Deron Washington AD Vassallo Coach Seth Greenberg - HokieSports

A.D.
Vassallo
The Hokies played a tough, determined game and even
when Duke tied the score to send it to overtime, the resolve
of the Hokies never wavered. When Jamon Gordon hit a
shot in the lane to give the Hokies a one-point lead and A.D.
Vassallo hit a free throw to push the lead to two-points in the
final seconds, Tech was faced with stopping the Blue Devils’
final possession. Deron Washington, who earlier in the game
had literally leaped over Greg Paulus for a finger-roll basket,
sprinted the length of the floor, jumped and blocked Paulus’
final shot to clinch the 69-67 victory over the #5 Blue Devils.
After a final non-conference win in the Greensboro
Coliseum over UNC Greensboro, the Hokies hosted topranked
North Carolina. As if beating the #5 team the week
before was not challenge enough, Tech did what most
thought was impossible and held off a frantic comeback
attempt by the Tar Heels and captured its second HUGE win
in a week with a 94-88 win over UNC. Five Hokies scored
in double figures, including 23 from Dowdell and 17 off
the bench from Vassallo. It marked the Hokies’ first win
over a top-ranked team in more than 24 years and firmly
established the Hokies into the upper echelon of the ACC
standings.
In a conference like the ACC, the next game is always
the most important. Although some may excuse the loss
at Florida State to the euphoria of the previous two league
Deron
Washington
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