Virginia Tech hits 20 3-pointers, routs Coppin State 97-57
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Nahiem Alleyne and Jalen Cone each made five 3-pointers and scored 18 points as Virginia Tech routed Coppin State 97-57 on Saturday night.
It was the second straight win for Virginia Tech (6-1), which beat No. 24 Clemson on Tuesday after its 20-point loss to Penn State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 8.
The Hokies were a season-best 20 of 37 from 3-point range, with eight players hitting at least one. They made 11 from distance against Radford and attempted 27 against VMI.
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They led the Atlantic Coast Conference last season with 315 made 3-pointers.
Alleyne and Cone were a combined 12-of-23 shooting from the field. Keve Aluma added 12 points and Hunter Cattoor had 11, and each made a pair of 3s for Virginia Tech. Cattoor also had five assists.
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The Hokies shot 52% (30 of 58) overall and outrebounded the Eagles 43-29.
Anthony Tarke scored 19 points for Coppin State (1-6). Isaiah Gross added 12 points.
Virginia Tech entered as the only team in the ACC with two wins over ranked teams this season. They also beat then-No. 3 Villanova, 81-73 in overtime on Nov. 29. The Hokies face Longwood on Monday and continue conference play hosting Miami on Dec. 29.