Virginia Tech blows out Georgia Tech 102-77
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Malcolm Delaney scored 22 of his season-high 33 points in the first half to lead Virginia Tech past Georgia Tech 102-77 on Sunday.
Virginia Tech (16-7, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), which avenged a 72-57 loss to the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta on Jan. 25, scored the first nine points of the game and never trailed.
Georgia Tech (10-14, 3-8), which has lost five straight, cut the lead to 9-6 on a basket by Iman Shumpert, but the Hokies embarked on a 33-11 run over the next 8 minutes to blow the game open. Virginia Tech hit 14 of its first 17 shots from the floor.
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Delaney scored 15 during that run, including four free throws after Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt received back-to-back technicals with 7:53 remaining and was ejected.
Virginia Tech's Jeff Allen had 25 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double.
Shumpert paced Georgia Tech with 27 points.