Winthrop Eagles at Virginia Tech Hokies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
63 - 81
Eddie's 34 lead Va Tech past Winthrop, 81-63
Eddie scored 20 points in the first half, including 17 straight for the Hokies (6-3) in one stretch, and Virginia finally pulled away with a 20-7 run to open a 70-56 lead with 5 minutes remaining.
Freshman Keon Johnson scored 15 points to lead the Eagles (5-2) and Joab Jerome had 13.
The game was close throughout until the Hokies' second-half burst which came after the Eagles closed to within 50-49 on a 3-pointer by Josh Davenport, quieting the sparse crowd at Cassell Coliseum.
Devin Wilson started the run with a free throw and C.J. Barksdale hit an 18-footer. After Jeroma scored for Winthrop, Eddie hit a runner, then a 12-foot turnaround. He later added his second four-point play of the night as he finished 13 for 18 from the field, 6 for 8 on 3-pointers and added seven rebounds.
His previous career high of 28 points was set last season at U.N.C-Greensboro.
Eddie's hot night was critical for the Hokies, who shot 60.4 percent (29-48) but also turned the ball over 18 times. The sloppy play allowed the Eagles to stay close even after going scoreless for nearly 4:30 in one stretch of the second half. It was late in the Eagles' scoring drought that the Hokies took command.
Virginia Tech led 42-33 at halftime.
Winthrop, small and quick, used a 14-3 burst to take a 19-16 lead midway through the half.
Eddie then led a 21-7 spurt in which he scored the first 14 points. When he went to the bench for a rest, Cadarian Raines made a pair of free throws in his first appearance in two games, and Will Johnston, who has missed badly twice, made a deep 3-pointer.
The Hokies played without Marquis Rankin, who hasn't played yet this season for what coach James Johnson calls "a personal matter," and without freshman captain Ben Emelogu because of a concussion.
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Statistics
 WIN |
 VT |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 29-48 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 10-15 | FT | 14-20 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Attendance: 3,888 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |