Posted on04 February 2013. Tags: This Date in VT Hoops History
1989 – @Virginia Tech 107, southern mississippi 92
Bimbo Coles scores 42 points (still the 6th highest single game total in VT history)
The Hokies took down their Metro Conference rivals, the southern miss golden eagles, in a high scoring affair. Bimbo Coles dropped 42 on the eagles, but trust me when I say this encore performance pales in comparison to what he did to the eagles on February 6, 1988, almost exactly one year earlier… Check back on Wednesday for the details of that historic VT game.

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