Game Summary:

VT UT
73 81 Final Score
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12 30 From Three Point Shots
38 34 From Two Point Shots
23 17 From Free Throws

Biggest VT Lead: 6 (6-0)
Biggest UT Lead: 17 (64-47)
Last Tie (of 4): 27-27
Last Lead Change: UT 34, VT 32
It Was Over: UT 74, VT 59

From elation last weekend, to what has to be described as a disappointing finish. Buzz Williams took three tries to get his first NCAA win as a Hokie, and Mike Young has also failed in his first two attempts. Failure is of course a relative phrase; getting in and losing, is much better than watching from home.

Texas shot the lights out from three, having no doubt their best game in that area, all season, just at the right time. Of course, one of those threes had to be a first half heave that banked in from well behind the halfcourt stripe, giving the Longhorns the lead for good. Much as Miami's buzzer beater shot in Blacksburg was pretty much the end of the woes for Tech, unfortunately, this one signaled the end of the fantastic run where the Hokies won 13 of 15, and took home their first ACC Championship. Sadly, the momentum finally fizzled, and that was it.

Storm Murphy got to play in front of family and friends. Too bad it was only for a single game. We wish him well, in whatever he does in life, as his last game in a Tech uniform did not work out the way he would have wanted. Will Aluma and Mutts give it one more try? We hope. Pedulla's performance tonight, shows the future.

Twenty three wins. The aforementioned ACC title, for a team in dead last in league play, at 10-10 (2-7), having lost ten of their last fifteen, and being pretty much written off.

Mike Young, I believe, will continue to do good things in Blacksburg. I look forward to November, when hopefully we will be having a good football 2022, with Brent Pry, but starting to pack Cassell, to root on Hokie Basketball!




[Post edited by No_Limit_Hokie at 03/18/2022 7:44PM]