Hokies welcome Charleston Southern to Cassell Coliseum

Tech and Bucs tip-off at 9 p.m. on ESPNU

December 19, 2016

	1	2	F
Charleston Southern (4-7)	27	32	59
Virginia Tech (10-1)	39	48	87
Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va. - 5,249 High Points: 20 - Ahmed Hill High Rebounds: 11 - Chris Clarke Box Score Photo Gallery

BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech men's basketball team will host Charleston Southern on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 9 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum.

GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: December 20, 2016 / 9 p.m.
Opponent: Charleston Southern
Site: Blacksburg, Va. (Cassell Coliseum)
Radio: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Talent: Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
TV/Internet: ESPNU
Talent: Alex Faust & Jason Capel
Live Stats: HokieSports.com
Game Notes: Virginia Tech

THE HOKIES (9-1)
The Hokies enter the game 9-1 on the season. Tech had a record-setting day on Saturday, as they defeated The Citadel, 113-71, in Cassell Coliseum. Chris Clarke recorded the first-ever triple-double in school history. Ahmed Hill scored a career-high 22 points, leading seven Hokies in double figures. Zach LeDay leads the Hokies in scoring at 17.0 points per game.

THE BUCS (4-6)
Charleston Southern enters the game 4-6 on the season. The Bucs lost at Georgia, 84-64, on Saturday. Armel Potter leads the Bucs, averaging 14.9 points per game and Christian Keeling averages 14.3 points per game. CSU is coached by Barclay Radebaugh, in his 12^th season with the Bucs.

THE SERIES
This is the sixth all-time meeting between the two schools and the Hokies have won all five previous meetings. The last time the two schools met was on Dec. 19, 2009, as the Hokies defeated the Bucs, 73-50, in Cassell Coliseum. Tech is 4-0 in home games against CSU. Tech is 45-6 all-time against schools currently in the Big South.

Up Next: The Hokies continue this six-game home stand on Wednesday, Dec. 28, as they host UMBC at 7 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum. The game will be shown live on the ACC Network EXTRA and heard on the Virginia Tech/IMG Sports Network.

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