Tony Bennett’s Wahoos snuck out with a win Sunday night in Blacksburg behind the strong inside play of Mike Scott. Scott finished the evening with 21 points in 38 minutes. He even scored the rare (for him) three-ball, and also accounted for 13 of Virginia’s 30 rebounds.
The Hoos were up 12 at the break, but the Hokies (4-4, 01) roared back behind the senior leadership of Malcolm Delaney (26 points).
Victor Davila’s bucket with 1:18 to play made it 53-49, but Jeff Allen’s intentional foul at the other end partially sealed the Hokie loss as Farrakhan made both free-throws, and by rule Virginia retained possession of the ball. Tech had a chance to tie the ball game after a Joe Harris free-throw miss at 57-54, but a Dorenzo Hudson three-pointer was off the mark.
Virginia (5-3, 1-0) is in sole possession of first-place in the ACC. Let’s enjoy it while it lasts. Go Hoos!
The Wahoos return home (after their six game road test) to play Radford in the friendly confines of the JPJ Tuesday at 7 p.m.