Blacksburg, Va. — After losing by 21 points to North Carolina earlier in the week, Virginia Tech came out scorching on its home floor Saturday by knocking down 14 threes en route to a 78-56 win over the Syracuse Orange.
Virginia Tech put the clamps down early on Syracuse and made it difficult for the Orange to get any sort of dribble penetration. On the other end, the Hokies moved the ball swiftly around the perimeter, making the Syracuse 2-3 zone work until Tech could find an opening. They accomplished that and Justin Robinson couldn’t be contained — he poured in seven made triples on eight attempts in the first half.