National Basketball Association
Virginia Tech 93, Maryland - E. Shore 40
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 10, 2017
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# James Luckie, # Roger Ayers, # Tommy Morrissey
Attendance:
6578
By The Sports Xchange
Virginia Tech outscored Maryland-Eastern Shore 38-7 over the final 12-plus minutes of the first half and rolled to a 93-40 win on Sunday at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va.
The Hokies were 15-for-27 from 3-point range and led 80-30 with 7:17 to go.
Virginia Tech outscored the Hawks 60-13 over a 19-minute stretch.
Chris Clarke led the Hokies with 18 points off the bench, Ahmed Hill added 15 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 16 points and pulled down eight rebounds.
The three made a combined 19 of 27 field goals as Virginia Tech shot 54.7 percent for the game.
The Hokies (9-1), who won for the seventh straight time, had a 42-25 advantage on the boards and committed just six turnovers in the game.
Cameron Bacote led the Hawks (3-8) with 12 points.
Maryland-Eastern Shore was just 4-for-26 from long range.
The Hokies made four straight 3-pointers during a 17-0 run that broke it open.
Wabissa Bede made the last two to put Virginia Tech up 33-15 with just over seven minutes left in the half.
The Hokies were 11-for-17 from long range in the opening 20 minutes and led 54-22 at the break.
Virginia Tech outrebounded the Hawks 23-9 in the first half.
Maryland-Eastern Shore hung in for about eight minutes.
Virginia Tech took a 13-7 lead six minutes in after an 11-3 run, but the Hawks, who made 6 of 9 field goals to start the game, responded with five straight points.
Maryland-Eastern Shore will be at Creighton on Friday.
The Hokies play at No. 8 Kentucky on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
Maryland - E. Shore |
|
Virginia Tech |
Cameron Bacote 12 |
Scoring |
Chris Clarke 18 |
Cameron Bacote 3 |
Assists |
Justin Robinson 5 |
Tyler Jones 6 |
Rebounds |
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 8 |
Logan McIntosh 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kerry Blackshear Jr. 3 |
Cameron Bacote 1 |
Steals |
Justin Robinson 2 |
LeAndre Thomas 2 |
Blocks |
Kerry Blackshear Jr. 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Maryland - E. Shore
|
40 |
27.8 |
4-26 |
6-10 |
11 |
23 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
Virginia Tech
|
93 |
54.7 |
15-27 |
8-11 |
21 |
39 |
3 |
5 |
6 |