 26-11 late in the first when redshirt freshman Landers Nolley finished off an old-fashioned three-point play followed by a triple from Nolley to cut into the deficit. Nolley scored 15 of Tech’s 17 points in the first half as Virginia entered halftime leading 30-17. ● KEY SECOND HALF RUN: The Cavaliers jumped out of the gate on a 15-8 run to open the second half ​ and maintain their lead. Tech looked to mount a comeback with sophomore Isaiah Wilkins hitting a 3-pointer followed by a layup from guard Nahiem Alleyne at the 8-minute mark to cut UVA’s lead to 17. Virginia would not let up, never letting the Hokies take the lead as the Cavaliers won 65-39.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Landers Nolley ● Nolley led Tech in scoring for the tenth time this season and also grabbed five rebounds, scoring a team-high 18 points. Tyrece Radford ● Radford scored eight points in the loss to UVA, and he now has scored eight or more points in six of his last seven games. Radford also tied a season-best two steals on the day. Hunter Cattoor ● Cattoor went 4 for 4 from the free-throw line, which is the first time this season he has shot 100 percent from the charity stripe. P.J. Horne ● Horne grabbed five rebounds and now has five or more rebounds in five of his last six games.