GAME THREAD: MBB at Virginia Tech

[Charleston Pony]

Dagger from Cross. Just no 2nd chances for VT from here on in

[Charleston Pony]

VT has no quit in them

[PonyPride]

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[PonyPride]

VaTech steal sets up Lawal for a pair of free throws to close it to 77-73

SMU burns last timeout with four-point lead and 1:03 to go in second half

[PonyPride]

Edwards airballs a corner 3

[PonyPride]

Yiğitoğlu has 4 fouls

[PonyPride]

Miller hits two huge FTs to put SMU up, 79-75

[PonyPride]

Cross adds 2 more

Ambrose-Hylton rebounds Lawal miss at the buzzer

SMU escapes, 81-75

Mustangs improve to 18-5, 9-3 ACC

Up next: SMU hosts Pitt at 8 PM — Tuesday, February 11

[Charleston Pony]

Loved watching Cross and Boopie waving goodbye to the VT crowd after Cross pulls down that board and is fouled to basically put this game away. Exciting finish in what was yet another "must win" game for our guys

[highlander]

VT did not look like a Q3 team tonight.

[Hop Sing]

Great road win against a team that brought it tonight. Two huge home games next week!

[Dukie]

VT did not look like a Q3 team tonight.

Agree.

[Charleston Pony]

I thought Tech was dead and buried when Cross hit the three that put us up 9 points late but give them credit for fighting back and making it a 2 point game with 15 seconds left. Boopie and Matt were clutch making 4-4 FTs to close it out and I'm sure it was very satisfying for both of them as they waved goodbye to the crowd as they were shuffling out of the arena. Really enjoyed watching these guys adjust their spacing and knock down threes in that second half. The latter part of the 1st half I thought we got away from the offensive flow that is working so well for us. They hit 6-9 threes in the 2nd half and that was huge

[EastStang]

Tech was on a 2 game winning streak and has some talent. If everyone stays and they add a big, they could be a force next year and still be a surprise team down the stretch. Certainly no quit in them. Glad to come out with the W. Our center had a bad night missing short shots. Maybe their D caused some shot misses. Even so, we still managed to win. So, two big home games coming up. Let's protect our house, and keep it up.

[shadowman]

Not a great defensive game by SMU last night, especially inside and defending the three point line. VT scored way too many points in the paint. Samet did not do a great job of stopping them inside. He also did not handle the double team very well, VT was doubling him every time he got it low and he seemed unprepared for it, even though he should have been anticipating it.

Overall though, loved the gritty win on the road. Two big games coming up in Moody next week that could make or break us.