After losing two straight games to close out the Battle 4 Atlantis to Saint Mary's and VCU, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team was hoping to pick up their first win in the ACC/SEC Challenge at South Carolina after losing to Auburn and Vanderbilt the last two seasons.
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The Hokies were missing senior Tobi Lawal for a third straight game with a left foot injury. That left head coach Mike Young with a smaller bench and without a key player. After leading for most of the game, Virginia Tech was outscored 18-12 down the stretch by the Gamecocks, who rallied to force overtime, but the Hokies outscored them 16-13 in the extra session for the win to improve to 7-2.