BLACKSBURG, Va. (Interstat) — Stanford rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to edge Virginia Tech 69-68 in an Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Cassell Coliseum.

The Cardinal, who trailed 31-24 at the break, outscored the Hokies 45-37 in the second half to secure the road victory. Neoklis Avdalas led Virginia Tech with 21 points in the loss. The Hokies had been a 5.5-point pregame favorite.

Stanford improved to 13-3 overall. Virginia Tech fell to 12-4. Attendance was 5,427.