Scott leads Virginia over Virginia Tech

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02/22/2012 - Blacksburg, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Scott had 20 points and nine rebounds on Tuesday, leading No. 25 Virginia to a 61-59 win over Virginia Tech.

Sammy Zeglinski and Jontel Evans both added 13 points for the Cavaliers (21-6, 8-5 ACC), who have rebounded from their first two-game slide of the season with back-to-back wins.

The Hokies (15-13, 4-9) were coming off of Saturday's 74-73 overtime win over Georgia Tech. They had a chance to tie or go in front on Tuesday, but Dorian Finney-Smith turned the ball over with four seconds to play.

Erick Green had a team-high 19 points in the setback.

Virginia Tech led by as many as nine late in the first half and was up 49-42 in the second when the Cavaliers scored 14 straight to take a lead they would not relinquish.

Zeglinski and Evans combined for the first 11 points of the burst before Scott scored in close and drew the foul. He completed the three-point play for a 56-49 advantage with just under five minutes to play.

Robert Brown stopped the surge with a pair of free throws, but Evans banked in a three-pointer late in the shot clock to give Virginia its largest lead of the game, 59-51, with 3:04 to play.

The Hokies, whose previous three games had been decided by a single point, didn't go easily, as three free throws from Green and one from Dorenzo Hudson made it 59-55.

Paul Jesperson responded with a tip-in before Green drove, finished a contested layup and drew the foul, marking Virginia Tech's first field goal in over 12 minutes. He made the ensuing free throw for a 61-58 game with 38 seconds left.

The Hokies fouled Akil Mitchell on each of Virginia's next two possessions. He missed the front end of a 1-and-1 both times. After the first miss, Green drew a foul and made 1-of-2 from the line.

After the second miss, Cadarian Raines dove to the floor for the rebound and signaled a Virginia Tech timeout with 17 seconds left. But Dorian Finney-Smith threw the ball away as the Hokies worked for an open shot and Malcolm Brogdon came up with the game-sealing steal.

Virginia Tech had built its first-half advantage behind a late 10-3 run. Hudson and Marquis Rankin both made three-pointers and Raines had a dunk and a layup to give the Hokies a 31-22 lead 3 1/2 minutes before the break.

Game Notes

Virginia Tech won the previous meeting between the teams this season, 47-45, on January 22...The Hokies lead the all-time series, 82-53...Virginia shot 59.5 percent from the field and made 6-of-15 three-pointers while Virginia Tech shot 45.0 percent and made 8-of-16 threes.

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