VT made 8 of their last 16, outrebounded GT 9-5 down the stretch, and Radford got aggressive attacking the basket in the last 10 minutes and had 9 second-half points. (Still invisible on the glass, though.)

Defensively, still work to be done.

I expected this one to be ugly. The key is to not let the ugliness continue. Up next: Syracuse, Louisville, @NC State. I don't know about "need" to win 2 of 3, but I sure would *like* to win 2 of 3. That's going to require continued rapid improvement.