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“(Victor) went after the ball,” Greenberg said. “He was really, really good getting after the ball. You know, he blocked out and then pursued the pass and came back to rebound the ball.
“That was probably his best game,” he said. “Against good competition — I mean, it’s not like he was playing a bunch of ‘schleprocks’ — I mean, he was playing against some big dudes.”
Despite coming off the bench and not starting for the second straight game, junior forward Jeff Allen also had a solid game, contributing 11 points and six rebounds to the Hokies’ effort.
Hokie fans also got their first peek at freshman forward Cadarian Raines.
Raines, from Petersburg, Va., entered the game with just less than 11 minutes remaining in the first half for his first minutes in orange and maroon after recovering from a broken foot, which sidelined him for the first six games.
He exited the game shortly after committing two personal fouls and finished the game shooting zero for one from the field while logging two minutes of play.
“I’m glad (Cadarian) got a chance to get out there today,” Delaney said. “He had to get a taste of what it’s like. He’s still got to get used to the game speed, but he’s going to be very good in the low-post.”
At the end of the day, Greenberg was pleased to see his team earn the win.
“We’ve got a win against the Big Ten (Iowa) and the SEC (Georgia),” Greenberg said. “We played a whole lot better in this game than we did against Delaware and Campbell, so we’re making progress, and we’re finding a way to win against a team from a BCS conference — that’s a good thing.”
The win improves Tech’s record to 2-0 on the season against teams from power conferences. Last season, the Hokies finished their out-of-conference schedule 1-3 against teams from power conferences, a statistic that hurt them when being considered for an NCAA tournament bid.
Next up for the Hokies is VMI on Wednesday night. The Hokies will take on the Keydets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Cassell Coliseum.
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