Dorenzo Hudson scored 17 of his game-high 27 points in the second half to lift Virginia Tech past Connecticut 65-63 in a second-round NIT game Monday night.

The Hokies (25-8), who tied a school record for victories in a season, advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT, where they will play Rhode Island at home Wednesday night. Tech is 17-1 at home this season, with the lone loss coming in double overtime to Maryland.
“The resiliency and toughness and competitive spirit of this team never ceases to amaze me,” Hokies coach Seth Greenberg said. “They’re just an amazing group. Keeping their composure, their ability to make plays down the stretch, their ability to get stops. They’re just a tough, competitive group that finds a way to win.

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Carleton Scott’s 3-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion delivered the first upset of the NCAA tournament when it stunned sixth-seeded Notre Dame 51-50 on Thursday in the South Regional.

The Fighting Irish rushed the ball up the court as the clock wound down, but Scott’s attempt to tie the game didn’t fall and Luke Harangody’s putback at the buzzer wasn’t enough.
Frank Hassell scored 15 to lead Old Dominion (27-8), which had not won an NCAA tournament game since beating Villanova in triple overtime in 1995 as a No. 14 seed.
Harangody was held to four points for the Irish (23-12), all in the final minute, while Ben Hansbrough scored 17.

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Da’Sean Butler’s 20-foot jumper with 2 seconds left lifted the sixth-ranked Mountaineers to a 63-62 victory over Marquette on Tuesday night.

West Virginia (11-0, 2-0 Big East) overcame a five-point deficit in the final minute and its lowest point total of the season to improve to its best start since a Jerry West-led team won 14 straight to begin the 1957-58 season.

Butler fouled out of a blowout loss at Marquette last season but this time kept the Mountaineers in a game in which they trailed for most of the second half. He scored eight of his 17 points over the final 12 minutes.

His performance prompted Marquette coach Buzz Williams to call Butler “the best player in the league.”

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And perhaps the Mountaineers are on the verge of adding yet another element to that offense, at least the ground portion of it. Late in last Saturday’s 34-13 win at Syracuse, they took Shawne Alston for a test drive and liked what they saw.

Alston is a combination of more power than Noel Devine and Jock Sanders and more speed than Ryan Clarke. And he could see more action Saturday when West Virginia (4-1) plays Marshall (4-2) at Mountaineer Field.

“He’s kind of a tweener. He’s in between where [Devine and Sanders] are and where Ryan [Clarke] is,” West Virginia coach Bill Stewart said. “He’s bigger than [Devine and Sanders] and he’s a little faster and more agile than [Clarke]. It’s just tough getting him in the game when you have those three.”

It might be easier now that Alston has been given a shot and shown some of his potential. It was nothing earth shattering, of course, but the 6-foot, 218-pound true freshman from Hampton, Va., carried six times and gained 19 yards. He gained 8 yards on his first carry when still surrounded by most of the first-team offense.


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When Johnson took over at Georgia Tech in December 2007 after five seasons leading division I-AA Georgia Southern and six seasons as the coach at Navy, the question was whether his option offense — which is often used by smaller schools to neutralize disadvantages in athleticism — would translate successfully to a Bowl Championship Series conference.

The numbers are not conclusive, but the Yellow Jackets have had offensive success and they have been winning. So far, Georgia Tech’s offense is outpacing its production from last year, ranking fourth nationally in rushing offense (277 yards per game) and 24th in total offense (426.7 yards per game). The Yellow Jackets have rushed for more than 300 yards in four games this season. In a 24-7 win over North Carolina on Sept. 26, they held the ball for 42 minutes 6 seconds.


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It was, in a sense, similar to the process the whole unit undertook in the first month of the season. Initially, the Terrapins (2-3, 1-0 ACC) seemed befuddled and incoherent while adapting to Brown’s frenetic approach, but they stabilized to produce consecutive strong outings entering Saturday’s visit to ACC total offense leader Wake Forest (3-2, 1-1).


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So, a little thing like an injury to Martin’s right middle finger where the bone had snapped through the skin wasn’t enough to stop him. Instead, he ran to the sidelines late in the first quarter, got a bandage and some tape put on it and went back in the game in the second quarter. He and Tech’s trainers didn’t realize the severity of the injury until halftime, when it was stitched up.

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So without further ado…you might be a Hokie fan if

You’ve bench pressed a girl in a mini orange or maroon skirt while the Hokie Bird bench presses the points on the scoreboard.

You know the fight song is a bunch nonsense words but love it anyway.

You go nuts when said fight song is played at games and sing along to every word like it’s “Can’t stop believing” at a frat party.

You have an undying loyalty to Frank Beamer and Bud Foster. Bad coaching moves during a game are Brian Steinspring’s fault, usually.

You think Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” is the greatest song entrance ever. (Extra fandom points for having “Enter Sandman” as your wedding reception entrance song.)

Anytime you hear “Enter Sandman” no matter where you are, you instinctively start jumping.

You wake up with sore calf muscles the day after a game from jumping.

You love the delicious irony of eating/swinging a giant Turkey leg during the game

You downloaded the Hokie Fight song as your ring tone.

You ever thought you’d be screwed if you ever got shipped off to war because you have a tendency to jump up and down and cheer at the sound of a cannon blast.

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Smith, a 6-foot-4, 190-pounder from Miramar, Fla., was the prized recruit in the Mountaineers’ 2009 signing class. He was expected to battle for the No. 2 quarterback job behind Jarrett Brown right away and eventually take over the position.

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