CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Kerry Blackshear Jr. turned a forgettable night into a most memorable one, and he and his Virginia Tech teammates likely kept No. 2 Virginia from ascending to No. 1 for the first time since 1983 with a 61-60 overtime victory on Saturday night.
Blackshear scored on a putback with 5.8 seconds left, just his third basket of the game, to give the Hokies the upset, ending the Cavaliers' 16-game home winning streak and likelihood of replacing Villanova atop the Top 25 when it is released on Monday.
"It wasn't really a motivation," Blackshear said.