Going into their final non-conference game of the season, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team was extremely shorthanded. Tobi Lawal was out again, and it's not known when he'll return. The Hokies were also without Antonio Dorn, who has a back injury. It was then announced before the game that superstar freshman Neoklis Avdalas was out with an illness.
To compound matters, Elon started the game on fire from behind the 3-point arc and shot lights out in the first half to take an eight-point halftime lead. Once down 19 points and shorthanded, the Hokies rallied and survived a major scare from the Phoenix by getting huge contributions from a pair of freshmen, Sin'Cere Jones and Christian Gurdak, for the one-point win in overtime.