Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia Tech 83, Morgan St. 63
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 30, 2014
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials: # Sean Hull, # Ron Tyburski, # Clarence Armstrong
Attendance: 3996

Virginia Tech 83, Morgan State 63: Adam Smith scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the Hokies to an easy home win over the Bears.

Joey van Zegeren added 13 points and eight rebounds for Virginia Tech (4-2), which shot 56 percent from the field and hit 12-of-18 from 3-point range. Ahmed Hill added 12 points while Devin Wilson had 10 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds.

Blake Bozeman led Morgan State (1-6) with 21 points, hitting four 3-pointers, while Cedric Blossom added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jamar Redmond scored 13 points for the Bears, who shot 31.6 percent from the field.

The game was back-and-forth in the opening minutes before the Hokies went on a 14-5 run to take a 12-point advantage with just over six minutes left in the half. An 8-3 run over less than a minute pulled the Bears within seven but Smith hit three 3-pointers in the final 2:20 to push the Hokies to a 15-point halftime edge.

The lead grew to 19 less than three minutes into the second half, and a 9-0 run midway through the stanza pushed the lead up to 24 on Smith's 3-pointer with just over 11 minutes to play. Bozeman scored seven straight points to pull Morgan State within 14 with five minutes go, and it was 12 with 3:55 to play before the Bears went scoreless the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia Tech won the rebound battle 43-37, but Morgan State had 19 of its boards on the offensive glass. … The Hokies turned the ball over 17 times, compared to only eight for the Bears. … Tech had 19 assists on its 28 baskets.



Top Game Performances
 
Morgan St.   Virginia Tech
Blake Bozeman 21 Scoring Adam Smith 22
Donte Pretlow 5 Assists Devin Wilson 11
Cedric Blossom 11 Rebounds Joey Van Zegeren 8
Cliff Cornish 3 Free Throws Made Devin Wilson 5
Blake Bozeman 1 Steals Satchel Pierce 1
Cliff Cornish 2 Blocks Joey Van Zegeren 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Morgan St. 63 31.6 8-27 7-10 13 35 4 3 8
Virginia Tech 83 56.0 12-18 15-22 19 40 12 1 17