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Virginia Tech returns from a two-game road trip to host Clemson on Saturday afternoon in Cassell Coliseum. The tip is 4 p.m. and will be televised by regional sports networks. The game, the Hokies' Maroon Monsoon event, was announced as a sellout on Friday afternoon.

About Today’s Game

The Hokies enter today’s game 12-11 overall and 4-6 in ACC action … Clemson is 14-8 on the season and 7-3 in league play … Today is the Hokies’ Maroon Monsoon game.

Last Time Out: Syracuse 68, VT 60, OT

The Hokies dropped a heart-breaker in overtime at Syracuse on Tuesday night, 68-60 … Tech led through most of the game, but the Orange tied the game late to send it to overtime … In the extra session, SU outscored the Hokies 12-4 for the win … Justin Bibbs recorded his second career double-double and the first of the season with 16 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds … Zach LeDay added 13 points and Seth Allen had 11 points in the loss.

Series Against the Tigers

The all-time series is tied, 15-15 … Clemson has won the last two meetings, most recently a 75-54 victory in Littlejohn Coliseum last season … Tech is 9-6 in home games in the series and 9-5 in games played in Cassell Coliseum … Tech is 7-10 in games played since the Hokies joined the ACC and 6-10 in ACC regular season games … The Hokies won the last meeting in Cassell Coliseum, 69-61, in 2013 … The two schools have played 30 previous games; the total point differential in those games is 20 points (VT 2017, Clemson 1997).

An Orange Double

In the Hokies’ overtime loss on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome, Justin Bibbs recorded his first double-double of the season, scoring 16 points and tying a career-high with 11 rebounds, to go alongwith three assists ... This was Bibbs’ second career double-double, as he had 22 points and 11 rebounds against Syracuse in Cassell Coliseum last season ... In his three career games against the Orange, Bibbs is averaging 19.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

A Double Fact

When Justin Bibbs recorded his first double-double of the season at Syracuse on Tuesday night, the Hokies now have four players to record double-doubles this season ... That is the highest number of Tech players with at least one double-double in a season since the 2012-13 season, when five Hokies hit the mark.

Hokies and Tigers Keep It Close

The series between the Hokies and Tigers has had a habit of producing close games ... Since Tech joined the ACC in the 2004-05 season, 11 of the 17 games have been decided by five-or-fewer-points ... Many of the games have been decided in the last minute of the game ... In ACC play, only two of the Clemson - Virginia Tech match-ups have seen double-figure victories, as Tech downed the Tigers, 70-59, in Cassell Coliseum on Feb. 6, 2010, and the Tigers defeated the Hokies, 75-54, in Littlejohn Coliseum ... In the all-time series between the two schools, the composite score is Virginia Tech 2017 points and Clemson 1997 points, for an average score of 67.2-66.6.

A Pit Stop from the Road

Today’s game is the Hokies’ only home game between Tech’s Jan. 27 game against Louisville and the Feb. 20 home game against Florida State ... And following the Florida State game, the Hokies hit the road again for two games (at Boston College and at Wake Forest) before returning to Cassell Coliseum on March 2 to face Pittsburgh and then finish the regular season at home against Miami ... Tech opened the 2016 ACC schedule with three home games before classes began on Jan. 19 and the Miami game will be the first Saturday of Spring Break.

Radio

Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network

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Television/Internet

Regional Sports Networks

Wes Durham & Mike Gminski

Also available on ESPN3

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