There was a special feeling in the air in Blacksburg on Tuesday night. An unseasonably warm fall day in the New River Valley and Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Mike Young sitting on the bench eating popcorn before the Hokies opened the 2021-22 college basketball season at Cassell Coliseum combined to make a perfect evening.
From the opening tip, Virginia Tech dominated the Maine Black Bears and finished the night with an 82-47 win to start the season 1-0.
Senior forward Justyn Mutts scored 15 points, pulled down seven rebounds and dished out six assists to lead the Hokies.