Virginia Tech concludes the non-conference portion of the schedule on Tuesday afternoon, as they travel to Morgantown, West Virginia to face the No. 17/15 Mountaineers.
About Today’s Game
The Hokies enter today’s game 8-4 overall following an 87-65 win over Presbyterian in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday night ... WVU is 11-1 on the season, following a 77-44 win over Wofford last Monday ... The Mountaineers are ranked 17th in the AP poll and 15th in the coaches poll.
Last Time Out: VT 87, Presbyterian 65
The Hokies pushed the winning streak to four straight games as they defeated Presbyterian, 87-65, in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday night ... Five Hokies scored in double-figures, led by Ahmed Hill with a career-high 18 points ... Jalen Hudson came off the bench to add a career-high 15 points ... Tech shot 53.6 percent from the floor, including 8-of-15 from three-point range.
Bibbs is Honored
Freshman guard Justin Bibbs has been named the ACC Rookie of the Week, for the week ending Dec. 28, 2014 ... Bibbs scored 20 points to lead the Hokies to the win over VMI and 13 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists in the win over Presbyterian.
Series Against The Mountaineers
This is the 78th meeting between the two schools ... WVU leads the all-time series, 47-30 ... Virginia Tech won the last meeting, 87-82, in Cassell Coliseum last season ... Tech is 10-26 in road games in the series ... The series began in 1920 and has been played in Morgantown, Blacksburg, Roanoke, Richmond, Charleston, Bluefield, W.Va., Fayetteville, W.Va., and Landover, Md. ... Virginia Tech is 39-52 all-time against schools currently in the Big 12 Conference.
Television
ESPNU - Zach Zaidman & Stan Heath
Radio
Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network - Bill Roth & Mike Burnop
Also available on:
Satellite: Sirius 93, XM 199
(WVU broadcast)
Digital: Hokies Xtra & TuneIn
(free on downloaded apps)
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