2008.03.24
Hokies beat UAB
Mark Berman back here in Blacksburg, where Virginia Tech cruised to a 75-49 win over UAB in the second round of the NIT.
The top-seeded Hokies will play second-seeded Mississippi in the quarterfinals at 7 pm Wednesday in Blacksburg on ESPN2.'
It's hard to see Tech losing that game, considering another near-capacity crowd turned out Monday.
Tech held UAB to 36.2 percent shoooting from the field, including 3-of-18 from 3-point range. All-Conference USA first-team pick Robert Vaden had just nine points. He was 3-of-17 from the field, including 1-of-12 from 3-point range.
Deron Washington had 16 points and guarded Vaden for much of the game. AD Vassallo had 18 points and four of Tech's nine treys. Malcolm Delaney had 17 points and three treys.
JT Thompson had eight points and seven boards. He was 4-of-4 from the field.
Game story and column in Tuesday's late-edition paper and online Tuesday.
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