The Virginia Tech Hokies hosted the No. 5 Blue Devils, hoping to right the wrongs they committed in Durham two weeks ago. Whether it was the home crowd or the game plan, this one was much more of a dogfight. Midway through the first half, it did not seem like a game that would be very close, as Duke got hot from three and took a 29-14 lead. It was a mirror image of what happened at Cameron Indoor, except this time the Hokies responded with an 11-0 run of their own.
There was a scary moment in the first half where Justin Robinson was running on a fast break but came up limping on his way back down the floor with an ankle injury.