National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 61, Virginia Tech 54
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 19, 2011
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials: # Ray Natili, # Tim Kelly, # Karl Hess
Attendance: 13769

Joe Harris led the way with 15 points and seven rebounds, as host Virginia took down rival Virginia Tech, 61-54, on Saturday.

Mustapha Farrakhan added 16 points for the Cavaliers (13-13, 4-8 ACC), who went 11 of 23 from beyond the arc.

Malcolm Delaney scored 22 points for the Hokies (17-8, 7-5), who saw their at-large hopes take a hit with their second loss in as many road games.

Virginia was up, 28-23, at the half and carried that momentum through the break, bursting out of the locker room with an 11-2 run highlighted by three 3-pointers. The Cavaliers would stretch the lead to as much as 44-29 when Sammy Zeglinski drained another 3-pointer with 11:59 left in the game.

Virginia Tech crawled back slowly, chipping the deficit to 45-42 with 7:46 left after Delaney hit back-to-back 3-pointers. But Virginia did not fold, getting a 3-pointer from Farrakhan to push it back to 48-42 and locking down on the defensive end the rest of the way.
Top Game Performances
 
Virginia Tech   Virginia
Malcolm Delaney 22 Scoring Mustapha Farrakhan 16
Malcolm Delaney 3 Assists Jontel Evans 5
Jeff Allen 15 Rebounds Joe Harris 7
Terrell Bell 2 Free Throws Made Mustapha Farrakhan 3
Jeff Allen 4 Steals Joe Harris 3
Victor Davila 4 Blocks Mustapha Farrakhan 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia Tech 54 40.4 7-22 5-7 7 27 4 9
Virginia 61 45.7 11-23 8-13 13 28 3 4