Virginia Tech 76, at Syracuse 74

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Ben Hammond scored 24 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 13 seconds remaining, and Virginia Tech rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to edge Syracuse 76-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball thriller on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome. A crowd of 18,738 saw the Hokies, who trailed 37-30 at halftime, execute a methodical comeback before surviving a frantic final minute to secure the road victory. The win improved Virginia Tech to 15-5 overall, while Syracuse fell to 11-7. The most critical sequence of the game unfolded in the final half-minute with the… Read more...