Pack Tops Hokies
How ’bout that Wolfpack! The Pack scored a BIG road ACC win tonight taking down #16 Virginia Tech 70-59. We saw a very well rounded consistent basketball game from the Pack. From the very beginning of the game the ball was pumped into Ben McCauley and he knew what to do with it. His 20 points and 7 rebounds were key in the victory. However, we got contributions from several others. Engin Atsur played a very nice game with 14 points and was very helpful in breaking the press late in the game. Gavin Grant was held scoreless in the first half but broke loose in the second. At one point he had 10 straight points for us and ended up with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Brandon Costner added 9 points and 10 rebounds. Fells got into the act with 11 points and 5 rebounds and 2 highlight reel dunks.
Overall it was a nice shooting night for the Wolfpack, 52% from the field and 26% from the three point arch. Our defense was also very good tonight. The Hokies were held to 35% shooting from the field. The glass was another key to the game with the Pack won the battle of the boards 42-29. The loss by VT was there first home loss of the year.
Another important thing to mention is the fact that we only trailed once in the game, 35-36. We responded with 5 quick points and was back on top. The best part of the game to me was the consistent play during the ENTIRE game. We never went into a scoreless streak and responded every time Virginia Tech got any momentum going. We enjoyed watching the Wolfpack play basketball game tonight! Road ACC wins are always nice and now we can turn the focus to unc-ch.
GO PACK!!!