Hokies win at Georgia Tech
Posted Jan28, 2007 at 07:26 PM
Mark Berman here from Atlanta, where Virginia Tech won its third ACC road game of the month. Zabian Dowdell had 23 points to help the Hokies beat Georgia Tech 73-65.
With the Hokies up 62-55, Jamon Gordon was called for a technical foul with 2:07 for giving Mouhammad Faye a forearm push. Gordon said he didn't think it should have been called a technical.
Anthony Morrow made one of two foul shots after the technical, and Georgia Tech kept possession. Zach Peacock sank a jumper to cut the lead to 62-58 with 1:48 to go.
But Dowdell made four straight free throws, and Gordon sank one of two foul shots to extend the lead to 67-58 with 43.8 seconds left.
Dowdell and Gordon combined for 15 assists and just four turnovers.
"We've got a great security blanket," Hokies coach Seth Greenberg said. "With those two guards, Linus doesn't have it any better than I have it. They are just really good players. They are really good, tough, experienced, mature, winning players. They've got great poise, confidence, toughness, and they play off each other."
The No. 24 Hokies improved to 16-5.
"We're going to keep on playing like we're the underdogs," Deron Washington said.
The season is "special so far, but it won't be [really] special till somebody says our name for the NCAA tournament," Gordon said.
Virginia Tech lost at Marshall on Dec. 30 but is 3-1 in ACC road games this month.
"That Marshall game really wasn't us. We came out so flat and they jumped out on us," Gordon said. "Now we know we've got to come out hard in the beginning, try to jump on the home team, take the crowd out of it."
"That Marshall game opened our eyes," said A.D. Vassallo, who had 19 points and 10 rebounds. "We realized anybody can beat us. We're coming out ready [now]."
For much more on the game, read Monday's Roanoke Times or read the article online on roanoke.com on Monday.
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