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Game Recap | VT (1-0), etsu (0-1)

Posted on10 November 2012. Tags: ,

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The James Johnson Era got off to a great start as the Hokies woodsheded the east tennessee state bucs 80-62 (not quite a Bear Fight) on Saturday at the Cassell.

My player of the game was Jarell Eddie.  While Erick Green led Tech with 21 points, Eddie chipped in a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.  With Tech’s never ending depth issues inside, additional rebounding support will be key, and Eddie provided that today.

Green got his senior year off to a solid start with 6/11 shooting and 8/12 from the line to tally those 21 points.  He also had 6 assists.

Robert Brown looked great from the outside, hitting 4/7 three-pointers and scoring 16 points of his own, and added 5 assists.  Raines added 9 points but his post moves looked rusty, as he was just 3/9 from the field.  But he did pass the ball well in the post.

The Hokies did push the ball more on offense as promised.  They had 9 fast break points.  While that may not sound like much, they didn’t get any in their final 2 home games last year.  The biggest thing I noticed was Tech never came close to a shot clock violation until late in the game.  They took the first good shot they got, and continually moved the ball to get a shot until seemingly bleeding the shot clock until a forced shot was required.

Tech trailed 8-7 early but used a 13-4 run to pull away.  Brown, Eddie, and Brown again hit three-pointers in a 75 second span that put the Hokies up 37-22, and etsu never got within 10 after that.

VT led 43-28 at the break and led by as many as 25 in the 2nd half before the bucs closed the gap in garbage time.

Marquis Rankin did not play due to deaths in his family (our thoughts go out to him and his family).  Four walk-ons played for VT (Marcus Patrick, Christian Beyer, Joey Racer, and Will Johnston).  Racer and Johnston scored, and freshmen Marshall Wood and Joey van Zegeren (redshirted last year) scored their first collegiate points.

Tech returns to action Monday night at the Cassell against rhode island at 7 PM

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  • NoDak

    OBoys looked good today. Odd question – what was the deal with the ” Wilson” chant?

    • Niemo

      I think that’s the guy that shot an airball for etsu during the game.

      • goodraisin

        This is true, and I think he was also their leading scorer in the game at that point? Kudos to the fans, they were awesome in that game.

  • Chris

    Went to the game, and left very impressed with this team. I know it’s just ETSU, but I feel more encouraged after this game than I have with any VT team in a long time. The fast-paced, uptempo offense was fun to watch. Will it work as well against UNC and Duke? Probably not. But watching the team push the ball and (for the most part) take good shots was quite refreshing from previous season’s “dribble, dribble, pass, dribble, pass, shoot contested 3″.

    I’ve thought since Day 1 that Robert Brown would be the best player to come out of the 2011 class (including over DFS), and I was really encouraged with his performance today. Guy has a good handle, has good size and bulk, can get to the rim, and has a great stroke (though I can’t figure out his free-throw shooting woes). I think he’ll be a better player than Delaney when it’s all said and done. Really high on him.

    Green and Eddie were both great today. We’re going to need them to be great in order to be competitive in ACC play. Raines was solid. Barksdale looked lost. Wood showed some promise; looks like a solid future for the player but needs a year to adjust to ACC ball. He’s going to be baptized by fire though. JVZ gave them some decent minutes, and Johnston has a surprisingly good shot. He may be able to contribute in small spurts this year. Nice to see Racer make the 3 towards the end of the game.

    The team as a whole needs to do a better job on the glass. That’s the only real complaint I have with today… nice opening win!

  • 69HOKIE

    Liked what I saw today. I hope somebody steps up on the boards. May be an ongoing problem this year with the bodies we have.

    Good game!!!


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2012-13 Schedule

November
11/10 Hokies 80, etsu 62
11/12 Hokies 69, rhode island 50
11/15 Hokies 95, vmi 80
11/19 Hokies 96, unc-g 87
11/23 Hokies 87, appalachian state 76
**ACC/BIG Ten Challenge**
11/27 Hokies 95, iowa 79
December
12/1 Hokies 81, #15 oklahoma state 71
12/8 wvu 68, Hokies 67
**Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic**
12/10 Hokies 70, mvsu 49
12/15 Georgia Southern 78, Hokies 73
12/22 Hokies 66, bradley 65, OT
12/23 colorado state 88, Hokies 52
**Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic**
12/29 byu 97, Hokies 71
January
1/5 maryland 94, Hokies 71
1/9 boston college 86, Hokies 75
1/12 Hokies 70, georgia tech 65
1/19 Hokies 66, wake forest 65
1/24 virginia 74, Hokies 58
1/27 clemson 77, Hokies 70
1/30 miami 73, Hokies 64
February
2/2 unc 72, Hokies 60, OT
2/7 maryland 60, Hokies 55
2/9 Georgia Tech 64, hokies 54
2/12 virginia 73, Hokies 55
2/16 nc state 90, Hokies 86
2/21 duke 88, Hokies 56
2/24 Hokies 80, fsu 70
2/27 miami 76, Hokies 58
March
3/2 Hokies 69, clemson 61
3/5 duke 85, Hokies 57
3/10 wake 90, Hokies 79
**ACC Tournament in Greensboro**
3/14 vs. nc state, 2:30 p.m.
3/15 Quarterfinals
3/16 Semifinals
3/17 Finals

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