Miami brought an offense that ranked 59th in the country per KenPom to Blacksburg on Saturday afternoon. Virginia Tech held that unit to 42.9 percent from the floor and 33 points in the second half and 33 points before garbage time.
By then, it was too little, too late.
Just two weeks ago, the Hokies took down the Tar Heels who were a top 10 team at the time. They surrendered just 69 points, outrebounded one of the best teams on the glass, and seemingly fixed a shoddy perimeter defense. After a three game win streak which included two victories on the road, it finally seemed the defense had turned a corner.