January 17, 2015
Hokies visit No. 15/16 Tar Heels
Tech concludes three-game road swing at UNC
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Virginia Tech (8-9, 0-4 ACC) 213253
(15) North Carolina (14-4, 4-1 ACC) 343468
  • Smith Center, Chapel Hill - 19,745
  • High Points: 11 - Adam Smith
  • High Rebounds: 9 - Shane Henry
Virginia Tech at No. 15/16 UNC Game Notes

Virginia Tech completes this three-game road swing on Sunday night, as it travels to No. 15/16 North Carolina. The game, scheduled for a 6:30 p.m., tip-off, will be televised live on ESPNU.

About Tonight’s Game

The Hokies enter tonight’s game 8-8 overall and 0-3 in ACC action … North Carolina is 13-4 overall and 3-1 in conference play … North Carolina is ranked 15th in the AP poll and 16th in the coaches poll.

Last Time Out: Louisville 78, VT 63

The Hokies lost at No. 6/7 Louisville, 78-63, on Tuesday night in the KFC Yum! Center ... Adam Smith continued his hot shooting from the field, scoring 19 points for Tech and made 5-of-7 from three-point range ... Justin Bibbs added 15 points and Ahmed Hill scored 14 points in the loss ... Tech committed just eight turnovers in the loss.

Series Against the Tar Heels

This will be the 78th meeting between the two schools, in a series that began in 1912 ... The Hokies are 13-64 all-time against the Tar Heels … Tech has lost the last four meetings in the series, most recently, a 60-56 loss in Cassell Coliseum last season … Tech is 5-29 against UNC in road games and 6-44 in conference games, coming in both the ACC and Southern Conferences … This is the only meeting between the two schools this season … Along with Blacksburg and Chapel Hill, this series has been played in Atlanta, Columbia, S.C., Roanoke, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Durham and Winston-Salem.

Duke Game Sold Out

The Hokies home game against Duke on Feb. 25 is now officially a sellout ... It marks Tech first sellout since the final home game of the 2011-12 season ... Next Sunday’s rivalry game against Virginia is quickly approaching sellout status, with less than 100 tickets remaining.

Television

ESPNU - Adam Amin & Brad Daugherty

Radio

Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network - Bill Roth & Mike Burnop

Also available on:

Satellite: Sirius: 91 XM: 91 - (UNC broadcast)

Digital: Hokies Xtra & TuneIn

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