2008.01.29
Hokies beat FSU
Mark Berman back here in Blacksburg, where the Virginia Tech men's basketball team held off Florida State 89-80.
Tech is 4-3 in the conference. I am rather surprised to say the least. And Tech still has five home games left out of its nine remaining, so 8-8 in the league is actually realistic.
AD Vassallo had 22 points for Tech, with Hank Thorns adding 15 and Malcolm Delaney 13. JT Thompson had 11 points. Deron Washington had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
FSU shot 60 percent from the field in the second half, including 8-of-11 (72.7 percent) from 3-point range, to throw a scare into Tech. But the Hokies made enough free throws in the final minutes. Tech was 35-of-47 from the charity stripe.
The Hokies led the entire second half even though they shot 38.5 percent from the field in the half, cooling off from the first half.
Look for the game story in Wednesday's paper and online Wed., but I will also have a complete follow with plenty of quotes in Thursday's paper.
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