Hokie ClubWEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 at 8 a.m.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Heading into the second round of the New York Life ACC Tournament, 11th-seeded Virginia Tech men's basketball will take on sixth-seed NC State at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 at Greensboro Coliseum.
TV: The contest will be made available on ESPN2, with Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Jay Bilas (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline) on the call.
Streaming: Fans can tune in to the ESPN app.
Live Audio: Listen to live audio coverage of the matchup at HokieSports.com/Watch in the HokieSports mobile app.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 7 at 9:32 p.m.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Following its win over Notre Dame in the first round of the New York LIfe ACC Tournament, Virginia Tech men's basketball met with the media for a postgame press conference. For the full transcript.
Head coach Mike Young
Mike, there were a lot of big defensive stops you had to get down the stretch. That defense Rodney had towards the end on that lay-up:
"Yes, good point. You know, they put -- if you don't switch things with Notre Dame, they will light you up, as they did up there when they made 13 threes. So we're trying to keep a body on a body. They made eight today. Trying to keep a body on a body, and we put Basile in a tough spot. He's got to guard Hammond, who played very, very well, obviously.
That touched us up through the early portions -- late first half, second half, but when it mattered most, I thought our guys stiffened up and really played really well on that end.
We're down four, there's a media time-out with 3:30 to play, and we're down four. Proud of our team."
Forward Justyn Mutts
Justyn, you guys had your backs against the wall there. What was it like, and just the team unity, what was said in that media time-out and the way you guys executed down the stretch? What did you like? That back screen Hunter set for you, what was going through your head there?
"Man, it's such a blessing. I think this is what you play for, moments like that. We've been working hard the whole season, we've been through a lot of highs, a lot of lows, but just small moments like that. Those media time-outs like that where you can look at your teammates and tell them we're not going out like this makes all the difference. That play from Hunter was just him being a great player and just knowing how to affect the game and made great plays even without the ball in his hands, so all props to him for that one."
Guard Hunter Cattoor
Hunter, you guys' defensive effort down the stretch, I know it wasn't pretty the entire time, but what did you like towards the end where you locked in and Justyn had a block at the very, very end, Rodney comes in and makes a defensive play. What was going through your mind?
"That's something we do in practice every day, it's winning plays, staying connected no matter what's happened. 38 minutes before that, staying locked in, coming together, staying as a fist and making plays down the stretch to win a game. Justyn had a good block, Rodney had a good block, and those plays saved the game for us. If they score those, then we're down. So just making winning plays, and they're players that win games for you."
TUESDAY, MARCH 7 at 9:08 p.m.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Grant Basile, Justyn Mutts and Sean Pedulla combined to score 51 of Virginia Tech's 67 total points as the Hokies took down Notre Dame, 67-64, in the first round of the New York Life ACC Tournament. Tech will face No. 6 seed NC State on Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
For the full recap.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7 at 8:45 p.m.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – All five of Virginia Tech men's basketball's starters scored in the first half against Notre Dame, leading a well-balanced attack to earn a 33-32 halftime lead in the first round of the New York Life ACC Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum.
Guard Hunter Cattoor continued his hot ways in the ACC Tournament, picking up where he left off last year (31 points in title game) and owns nine points off of three 3-pointers.
Tech got up by as many as 12 points mid-way through the first, but the Fighting Irish clawed back to cut it to a one-point game. The winner will face sixth-seeded NC State tomorrow night at 9:30 p.m. ET.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7 at 8 a.m.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Beginning its run in the New York Life ACC Tournament, Virginia Tech men's basketball will take on Notre Dame at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network at Greensboro Coliseum.
TV: The contest will be made available on ACC Network, with Wes Durham (play-by-play) and Jordan Cornette (analyst) on the call.
Streaming: Fans can tune in to the ESPN app.
Live Audio: Listen to live audio coverage of the matchup at HokieSports.com/Watch in the HokieSports mobile app.
Live Stats: Monitor the game through live stats on HokieSports.com, including play-by-play updates and full team and individual statistics.
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