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Virginia Tech beats Liberty to earn a 2nd trip to Sweet 16 | |
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The final seconds ticked down and the celebration began for Virginia Tech. The more than half-century wait for a return to the Sweet 16 was finally over. The fourth-seeded Hokies advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in school history, knocking off 12th-seeded Liberty 67-58 in the second round of the East Region on Sunday. "This moment is so big for us, so big for everybody in this program," forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. said. "It's been a long journey. So I'm glad to be here." MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | S. James | 12.6 | |||
| Rebounds: | S. James | 8.6 | |||
| Assists: | L. Cabbil Jr. | 2.8 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | L. Cabbil Jr. | 86.2% | |||
| 3P%: | E. Cuffee | 42.1% | |||
| Steals: | L. Cabbil Jr. | 1.3 | |||
| Blocks: | C. Homesley | 0.6 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Duke | 32-6 | |
| 2 | Virginia | 35-3 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 29-7 | |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 33-4 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 32-7 | |
| 6 | Tennessee | 31-6 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 30-7 | |
| 8 | Michigan | 30-7 | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 31-7 | |
| 10 | Florida State | 29-8 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Virginia | 35-3 | |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 31-7 | |
| 3 | Michigan State | 32-7 | |
| 4 | Duke | 32-6 | |
| 5 | Auburn | 30-10 | |
| 6 | Gonzaga | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 30-7 | |
| 8 | Purdue | 26-10 | |
| 9 | North Carolina | 29-7 | |
| 10 | Tennessee | 31-6 | |
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| Atlantic Sun Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Liberty | 14-2 | 29-7 |
| Lipscomb | 14-2 | 29-8 |
| North Florida | 9-7 | 16-17 |
| FGCU | 9-7 | 14-18 |
| NJIT | 8-8 | 22-13 |
| North Alabama | 7-9 | 10-22 |
| Jacksonville | 5-11 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 3-13 | 7-24 |
| Kennesaw State | 3-13 | 6-26 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.7 (138) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 7.7 (333) | ||||
| Assists: | 14.8 (67) | ||||
| FG%: | 48.7% (13) | ||||
| FT%: | 77.5% (11) | ||||
| 3P%: | 36.9% (60) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 61.4 (9) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.0 (204) | ||||
| Assists: | 10.1 (19) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.7% (69) | ||||
| FT%: | 67.7% (49) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.4% (77) | ||||
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