BLACKSBURG, VA.- Joe Girard III's 16 points that surpassed 1,000 career points was not enough to clench a Syracuse victory against Virginia Tech leaving the final score at 71-59. Syracuse falls to 13-12 overall, 7-7 ACC and Virginia Tech improves 15-10 overall, 7-7 ACC adding their fifth consective win.
Justyn Mutts led the Hokies, producing a triple-double against the Orange for the first time since NC State's Dennis Smith's performance in 2017. Mutts had 12 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.
HOKIES HOLD LEAD
opened the scoring to put the Orange on the board first but the Hokies pulled out three 3-point shots to extend their lead over the Orange.