Mens BB VT 59 - Boston College 62

Another disappointing loss for the men's team today. The final score is pretty indicative of how the entire game went. Boston College held between a 1-4 point lead for most of the game. Tech's largest lead in the game was 4 points at 36-32. Three Hokies were in double figures, led by Adam Smith with 12, followed by Barksdale and Eddie with 11 and 10 respectively. Biggest problem for Tech was FGM percentage in this game, shooting 35% for the game compared to BC's 43%. Both teams were a dreadful 57% from the foul line. This is a bad loss considering BC is one of the few teams in the conference with a worse record right now than Tech, currently sitting at 5-11. The loss drops Tech to 8-7.
It was another game where Tech didn't seem to have much in the way of an established offensive identity. It was pass it around until the last man throws it up, usually a three point attempt. Tech was 7-for-22 from behind the arc for the game so while not awful, its still too many attempts. On defense, Tech could not stop the BC guards from scoring, as Jackson and Hanlan combined for 31 of BC's 62 points. Jackson was particularly deadly from behind the arc, going 5-for-8. Disappointing but unfortunately not surprising to be in this position.