Virginia Tech at Maryland, 73-69 (L)

Instead of focusing on what went wrong in the first half, the focus instead should be put on how the Hokies responded offensively in the second half.  The team scored a mere 19 points after the first twenty minutes of the game, and opened the second half with a crisp, new offensive look.  Marquis Rankin played point for a large portion of the second half, which let Erick Green shift over to the off-guard slot. With Green lining up as the shooting guard, he has more opportunities to score, which is what he is best at.  Rankin is a better ball handler and a better passer than Green.  The team looked much better offensively with those two in the game, with Hudson, Eddie and Davila being the other key parts of that line-up.  The Hokies scored 50 points in the second half, more than they scored during the entire game against UVA. What the Hokies were doing offensively in the second worked, and hopefully they established some momentum on this side of the ball, as it will be needed against Duke on Thursday, February 2^nd.