The Virginia Tech Hokies encountered their first scare of the young college basketball season Thursday escaping with a 75-71 win over the Old Dominion Monarchs in the first round of the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic.
The Hokies led throughout the game, including a 39-25 lead going into halftime.
However, in the second half, the Hokies slowly allowed the Monarchs to chip away at their lead. ODU had cut the Virginia Tech lead to six points with around five minutes remaining when junior guard Darius Maddox nailed a 3-pointer from the right corner. Just over a minute later, Maddox hit another 3 to increase Tech’s lead back to 10 points.