{"id":116502,"date":"2026-03-09T05:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/898248459"},"modified":"2026-03-09T05:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:56:53","slug":"virginia-tech-hokies-play-in-acc-tournament-against-the-wake-forest-demon-deacons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/virginia-tech-hokies-play-in-acc-tournament-against-the-wake-forest-demon-deacons\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Tech Hokies play in ACC Tournament against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (16-15, 7-11 ACC) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (19-12, 8-10 ACC)<\/p>\n

Charlotte, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech plays in the ACC Tournament against Wake Forest.<\/p>\n

The Hokies are 8-10 against ACC opponents and 11-2 in non-conference play. Virginia Tech is ninth in the ACC with 14.4 assists per game led by Neoklis Avdalas averaging 4.7.<\/p>\n

The Demon Deacons are 7-11 in ACC play. Wake Forest has a 7-7 record in games decided by at least 10 points.<\/p>\n

Virginia Tech is shooting 45.3% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 44.5% Wake Forest allows to opponents. Wake Forest has shot at a 44.9% rate from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 44.6% shooting opponents of Virginia Tech have averaged.<\/p>\n

The teams square off for the third time this season. Virginia Tech won the last matchup 82-63 on Feb. 21. Toibu Lawal scored 17 to help lead Virginia Tech to the victory, and Juke Harris scored 16 points for Wake Forest.<\/p>\n

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TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden Schutt is shooting 38.3% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Hokies, while averaging 7.5 points. Ben Hammond is averaging 13.6 points, 3.1 assists and 2.2 steals over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

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Harris is averaging 21.7 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Demon Deacons. Myles Colvin is averaging 9.9 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Hokies: 4-6, averaging 72.1 points, 28.0 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.5 points per game.<\/p>\n

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Demon Deacons: 5-5, averaging 76.2 points, 29.7 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 5.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.2 points.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a><\/span> and data from Sportradar<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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