Duke dishes out loss to Virginia Tech

The Duke Blue Devils ran their win streak to 6 games after a 81-64 outcome Thursday night against Virginia Tech. Holding off any spurts late in the game Duke was able to keep a decent lead and makes stops when needed. This one didn't evolve into a high-scoring affair and leading scorers only had 16 points a piece, which were freshman guard Kyle Singler and Tech's A.D. Vassallo. Duke lead the game 42-38 at halftime and carried the momentum over into the second half. They didn't look back after maintaining a substantial lead early in the second half.

It wasn't a good night for Virginia Tech shooting from behind the arc as they hit just 15% of their shots to Duke's 36%. The closet the Hokies came to a lead change was in the second half when A.D. Vassallo connected on a three to notch the score at 42-41. From there on Duke took advantage of their opponents poor shooting and didn't allow the Blacksburg crowd to energize the atmosphere. The Blue Devils are now 4-0 in the ACC and ranked no. 4 with a 16-1 overall record. They have yet to face UNC which will most likely be their toughest challenge on the schedule. Both teams have lost only 1 game.