National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia Tech 66, Wake Forest 65
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 19, 2013
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Bryan Kersey, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance: 6418

Virginia Tech 66, Wake Forest 65: Erick Green scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half and Robert Brown’s basket with 12.3 seconds remaining gave the Hokies a victory over the visiting Demon Deacons.

Travis McKie scored 20 points for Wake Forest (9-8, 2-3 ACC), including a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left that gave the Deacons a 65-64 lead. After Brown's go-ahead layup, C.J. Harris missed a driving layup and Tyler Cavanaugh could not tip in the rebound at the buzzer for Wake.

Jarell Eddie had 18 points for Virginia Tech (11-6, 2-2), including a 3-pointer that tied the game at 62 with 1:39 to go. Marquis Rankin gave the Hokies the lead before McKie’s go-ahead basket.

Devin Thomas recorded 12 points and eight rebounds for Wake Forest. McKie had a game-high 15 boards and Harris finished with 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting.

McKie had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, during which Wake Forest led by as many as eight before settling for a 37-31 lead at intermission. Green, the nation’s leading scorer, was 1-of-8 from the field in the opening 20 minutes while Eddie stepped up to record 15 first-half points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech, which led the ACC in free-throw shooting coming in, was only 8-of-16 from the line. … Wake Forest had 18 fast-break points after having none in its last game against Clemson. … Cadarian Raines added eight points and 13 rebounds for the Hokies.
Top Game Performances
 
Wake Forest   Virginia Tech
Travis McKie 20 Scoring Erick Green 22
C.J. Harris 4 Assists Robert Brown 3
Travis McKie 15 Rebounds Cadarian Raines 13
C.J. Harris 3 Free Throws Made Erick Green 5
Chase Fischer 1 Steals Marquis Rankin 2
Travis McKie 1 Blocks Cadarian Raines 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wake Forest 65 36.8 7-19 8-12 14 40 1 4 8
Virginia Tech 66 45.0 4-13 8-16 12 36 6 4 7