Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at Virginia Tech Hokies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Avdalas leads big second half in Virginia Tech's 82-53 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore
Avdalas added seven assists. Christian Gurdak had 13 points and eight rebounds, Tyler Johnson added 12 points as did Amani Hansberry, who also had nine rebounds. Ben Hammond scored 10 points for the Hokies (10-2), who won their fourth consecutive game and are 7-0 at home.
Dorion Staples and Christopher Flippin scored seven points each to lead UMES (4-11), which has lost five straight.
Avdalas scored seven points and Gurdak six over the first eight minutes of the second half when the Hokies went in front by double figures for good, leading 55-39 by the 12-minute media timeout. A 15-1 run over four minutes had the Hokies up by 26 with five minutes left.
There were five ties and two lead changes in the first half until Virginia Tech took the lead for good on a Gurdak bucket with under nine minutes left. The Hokies outscored the Hawks 12-5 over the final five minutes including five from Johnson to take a 38-29 lead.
Virginia Tech shot 54% and made 11 of 24 from the arc. The Hawks shot 37%.
Virginia Tech is home against Elon on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Izaiah Pasha Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Jaden Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Izaiah Pasha made Dunk. | 53 - 82 |
Statistics
 UMES |
 VT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-57 | FG | 31-57 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 4-27 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 7-12 | FT | 9-13 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 24 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 31 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 4 | Lead Percentage | 84 |
Game Information
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Attendance: 4,317 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Norfolk State | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Delaware State | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 0-0 | - | 4-11 |
| North Carolina Central | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Morgan State | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Coppin State | 0-0 | - | 2-12 |
| South Carolina State | 0-0 | - | 0-11 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |