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#16/15 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIE NOTES TOP TOPICS (26-8, 12-6 ACC) Entering Tonight’s Game v The Hokies are No. 16 in the AP vs. The Hokies enter the game 26-8 on the poll and No. 15 in the USA Today/ #1/1 Duke season … Duke is 31-5 overall … The Hokies Coaches poll (31-5, 14-4 ACC) are 16th in the AP poll and 15th in the USA v Buzz Williams won his 100th game Today Coaches poll … Duke is ranked 1st in at Virginia Tech in the win over Liberty the AP and coaches polls … Tech is the 4th v This year’s 4th seed is the highest in 2019 NCAA Tournament seed in the East Region and Duke is the 1st school history seed … The game will be played at Capital v The Hokies have set a new school Capital One Arena (20,356) One Arena in Washington, D.C. record for wins in a season at 26 Washington, D.C. v This is the Hokies’ first trip to the Last Game: #16/15 VT 67, Liberty 58 Sweet 16 since the tournament March 29, 2019 The Hokies advanced to the Sweet 16 expanded to include multiple teams with a 67-58 win over Liberty in the Second from one conference in 1976 Round of the 2019 NCAA East Regional on Sunday afternoon in San Jose, California … Tech was led by Kerry Blackshear Jr., with 2018-19 19 points and nine rebounds, while Ahmed SCHEDULE Hill scored 14 points and Justin Robinson (26-8, 12-6) added 13 points … Ty Outlaw posted Date Opponent Time TV a double-double with 10 points and 11 Hurricane Relief Exhibition (Lynchburg, Va.) rebounds … Tech held Liberty to 38.3 percent 11/ 4 at Liberty W 86-70 from the field, including 27.3 percent in the 11/ 9 GARDNER-WEBB (ACCNE) W 87-59 second half. Virginia Tech Hokies Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) Buzz Williams 11/15 vs. Ball State (ESPN2) W 73-64 The Hokies vs. Duke Overall: 253-154 (12 years) 11/16 vs. Northeastern (ESPN2) W 88-60 The Hokies are 11-46 all-time against the School: 100-68 (5 years) 11/18 #23/22 PURDUE (ESPN2) W 89-83 Blue Devils … Tech won the only meeting this ACC Record: 44-46 11/24 ST. FRANCIS (PA) (ACCNE) W 75-37 season, 77-72, in Cassell Coliseum on Feb. 26 … Home Record: 66-22 Road Record: 19-34 Big Ten/ACC Challenge (University Park, Pa.) Tech is 1-13 on a neutral court against Duke … Neutral Record: 15-12 11/27 at Penn State (ESPN2) L 62-63 Tech is 3-3 against Duke under Buzz Williams 12/ 1 CCSU (ACCNE) W 94-40 … Tech has won the last three home games 12/ 5 VMI (ACCNE) W 89-68 against the Blue Devils, all while Duke has been 12/ 9 SC STATE (ACCNE) W 81-44 ranked in the top 5 nationally …The two teams Boardwalk Classic (Atlantic City, N.J.) have never met in the NCAA Tournament … SOCIAL MEDIA 12/15 vs. Washington (ESPNU) W 73-61 Tech is 1-0 against Duke when both teams are Twitter: @hokiesports & 12/19 NC A&T (ACCNE) W 82-60 ranked. @HokiesMBB 12/28 UMES (ACCNE) W 85-40 Instagram: HokiesMBB 1/ 1 NOTRE DAME* (ESPNU) W 81-66 Snapchat: Hokiesports 1/ 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* (RSN) W 77-66 He’s Back 1/ 9 at Georgia Tech* (RSN) W 52-49 Sunday, March 17 was a day of big news #Hokies 1/15 at #4/1Virginia* (Raycom) L 59-81 for the Hokies … Not only did Tech receive 1/19 WAKE FOREST* (RSN) W 87-71 its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, 1/21 at #11/12 UNC* (ESPN) L 82-103 1/26 SYRACUSE* (ESPN) W 78-56 the Hokies also received word that senior BROADCAST 1/30 at Miami* (ESPN2) W 82-70 point guard, Justin Robinson, had been Radio 2/ 2 at #23/22 NC State* (Raycom) W 47-24 cleared by the medical staff to return to action Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network 2/ 4 #16/17 LOUISVILLE* (ESPN) L 64-72 2/ 9 at Clemson* (ESPN2) L 51-59 … Robinson had missed the last 12 games Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop 2/13 GEORGIA TECH* (Raycom) W 76-68 with a left foot injury … The school’s all-time Sirius: 138 XM: 207 Internet: 974 2/16 at Pittsburgh* (RSN) W 70-64 leader in assists, Robinson played more than TV/Internet 2/18 #3/3 VIRGINIA* (ESPN) L 58-64 27 minutes in the win over Saint Louis and 2/23 at Notre Dame* (ESPN) W 67-59 CBS/NCAA.com 2/26 #3/2 DUKE* (ESPN) W 77-72 scored 13 points in the win over Liberty in 29 Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery & 3/ 5 at #14/13 FSU* (ESPNU) L 64-73 (OT) minutes of