Virginia Tech vs. Ole Miss Photo Gallery - Basketball and Dogs!

Photos of Virginia Tech's 80-75 win over Ole Miss

Buzz approved. [Mark Umansky]

Virginia Tech hosted Ole Miss in one of their last big OOC matchups before the ACC schedule tips off on New Year's Eve. The game was sloppy at times, but the Hokies managed to hold off the Rebels 80-75 in front of a crowd that was half students avoiding finals and townies getting out of the cold. Now for some photo highlights!

Something I noticed early in the first half, Ole Miss Head Coach Andy Kennedy would call a set or a play when his team was on offense, and Buzz would be watching until he did, then call a defensive play of his own immediately. I wonder if he saw something on tape.

I'm always a sucker for wide angle shots.

In the second half, Buzz and referee Roger Ayers (a Roanoke native and Final Four referee) exchanged some... heated words after a call went against the Hokies. You knew it was a good one because both men covered their mouths so Little Timmy in the stands didn't hear.

Speaking of Buzz, it was a fantastic day of photographing him.

The lighting in Cassell, while miles ahead of the old lamps back when I was a student, is still fairly dark in spots along the baseline, especially underneath the basket. However, this time, it kind of worked to my advantage, providing some interesting shadows on Khadim Sy's face.

Another wide shot that I really like, especially with the bench just starting to jump up for the three ball.

BUT MARK, I WAS PROMISED DOGS! WHERE ARE THE DOGS?

They were SO FLIPPING EXCITED to be pushing the barrel down the court.

CAN'T CONTAIN THE EXCITEMENT

This guy was definitely the star of the bunch.

Look how far away that frisbee is. Look at him flying through the air a couple yards away. He managed to land when he missed, sprint further down court, then jump back into the air to make the last second grab.

Take a bow!

Even the HokieBird couldn't believe what he was seeing.

13/10 all of them were good dogs.

I'll be back in Cassell on December 20th photographing the Charleston Southern game before the holidays. Stay warm, everybody. Check out the entire Virginia Tech vs. Ole Miss photo gallery, and remember the rest of the photo galleries produced by The Key Play at photos.thekeyplay.com.

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