Virginia Tech’s dream season ended Friday when the Texas Longhorns defeated the Hokies, 81-73, in the first round of the East Regional.
The Longhorns dominated the second half, opening up a 17-point lead at one point and maintaining that double-digit lead until the final minutes when the Hokies made a furious rally that was far too late.
It looked like the game would be a slobber knocker as both teams missed their first five shots until Virginia Tech would score six consecutive points to take a 6-0 lead. Unfortunately, that was Tech’s biggest lead of the night.