play. Tracy Wolfson 3/ 8 MIAMI* (ESPN2) W 84-70 3/13 vs. Miami ^ (ESPN/Raycom) W 71-56 100! National Radio 3/14 vs. #12/13 FSU^ (ESPN/Ray) L 63-65 (OT) With the Hokies’ win over Liberty on Westwood One NCAA East Regional (San Jose, Ca.) Sunday night, Buzz Williams earned his Kevin Kugler & John Thompson 3/22 vs. Saint Louis (truTV ) W 66-52 3/24 vs. Liberty (TBS) W 67-58 100th win as the head coach of the Hokies ... That’s fifth on the all-time list and one win shy NCAA East Regional (Washington, D.C.) of tying Bill Foster for fourth on the list. 3/29 vs. #1/1 Duke 9:39 p.m. CBS GAME 35 It’s Been a Long Time The Hokies vs. NCAA Field Odd & Ends from San Jose The Hokies defeated Saint Louis, 66-52, in Virginia Tech has played 12 teams in the Tech led SLU, 40-18, at the half … The 18 the first round of the NCAA East Regional in 2019 NCAA Tournament field, the six others points by Saint Louis are the fewest points San Jose, California on March 22 … The win from the ACC, plus Northeastern, Washington, Tech has allowed in any half in an NCAA marked the Hokies’ first NCAA Tournament Purdue, Gardner-Webb, Liberty and Saint Tournament game … The 22-point lead victory since defeating Illinois, 54-52, on Louis … Tech is a combined 8-6 in those is the largest halftime lead for the Hokies March 16, 2007. game … Tech defeated top East Region seed, in any NCAA Tournament game … The 52 Duke this year … Tech now 3-1 vs. teams in points by SLU is tied for the second fewest It’s Been an Even Longer Time the East Region. (along with the Illinois game in the 2007 The Hokies defeated Liberty, 67-58, in tournament) allowed by the Hokies in an the second round of the NCAA East Regional A More Veteran Group NCAA Tournament game … Tech allowed in San Jose, California on March 24 … The Entering the 2019 NCAA Tournament, Wisconsin-Green Bay 48 points in the first win earned the Hokies’ first trip to the Sweet seven Hokies had appeared in an NCAA round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament. 16 since the tournament format expanded Tournament game … Justin Robinson, … Tech is now 8-10 all-time in NCAA Kerry Blackshear Jr., Ty Outlaw, Nickeil This is New Tournament games. Alexander-Walker, P.J. Horne, Wabissa Two years ago, the Hokies made the Bede and Ahmed Hill have appeared in an NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 DC and the NCAAs NCAA Tournament game during their Virginia years … Last year made it two in a row … The Hokies are playing in the East Regional Tech careers. With this season’s bid, Tech makes an NCAA at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. appearance in three consecutive seasons … This is Virginia Tech’s third consecutive Tech on a Neutral Court for the first time in school history … Buzz NCAA Tournament appearance and its fourth Following the win over Liberty, Tech is Williams has led the Hokies to three NCAA as a member of the ACC, but its first Sweet 16 7-1 in neutral court games this season, with Tournament appearances, second only to trip under the current format … The Hokies all but two games coming against NCAA Charles Moir, who took Tech to four NCAA have played five games in this arena through Tournament teams … Tech is 12-6 in neutral Tournaments. the years in both the ACC Tournament and site games under Buzz Williams … The the BB&T Classic, going 2-3 in the building … Hokies are 31-22 in neutral site games since Last Time We Won Two In the NCAAs This is the Hokies’ fourth all-time appearance joining the ACC in the 2004-05 season The last time the Hokies won two games in the East Regional, and third consecutive. and 34-26 since 2000-01, the season Tech in the NCAA Tournament was 1967 and things joined the Big East Conference. were a little different then … Tech was one They Are the Champions of 23 teams spread over the four regions … The Hokies have had great success against Buzz in the NCAA Tournament By winning two games, Tech played Dayton conference champions this season … Tech This is the eighth time that Buzz Williams in the Round of Eight … Tech was one of six is a combined 8-3 against both tournament has led his team to the NCAA Tournament in teams in the Mid East Region and defeated and regular season champions from Division his 12th season as a head coach … Williams Toledo and Indiana to advance.