Virginia Tech will meet Miami in the quarterfinal of the 2016 New York Life ACC Tournament on Thursday night at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Game time is after 9 p.m. and the game will be televised by The ACC Network and ESPN.
About Tonight’s Game
The Hokies, the sixth seed in the 2016 ACC Tournament, are 19-13 overall … The Hurricanes are the third seed and are 24-6 overall ... Miami is ranked 11th in both polls.
Last Time Out: VT 96, FSU 85
The Hokies extended their winning streak to six games with a 96-85 victory over Florida State in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday night ... Seth Allen came off the bench to score 20 points to lead four Hokies in double-figures ... Tech never trailed in the game and shot 53.7 percent from the field.
Series Against the Hurricanes
The Hurricanes lead the all-time series, 18-13 … Tech won the last meeting, 77-62, in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday … Tech is 2-3 in neutral court games in the series and 2-3 in ACC Tournament games against Miami.
Winning Streak
The Hokies have now won six consecutive games, all coming against ACC competition ... This marks the longest such winning streak since the Hokies joined the ACC in the 2004-05 season ... The six consecutive wins against conference competition is the longest such streak since the Hokies won eight consecutive games against conference opponents in the 1964-65 season, Tech’s final season in the Southern Conference ... The six straight wins are the most consecutive wins for the Hokies, conference and/or non-conference, since Tech opened the 2012-13 season with seven consecutive victories.
Radio
Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Also available on:
Satellite: Sirius: 136 XM: 194
Digital: Hokies Xtra & TuneIn
Television
The ACC Network
Tim Brando & Dan Bonner
Television/Internet
ESPN
Dan Shulman & Jay Bilas
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