With GameDay on location in Charlottesville and the anticipation of a No. 1 ranking for the first time since Ralph Sampson walked the Grounds, John Paul Jones arena was buzzing from the tip. Despite jumping out to a 13-5 lead early, Virginia struggled to connect from the field, going just 21-for-61 (34%) as the Hokies could not miss to start the game. The loss drops Virginia to 23-2 (12-1 ACC). Virginia Tech improves to 18-7 (7-5 ACC) and picked up a needed marquis win to bolster their tournament resume.
Justin Robinson had himself a day with 20 points on 7-for-17 shooting.