The 21st-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies (12-2, 1-1 ACC) hit the road for the second time this week to face-off against the #12 Florida State Seminoles (14-1, 2-0 ACC), looking to rebound from an ugly, ugly effort in a loss against unranked NC State earlier this week.
The fear of many entering the season without Kerry Blackshear was the depth in the frontcourt, a fear that turned into reality on Wednesday night against the Wolfpack, as freshman big Khadim Sy could not play after rolling his ankle in warm-ups. The loss of Sy was deflating, and left the Hokies scrambling with no true big men in the frontcourt other than Zach LeDay.