How many watched the Va-Tech vs Iowa game last night on ESPN? Tech defeated the Hawkeyes 70-64 in the Big 10/ACC challenge.
Former W’Burg student and basketball player Ben Boggs (Bowman) saw significant time for the Hokies as a freshman. Nice to see him make it to a nice D1 program. I recall coaching him in grade school. Great kid and attitude. He was always a solid player and put himself in the right place at the right time. Once he grew into his body we all knew he was going to be good. If I’m not mistaken he started Varsity as an 8th grader at a school in NC. Man has he grown and looks to be right at home on the D1 stage. With Tech trailing 8-1 early, Boggs stroked 2 three pointers to pull the Hokies within 2 at 13-11. CONGRATS to Ben!
Here is a quick writeup from the HokieSports.com.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Virginia Tech used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Iowa, 70-64, in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday night. With the victory, the Hokies improve to 5-1, while the Hawkeyes fall to 2-5.
[b:18u05k5l]The Hokies fell behind 8-1 in the first two minutes of the contest, but outscored Iowa 33-20 to take a 34-28 lead into intermission. Tech was spurred on by a pair of three-pointers by freshman Ben Boggs, who came off the bench to play a season-high 15 minutes.[/b:18u05k5l]The game remained close throughout the second half. Iowa took a 54-53 lead on a lay-up by Jarryd Cole with 6:27 remaining, but the Hokies then went on an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to seal the game.
Malcolm Delaney led a balanced Hokie scoring attack with 18 points and five assists. Terrell Bell added 13 points and Jeff Allen and Victor Davila scored 10 points each. Iowa’s Anthony Tucker led all scorers with 24 points, while Cole added 10 points.
The Hokies outshot the Hawkeyes, 46.6 percent to 44.9 percent. Tech committed just five turnovers, while forcing Iowa into 11 turnovers. Tech also won the battle of the boards, 34-27, including a 12-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
The Virginia Tech victory evens the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at 3-3 entering Wednesday night’s final five games. The ACC has won all 10 previous events.
The Hokies return to action on Sunday, Dec. 6, as they host Georgia at 3:30 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum.