BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justyn Mutts had 17 issues, 9 rebounds and 5 assists to guide Virginia Tech to a 69-64 victory over Charleston Southern on Friday evening.
Sean Pedulla scored 15 issues, Darius Maddox 12 and Lynn Kidd 11 for the Hokies (6-1).
A three-pointer by way of the Buccaneers’ Tyeree Bryan tied the rating at 50 with 11:09 last. There have been six extra ties sooner than Kidd’s dunk gave the Hokies the lead for excellent, 66-64 with 1:22 to move. The Hokies closed it out by way of making 3 of four unfastened throws down the stretch.
Claudell Harris led the Buccaneers with 17 issues off the bench. Some of the starters, Taje’ Kelly had 16 issues and 9 rebounds, Tahlik Chavez scored 12 and Bryan added 11.
Virginia Tech is 7-0 all-time in opposition to Charleston Southern. This win used to be hugely other than the primary six that the Hokies claimed by way of a mean of 27.2 issues. The biggest lead on Friday used to be six issues for each and every staff, each within the first part. In all, there have been 13 ties and 10 lead adjustments.
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