Men’s basketball
BLACKSBURG — Tobi Lawal scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Virginia Tech to a 78-61 victory over Bryant on Wednesday night.
Christian Gurdak added 15 points for Virginia Tech (5-0), which shot 52% (30 of 58) from the floor. Ben Hammond and Neoklis Avdalas scored 11 points apiece and Tyler Johnson had 10.
Virginia Tech (5-0) took the lead for good with about five minutes remaining in the first half and had a 10-point lead early in the second. Bryant used an 11-4 surge, capped by Keegan Harvey’s 3-pointer, to pull to 38-35 with 17:11 remaining.
The Bears stayed within single digits for most of the next 12 minutes before Hammond converted a three-point play to make it 62-52 and the Hokies cruised from there.
Quincy Allen scored 13 points, Harvey added 12 points and Timofei Rudovskii finished with 11 for Bryant (1-4). Virginia Tech closed the first half on a 15-4 run for a 32-24 lead. Johnson scored seven points and had five rebounds for the Hokies. Rudovskii scored six first-half points for Bryant.
It was the 110th win at Virginia Tech for coach Mike Young, who surpassed Chuck Noe to move to third place in the program.
Virginia Tech, which is 5-0 for the first time since 2022-23, will play Colorado State next Wednesday in an opening round game at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Bryant plays at third-ranked UConn on Sunday.
William & Mary 82, Bowling Green 74: Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi scored 16 points and Chase Lowe made all five of his field goals and finished with 14 points as the Tribe won a nonconference game in Ohio.
Vahlberg Fasasi also added five rebounds and five assists for the Tribe (3-2), and Kyle Pulliam went 8 for 8 from the foul line and ended up with 13 points.
Javontae Campbell led the Falcons (3-2) in scoring, finishing with 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Javon Ruffin and Josiah Shackelford each had 11 points.
William & Mary took the lead with 12:30 left in the first half and did not trail again. W&M led 41-26 at halftime.
Christopher Newport 78, North Carolina Wesleyan 69: Toa Hollenbeck scored all 22 of his points in the second half and Tyson Henderson finished with a game-high 23 points to pace the Captains (2-2) in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Hollenbeck, nursing a sprained ankle and questionable to play at all, took over by scoring eight straight points, including two 3-pointers, to spark a 12-0 that put CNU in front for good.
Women’s basketball
Christopher Newport 85, The College of New Jersey 59: The Captains scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter and forced 11 turnovers in the final period in a road win in New Jersey.
CNU outscored TCNJ 20-3 in the fourth quarter.
Sydney Worsham’s 17 points led the Captains (3-2), and Madison McKenzie added 15 points.
