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Virginia Tech wil host Alabama A&M on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum. The game is the second game of a five-game homestand for the Hokies.

About Today’s Game

The Hokies enter today’s game 4-4 overall following a 68-66 loss to Radford in Cassell Coliseum last Sunday ... Alabama A&M is 1-5 on the season, following a 64-47 loss at Bowling Green last Saturday ... This is the Hokies’ first game in a week.

Last Time Out: Radford 68, VT 66

The Hokies dropped another close one, 68-66, to Radford in Cassell Coliseum on Sunday ... Adam Smith scored 12 points off the bench to lead four Hokies in double-figures ... Devin Wilson added 11 points and Justin Bibbs and Joey van Zegeren scored 10 points each in the loss ... The Hokies had 31 points off the bench in the game.

Series Against The Bulldogs

This is the first-ever meeting between the two schools … This is only the second meeting all-time between the Hokies and a current member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, as the Hokies defeated Mississippi Valley State, 70-49, on Dec. 10, 2012 in Cassell Coliseum ... This is the second of three first-time opponents for the Hokies this season.

Youthful Points

The Hokies have five freshmen on this season’s roster and all are seeing significant minutes … Entering the Alabama A&M game, the quintet is averaging 52.6 points per game and the 263 points accounts for 48.2 percent of the team’s scoring … The group has made 20 of the 40 available starts for the team and has nine games of double-figure scoring ... Freshman Justin Bibbs leads the ACC in three-point field goal percentage, at 64.0 percent.

Television/Internet

ESPN3 - Andrew Allegretta & Mack McCarthy

Radio

Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network - Bill Roth & Mike Burnop

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