Virginia Tech 83, Morgan State 63: Adam Smith scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the Hokies to an easy home win over the Bears.
Joey van Zegeren added 13 points and eight rebounds for Virginia Tech (4-2), which shot 56 percent from the field and hit 12-of-18 from 3-point range. Ahmed Hill added 12 points while Devin Wilson had 10 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds.
Blake Bozeman led Morgan State (1-6) with 21 points, hitting four 3-pointers, while Cedric Blossom added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jamar Redmond scored 13 points for the Bears, who shot 31.6 percent from the field.
The game was back-and-forth in the opening minutes before the Hokies went on a 14-5 run to take a 12-point advantage with just over six minutes left in the half. An 8-3 run over less than a minute pulled the Bears within seven but Smith hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:20 to push the Hokies to a 15-point halftime edge.
The lead grew to 19 less than three minutes into the second half, and a 9-0 run midway through the stanza pushed the lead up to 24 on Smith's 3-pointer with just over 11 minutes to play. Bozeman scored seven straight points to pull Morgan State within 14 with five minutes go, and it was 12 with 3:55 to play before the Bears went scoreless the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech won the rebound battle 43-37, but Morgan State had 19 of its boards on the offensive glass. … The Hokies turned the ball over 17 times, compared to only eight for the Bears. … Tech had 19 assists on its 28 baskets.
Morgan St. | Virginia Tech | |
Blake Bozeman 21 | Scoring | Adam Smith 22 |
Donte Pretlow 5 | Assists | Devin Wilson 11 |
Cedric Blossom 11 | Rebounds | Joey Van Zegeren 8 |
Cliff Cornish 3 | Free Throws Made | Devin Wilson 5 |
Blake Bozeman 1 | Steals | Satchel Pierce 1 |
Cliff Cornish 2 | Blocks | Joey Van Zegeren 6 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Morgan St. | 63 | 31.6 | 8-27 | 7-10 | 13 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Virginia Tech | 83 | 56.0 | 12-18 | 15-22 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 17 |