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Game Recap | VT 69 (2-0), uri 50 (0-2)

Posted on12 November 2012. Tags: ,

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This game was over before you could say “ram brutality”.  Tech jumped out to a 13-0 lead thanks to good low post play and fantastic defense and cruised to a 69-50 victory, just missing another Bear Fight (my liver is happy).

C.J. Barksdale, who had just one shot in the opener and 0 points, hit a jumper on Tech’s first possession.  All five VT starters would score before the rams scratched and Tech never looked back.  uri got within 4 in the first half but a late 8-0 put Tech up 36-24 at the break.  The rams never got within single digits in the second half.

The Hokies were led by Erick Green’s 25 points.  The senior was 8/15 from the field and 4/7 from the arc.

Robert Brown added 12 and Cadarian Raines looked much improved from Game 1, adding 10 points and a game high 12 rebounds.  Jarell Eddie just missed double digits with 9 points and 8 rebounds (he had a double-double in the opener).

Big props to freshman Marshall Wood who played 28 minutes (Barksdale played just 12) and had 4 points and 4 blocks!  But Wood needs to stop shooting from outside as much – he was 0/5 tonight and is 0/8 from deep on the year.  But he played tough inside and can finish around the rim.  JvZ also added 6 rebounds in 12 minutes.

Tech shut down Nikola Malesevic, who had 26 in the rams’ opener and 24 against VT last year.  Nikola had just 6 points and 1 made FG in this game.  Xavier Munford, who was 3/19 from the floor in their opener, scored 24 points.  He is now 3/19 on the year from long range (stop shooting 3s!!!), but was 10/13 inside the arc and killed the Hokies off the drive.

Tech cleaned up a few of the things I didn’t like in the first game (rebounding and post play), but I’ll get to that more in Niemo’s Bourbon Breakdown.

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  • Martin

    Wood looks like he could be good. I read somewhere that he has been knocking down those threes in practice/scrimmages, so they’ll probably come around. His attitude seems good too. I don’t get the feeling he’ll need any coddling – unlike Doe last year.

    A little concerned w/ CJ though. What’s going on there? He got less burn than the walk-ons (I realize different positions, but the point remains).

    • goodraisin

      I agree, thought it was strange that Wood played so much more than Barksdale, but I can’t deny that Wood looked absolutely fantastic on the defensive end. I mean, wow… this kid can be special! I also agree that his three-point shooting will come around, at least a bit. I feel like we’ve seen that freshman year 3-pt struggle before with Green, Eddie, and Brown.

  • Chris

    I’m also concerned with Barksdale. He’s played passively and Wood has easily looked more impressive than him in these first two games. Barksdale has just seemed lethargic. Just watching him on the bench and in pre-game warmups, he isn’t as energetic as the rest of the guys on the team.

    Maybe I’m over-analyzing it. I probably am. But the Hokies need Barksdale to be a factor if they want to be competitive in ACC play this season.

    As for the rest of the game, another impressive performance from Green. Brown and Eddie played well; just couldn’t get some shots to go down. Raines looked good, Wood shows promise, and Johnston can hit a 3.

  • Blue Collar Hokie

    does anybody remember the end of the nit uri game? their players were taunting the crowd and the one guy held up the rhode island on his jersey instead of shaking hands in the line at the end.

    that alone makes this a satisfying win.

    any school that emulates unc that much are losers anyway.

    • Niemo

      uri has always been a thorn in our side. In 95-96 when we were ranked all year long, uri knocked us out of the quarterfinals of the A-10 tourney (our first game in the tourney) when they had Cuttino Mobley, I believe. Dropped us to a #8 or #9 seed in the NCAA Tourney and we had to play eventual champion k-y kentucky in the 2nd round. That uri game really wrecked our season and any chance of making a run in the Big Dance.

      But yes, that NIT loss stung, too, costing us a trip to the Big Apple in a game we blew a teen-lead.


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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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