National Basketball Association
South Carolina Upstate 64, Virginia Tech 63
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 9, 2013
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Lionel Butler, # James Ostwalt, # Joseph Palacz
Attendance:
5321
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South Carolina Upstate 64, Virginia Tech 63: Ty Greene scored a team-high 17 points as the visiting Spartans outlasted the Hokies.
Torrey Craig added 13 points and eight rebounds while Ricardo Glenn scored 10 for South Carolina Upstate (1-0), which beat an ACC opponent for the first time in eight tries. Babatunde Olumuyiwa, finishing with nine points, scored the last field goal of the game with 1:52 left and had a big block with five seconds left.
Cadarian Raines scored all of his career-high 17 points in the second half as Virginia Tech (0-1) led by five with 8:51 left (58-53), but missed several opportunities down the stretch. Jarell Eddie had 18 points and seven rebounds while Joey van Zegeren added seven rebounds and five blocks for the Hokies, but went 0-for-3 from the free-throw line.
Craig recorded 11 points and six rebounds in the first half for South Carolina Upstate, which returned all five starters, en route to a 33-31 lead at intermission. Eddie led the way with 15 points in the opening 20 minutes for Virginia Tech, which drained 5-of-10 from 3-point range to stay close.
Greene scored five straight to give the Spartans a 43-38 advantage before Virginia Tech scored eight of the next nine points – five by Raines -- to retake the lead. Greene ignited a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer to build a 62-58 advantage, but two baskets by Raines tied the contest with 4:09 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech F C.J. Barksdale served the first of a three-game suspension for violating team rules. … South Carolina Upstate F Jodd Maxey led all rebounders with 10. … The Hokies dropped to 9-1 in both season and home openers since joining the ACC in 2004.
Top Game Performances
South Carolina Upstate |
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Virginia Tech |
Ty Greene 17 |
Scoring |
Jarell Eddie 18 |
Torrey Craig 3 |
Assists |
Adam Smith 3 |
Jodd Maxey 10 |
Rebounds |
Jarell Eddie 7 |
Ricardo Glenn 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jarell Eddie 4 |
Fred Miller 2 |
Steals |
Jarell Eddie 1 |
Torrey Craig 3 |
Blocks |
Joey van Zegeren 5 |
Team Stats Summary