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Western Carolina Catamounts at Virginia Tech Hokies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
4-6, 0-6 Away
Final
74 - 96
Virginia Tech Hokies
9-2, 6-0 Home

Avdalas scores 30 as Virginia Tech pushes past Western Carolina 96-74

Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Virginia Tech Hokies: Game Highlights

Avdalas hit four 3s and repeatedly stopped Western Carolina’s pushes, including a pair of early second-half buckets that stretched Virginia Tech’s lead to 59-37. His jumper and free throw at 12:50 held the margin at 67-46, and he later buried a 3 with 5:36 left to make it 80-58.

Western Carolina (4-6) leaned on Marcus Kell’s 22 points, including 15 after halftime. Justin Johnson added 15 points and hit a key 3 at 12:19 that cut the deficit to 67-49 before the Hokies steadied again.

Tyler Johnson scored 13 for Virginia Tech (9-2) and knocked down a 3 with 10:41 remaining that reopened a 71-51 cushion. Amani Hansberry had 18 points, six assists and six rebounds.

Western Carolina shot just 42% and went 18 for 30 at the line. Samuel Dada added six points and seven rebounds, and Kell scored Western Carolina’s final field goal, a 3, with 2:59 left.

Ben Hammond’s free throws and Jaden Schutt’s jumper in the final minute closed out Virginia Tech’s 96-74 win.

Up Next Virginia Tech continues a five-game home stand against Maryland Eastern on Dec. 14.

Western Carolina travels to Georgia on Dec. 18.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 96
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 74 - 96
2nd 0:11 Justin Johnson Turnover. 74 - 96
2nd 0:19 Jaden Schutt made Jumper. 74 - 96
2nd 0:25 Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound. 74 - 94

Statistics

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24-57 FG 34-64
42 Field Goal % 53
8-20 3PT 13-27
40 Three Point % 48
18-30 FT 15-23
60 Free Throw % 65
34 Rebounds 36
15 Offensive Rebounds 11
19 Defensive Rebounds 25
12 Assists 15
7 Steals 8
1 Blocks 8
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 9
0 Fast Break Points 6
26 Points in Paint 36
20 Fouls 22
0 Largest Lead 25
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 98

Game Information

Cassell Coliseum

Location: Blacksburg, VA
Attendance: 4,288 | Capacity:

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 13-5 - 23-11
Mercer 11-7 2 19-13
Wofford 11-7 2 19-13
Samford 11-7 2 18-14
Furman 10-8 3 22-12
Western Carolina 10-8 3 15-16
UNC Greensboro 9-9 4 15-19
Chattanooga 7-11 6 13-19
The Citadel 7-11 6 11-22
VMI 1-17 12 6-26

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 17-1 - 32-2
Virginia 15-3 2 29-5
Miami 13-5 4 25-8
North Carolina 12-6 5 24-8
Clemson 12-6 5 24-10
Louisville 11-7 6 23-10
NC State 10-8 7 20-13
Florida State 10-8 7 18-15
California 9-9 8 21-11
Stanford 9-9 8 20-12
SMU 8-10 9 20-13
Virginia Tech 8-10 9 19-13
Wake Forest 7-11 10 17-16
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
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