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OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: CLEMSON vs #11 Virginia Tech

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 10:25:49

Tip is at 12:01 on ESPN2.

PREVIEW

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:12:21

Ugh Blackshear hits a 3 right off the bat. Tigers trail 3-0.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:12:48

Alexander layup. Tigers trail by 5.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:13:21

Jumper by Eli gets the Tigers on the board! Tigers trail by 3.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:13:56

MITCHELL FOR 3 AND ONE!!! Tie game!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:14:27

Mitchell completes the 4-point play! Tigers lead for the first time by one!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:15:25

MITCHELL FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 4!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:21:35

Mitchell jumper! He is red hot! Tigers lead by 6.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:22:28

MITCHELL FOR 3 AGAIN!!! He is on fire! Tigers lead by 9 after 14 unanswered points. Mitchell has 12 of the Tigers' 14 points with three 3's and a 4-point play! Timeout Hokies.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:23:03

Yikes VT scores four straight buckets out of the timeout. Tigers lead by one.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:23:24

SIMMS FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 4!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:25:13

Blackshear scores again to cut the lead to 2 with 9:30 left in the half.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:26:42

Reed finally gets on the board with a pair of free throws! Tigers lead by 4 with 8:30 left in the half.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:30:08

Ugh Reed drives for a layup, but Simms is called for an off the ball foul. At least Reed is getting aggressive the last couple trips! Tigers still lead by 4. Blackshear picked up his second fouls a couple mins ago, so he is out of the game.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:32:09

MITCHELL FOR 3!!! He has 15, and the Tigers lead by 7. If only he could shoot like this on the road!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:32:31

Ugh Alexander answers with a 3. Lead is back to 4.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:37:34

Hokies hit a 3 to retake the lead by one.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:38:00

Reed fouled on a 3 and makes all 3 free throws! Tigers lead by 2.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:39:00

MITCHELL FOR 3!!! He has 18 points and is 5-6 from 3! Tigers lead by 5.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:39:28

SIMMS FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 8 with 3:30 left in the half!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:44:16

Hokies make a couple free throws to cut the lead to 6.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:44:47

Eli with a nice block! He's had 12 blocks in the last 2 games.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:45:57

Hokies fast break layup cuts the lead to 4.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:46:19

Trapp missed 3. He should have passed to wide open Mitchell for a 3.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:46:47

Good grief Trapp all alone under the basket doesn't box out and lets VT get the rebound.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:47:20

Bad foul call gives Hokies 2 more at the free throw line. Tigers lead by 2 with 1:15 left in the half.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:49:41

Tyson baseline drive reverse layup! I was wondering what he was even doing in the lineup with a minute left in the half! Tigers lead by 4.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 11:52:08

D gets a stop to end the half!

TIGERS LEAD 33-29 AT THE HALF.

Incredible half by Mitchell. He is 6-7 from the field with five 3's for 18 points. Reed only has 5 points. If he gets to his average of 19 points, the Tigers will have a good shot! Eli has 2 fouls and will have to be careful not to pick up his 3rd early in the 2nd half.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:06:52

Tigers get a stop on D, and Eli scores a layup to start the half! Tigers lead by 6. Eli needs to avoid fouling!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:08:44

Hokies hit a 3 to cut the lead to 3.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:09:14

Simms layup pushes the lead to 5!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:09:38

Ugh Mitchell misses a wide open 3. He is 5-7 now from 3.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:15:34

Alexander makes a couple free throws. They are 8-8 from the line. Tigers lead by 3.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:16:23

Eli with another block! He has 7 for the 2nd time in 3 games and 19 in the last 3 games!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:16:48

Mitchell drives for a layup! He has 20, Tigers lead by 5 with 14:30 left.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:17:29

Ugh Blackshear fakes a 3 and drives for a dunk. Tigers lead by 3.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:18:03

ELI DUNK!!! Tigers lead by 5, and crowd is loud!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:18:41

Tyson back in the game again, and he gets a big rebound.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:20:18

Good grief Eli called for a questionable foul. Now both Eli and Simms have 3 fouls with 13 mins left. White in for Thomas.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:21:15

Alexander makes both free throws of course. They are 10-10 at the line. Tigers lead by 3.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:21:30

Ugh Mitchell with a nice drive but just misses the layup.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:22:00

Blackshear scores to cut the lead to one. This is a critical stretch with Eli and Simms on the bench.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:22:32

Good grief now Reed picks up his 3rd foul on offense! 3 starters on the bench with 3 fouls each and over 12 mins left.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:28:24

REED FOR 3!!! The crowd needed that! First 3 of the game for him. Tigers lead by 4, and Eli is coming back in the game!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:29:02

D gets a stop with a big rebound by White! Blackshear picks up his 3rd foul, and Eli is back in the game with 9:30 left!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:33:45

TYSON FOR 3!!! Lol I couldn't believe he was shooting.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:35:44

GOOD GRIEF!!! Refs call a total bs foul call on Eli, negating a put back and then call an off the ball foul on Simms, putting them both on the bench with 4 fouls. That's probably the game right there. The foul on Eli alone probably cost them 10 points or more.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:36:44

Blackshear immediately scores on White. He's going to have his way with him. Tigers lead by 5 with 8:15 left.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:37:31

Mitchell and Reed are gonna have to take over with Eli and Simms out.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:38:52

Ugh Reed 3 in and out at the buzzer,

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:40:09

GOOD GRIEF yet another off the ball foul call on White! Never seen so many of those called in a game.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:41:05

Blackshear makes both of course off the cheap foul. They are 12-12 at the line. Tigers lead by 3.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:44:47

Good grief these refs are terrible. Just called a phantom deflection, giving VT the ball back.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:45:21

Ugh Skara misses the front end of a one-and-one. Can't have that! Hokies meanwhile are perfect at the line.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:45:36

Eli and Simms are both back in the game with 4 fouls each.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:46:11

REED FOR 3!!! The crowd goes into a frenzy! Tigers lead by 6 with 4:19 left, timeout Hokies.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:49:50

D gets a stop! Eli is back out of the game with 4 fouls. Will probably play offense/defense.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:51:01

Wow, Hokies miss first free throw of the game, and it was on the front end! Eli back in the game on offense now.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:51:51

SKARA FOR 3!!! Tigers lead by 9 with 3 mins left! Those were Skara's first points of the game.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:52:23

Good grief the foul calls are killing the Tigers. 9th team foul gives Hokies 2 more points. Tigers lead by 7 with 2:30 left.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:53:52

Ugh Eli and Simms fight over the rebound, and it pops in Blackshear's hands. He of course makes both. Tigers lead by 5 with 2:15 left. I'm headed down to the court!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:55:16

Blackshear just fouled out! Eli will shoot 2.

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:58:36

UGH Eli misses both free throws!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 12:58:59

Reed with a clutch jumper! Tigers lead by 7 with a minute left!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 13:00:07

Tigers get a stop and Mitchell makes both free throws! Tigers lead by 9!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 13:02:39

Tigers get another stop and Reed makes both! Tigers lead by 11!

CUTrevor 2019-02-09 13:45:59

TIGERS WIN 59-51!!! I'll have post-game interviews posted shortly!