GAME THREAD: MBB at Virginia Tech

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SMU (17-5, 8-3 ACC) at Virginia Tech (10-12, 5-6 ACC)
8 PM (Central time)
ACC Network

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VaTech starters
G 2 Jaden Schutt
G 10 Tyler Johnson
G 11 Ben Hammond
F 1 Toni Lawal — 13.0 PPG
F 34 Mylyjael Poteat

SMU starters
G 0 B.J. Edwards
G 2 Boopie Miller
G 3 Chuck Harris
F 33 Matt Cross
C 24 Samet Yiğitoğlu

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Hokies enter the game after back-to-back wins ... after losing the previous three.

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Announcers just said VT forward Tobi Lawal has a 49-inch vertical.

For comparison, some guy named Michael Jordan's highest measured vertical jump — with a running start — was 48.

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The bigs — VT's Poteat and SMU's Yiğitoğlu — trade short buckets to start the scoring

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Ben Hammond and Jaden Schutt can back-to-back 3s to put the Hokies up, 8-2

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Oquendo cans a corner 3 to pull SMU to within a point at 8-7

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Oquendo runs through a forearm across the face — no foul — to put the Ponies up, 9-8

7-0 run for SMU

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Slow start for our guys (or hot start for VT) but once again Oquendo provides the spark for a 7-0 run to give us the lead

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Miller 3 stretches SMU run to 10-0

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Ponies trail, 11-9, in rebounds, but lead, 14-11, on the scoreboard

[Charleston Pony]

Neither team shooting well but we haven't turned it over yet so that's encouraging. Just keep working for good shots

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B.J. Edwards having his usual stellar defensive game with a steal and 3 defensive boards

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Ponies have missed 4 of last 5 — lead, 21-18

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Through the first 12:03, SMU has yet to turn the ball over