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Virginia Tech concludes its two-game road trip on Tuesday night, as they travel to Syracuse to take on the Orange. Tip time is 8 p.m. and the game will be shown on The ACC Network.

About Tonight’s Game

The Hokies enter tonight’s game 12-10 overall and 4-5 in ACC action … Syracuse is 15-8 on the season and 5-5 in league play.

Last Time Out: Pitt 90, VT 71

The Hokies dropped lost at Pittsburgh, 90-71, on Sunday night ... Seth Allen led all scorers with a Virginia Tech career-high 28 points ... Jalen Hudson scored 13 points and Justin Bibbs and Zach LeDay scored 12 points each ... The Hokies shot 45.1 percent from the field, including 11-of-21 from three-point range.

Series Against the Orange

The Orange hold a 7-2 lead in the all-time series … Syracuse has won the last seven games in the series, including all three ACC contests … Tech is 1-4 in road games and 1-3 in the Carrier Dome.

Allen Putting Up Big Numbers

Seth Allen has begun to put up some big numbers for the Hokies, of late ... The transfer from Maryland has scored 20-or-more points in three of the last four games ... Last Wednesday night, he scored a Virginia Tech, career-high 26 points against Louisville and followed that by a new high of 28 points at Pittsburgh ... During that stretch of four games, he has made 37-of-45 free throw attempts, good for 82.2 percent ... Twenty-eight points is his Tech career-high; he scored 32 points at home against Florida State while playing at Maryland.

Overall, A Good Month

The Hokies finished the month of January 4-5 in ACC play ... That marks the fifth time that Tech had won four ACC games in January ... The most games Tech has ever won in January is five ... The Hokies were 5-2 in January in the 2006-07 season ... It must be pointed out that the nine total ACC games played in January 2016 is the most ACC games Tech has played in January.

Consistent Transfers

Twenty-two games into the season and Seth Allen and Zach LeDay have shown great consistency scoring points for the Hokies ... Both players sat out last season after transferring from Maryland and South Florida, respectively ... LeDay has scored in double-figures in 19 of the 22 games and Allen has scored in double-figures in 18 of the 22 games.

Radio

Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network

Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop

Also available on:

Satellite: Sirius: 108 XM: 202

Digital: Hokies Xtra & TuneIn

Television/Internet

The ACC Network

Tim Brando & Mike Gminski

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