The Virginia Tech Hokies won their fourth consecutive game with a 77-49 victory over the Dayton Flyers Wednesday night in Blacksburg.
The game was close until the Hokies began to pull away with around eight minutes remaining in the first half. Dayton forward Zimi Nwokeji made a layup with around 8:49 remaining to cut Virginia Tech’s lead to 21-16. Virginia Tech forward Grant Basile quickly answered with a 3-pointer and the Hokies were off to the races.
Tech would go on a 19-2 run over the next several minutes to take a 40-18 lead. The Hokies went into halftime with a 42-21 lead and never looked back.