National Basketball Association
Virginia Tech 59, Georgia Tech 43
When: 9:25 PM ET, Thursday, March 10, 2011
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials:
# Ray Natili, # Brian Dorsey, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
23381
By SportsDirect Inc.
Seniors Malcolm Delaney and Jeff Allen combined for 29 points as
Virginia Tech manhandled Georgia Tech 59-43 Thursday in the first round of the
ACC tournament in Greensboro, N.C.
The sixth-seeded Hokies (20-10) will face third-seeded Florida State (21-9) in Friday’s quarterfinals.
Virginia Tech, which had lost two straight following its rousing
upset of Duke, jumped out to a 15-2 lead and was up 36-19 at the half.
Delaney finished with 15 points and four assists, Allen with 14 points
and 11 rebounds.
The Hokies still might need to beat the Seminoles to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, and avoid going to the NIT for a fourth straight year.
The
Yellow Jackets (13-18) never solved Virginia Tech’s zone, shooting an
abysmal 32.1 percent (17 of 53). Glen Rice Jr. led the Jackets with 14 points
Top Game Performances
| Georgia Tech |
|
Virginia Tech |
|
Glen Rice Jr. 14 |
Scoring |
Malcolm Delaney 15 |
|
Maurice Miller 2 |
Assists |
Malcolm Delaney 4 |
|
Daniel Miller 6 |
Rebounds |
Jeff Allen 11 |
|
Jason Morris 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Malcolm Delaney 5 |
|
Iman Shumpert 4 |
Steals |
Erick Green 3 |
|
Daniel Miller 1 |
Blocks |
Terrell Bell 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia Tech
|
43 |
32.1 |
5-23 |
4-6 |
5 |
27 |
1 |
7 |
|
| Virginia Tech
|
59 |
46.8 |
4-15 |
11-16 |
8 |
26 |
2 |
8 |
|