BLACKSBURG \u2013\u00a0As the Virginia Tech men\u2019s basketball program prepares to begin ACC play on Wednesday, December 31 against rival No. 21 Virginia in a contest set to tip at 2 p.m. on ACC Network, we thought Hokie fans would want to learn more about the series with the program’s biggest rival.<\/p>\n
Tech is 11-2 on the season after completing the non-conference slate with a thrilling 82-81 victory over Elon last Saturday. The Hokies erased a 19-point first half deficit as Amani Hansberry<\/a> produced a 20-point, 14-rebound double-double and freshman Christian Gurdak<\/a> went for a career-best 17 points in his first career start.<\/p>\n In 11 games at the helm against the Cavaliers, Mike Young<\/a> has earned five victories, including an upset of the No. 8 Hoos in Blacksburg in 2021 and the No. 6 Cavaliers in Cassell in 2023. Below is a chart of how the Hokies have fared in Young’s tenure against Virginia.<\/p>\n DATE Feb. 15, 2025 Feb. 1, 2025 Feb. 19, 2024 Jan. 17, 2024 Feb. 4, 2023 Jan. 18, 2023 Feb. 14, 2022 Jan. 12, 2022 Jan. 30, 2021 Feb. 26, 2020 Jan. 4, 2020 Last season featured two tight games, with margins of just one and three points, the road team emerging victorious in both. Jaden Schutt<\/a> led the Hokies to victory in Charlottesville \u00a0with a team-high 18 points that included four 3-pointers. Tobi Lawal<\/a> was Tech’s other athlete in double figures with a 17-point, five-rebound performance.<\/p>\n DIVE INTO THE SERIES HISTORY \u200bThe game on December 31 is a part of the Commonwealth Clash, presented by Smithfield and is worth 0.5 points. The score for the Commonwealth Clash currently is 5.5-0.5 in favor of Virginia. For more information, visit hokiesports.com\/commonwealth-clash<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nSITE
\nSCORE (VT-OPP)<\/p>\n
\nCassell Coliseum
\nL, 70-73<\/p>\n
\nJohn Paul Jones Arena
\nW, 75-74<\/p>\n
\nCassell Coliseum
\nW, 75-41<\/p>\n
\nJohn Paul Jones Arena
\nL, 57-65<\/p>\n
\nCassell Coliseum
\nW, 74-68<\/p>\n
\nJohn Paul Jones Arena
\nL, 68-78<\/p>\n
\nCassell Coliseum
\nW, 62-53<\/p>\n
\nJohn Paul Jones Arena
\nL, 52-54<\/p>\n
\nCassell Coliseum
\nW, 65-51<\/p>\n
\nCassell Coliseum
\nL, 53-56<\/p>\n
\nJohn Paul Jones Arena
\nL, 39-65<\/p>\n
\u2022In a series dating back to 1914, Virginia Tech is 61-99 against their biggest rival
\u2022In conference games, VT is 21-43 (16-25 ACC)
\u2022At Cassell Coliseum, the Hokies own a 20-11 record against Virginia
\u2022The Hokies’ largest margin of victory is 35 (Feb. 18, 1961)
\u2022Dating back to 2008, there have been five games in the series that have required one or more overtimes, with the Hokies winning on each occasion<\/p>\n