Syracuse basketball held a nine-point edge after intermission versus Virginia Tech inside the Carrier Dome on Jan. 7. Then the Hokies started hitting shots, particularly from deep, and Virginia Tech stunned the Central New York crowd in coming away with a four-point triumph.
Now the Orange (10-7, 3-3), in the midst of a modest two-affair winning streak, travels to Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday afternoon, when it will square off with the Hokies from Cassell Coliseum, where Virginia Tech (13-4, 4-2) traditionally performs quite well.
This is a pivotal Atlantic Coast Conference collision. For one, the Hokies are one game ahead of the ‘Cuse in the league standings.