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HBU Huskies (1-3) at Virginia Tech Hokies (3-1)
Tuesday, Nov. 21 – 6:00 p.m. CST
Cassell Coliseum – Blacksburg, Va.

Audio (Jeff Sutton)
TV: ACC Network Extra
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Following a pair of games on back-to-back days, HBU gets a much-needed day of rest on Monday before hitting the court in the final game of the 2K Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 6:00 p.m. CST against Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum. The game will be aired on the ACC Network Extra with Byron Kerr providing play-by-play and Mack McCarthy on analysis. Husky fans can listen to the action via the Legacy Sports Network audio broadcast with Jeff Sutton available at HBUHuskies.com.
 
The Huskies (1-3) took a pair of tough losses over the past weekend in Nashville, Tenn. in the sub-regional round of the 2K Classic. On Saturday, HBU erased a 27-point deficit with 15 minutes to go, tying the game with five minutes on the clock before ultimately falling to Belmont on the Bruins' home floor, 93-88. Then, on Sunday, the Huskies trailed for a majority of the game but held a five-point lead with 15 seconds left before Detroit Mercy got a pair of threes in the final 10 seconds to send it to overtime where the Titans pulled away and defeated the Huskies, 116-109.
 
Senior center Josh Ibarra picked up 2K Classic Sub-Regional All-Tournament honors after posting double-doubles in both games on the weekend, capped by a 31 point, 13 rebound effort on Sunday. He is now averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds per game for the season. David Caraher is second in both scoring, with 16.8 points per game, and rebounding, averaging 6.5.
 
A pair of guards have shown the ability to fill up the stat sheet so far this year as junior Braxton Bonds is averaging 9.8 points, 5.8 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. Ian DuBose, a freshman, is contributing 13.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals per outing. Sophomore Jalon Gates is coming off back-to-back career-high performances in scoring after finishing with 15 against Belmont and then 18 against Detroit Mercy.
 
Virginia Tech (3-1) boasts one of the top scoring offenses in the country, averaging 104.2 points per game through the first four games of the year. The Hokies feature three players averaging at least 19 points a game with senior guard Justin Bibbs leading the way at 22.5 per outing. Ahmed Hill, a junior, is averaging 22 while freshman Nickeil Alexander-Walker is adding 19.3. Chris Clarke is leading the Hokies on the boards, averaging 8.8 rebounds off the bench. Virginia Tech is shooting 57.3 percent from the floor and 47.6 percent from three this season and out-rebounding opponents by more than eight boards per contest.
 
This marks the first-ever meeting between the Huskies and Hokies and is the first time HBU has ever played a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). HBU played current ACC member Pittsburgh during the 2007-08 campaign but at the time Pitt was a part of the Big East.
 
HBU stays on the road for its next matchup, a visit to Stillwater, Okla. to face Oklahoma State on Sunday, Nov. 26, in Gallagher-Iba Arena at 2:00 p.m.