Box Score BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Adam Smith scored 22 points to lead Virginia Tech to an 83-63 win over Morgan State on Sunday.
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Smith, who led four Virginia Tech players in double figures, hit 7 of 11 from the floor, including a career-high six 3-pointers, as the Hokies (4-2) sank 12 from long range in the game, and shot 56 percent overall (28-of-50).
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Morgan State (1-6) got off to a terrible start, hitting just two of its first 17 shots. Despite that, the Bears led 7-4 after a jumper by
Blake Bozeman with 15:48 left in the first half.
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But the Hokies responded with a 10-1 run to take the lead, with four different players scoring and Will Johnston capping the run with a three-point play to give Virginia Tech a lead it never would relinquish.
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The Hokies hit 3-pointers on their final four possessions of the first half and led 42-27 at halftime. Smith hit 3-pointers on three straight possessions, and Devin Wilson closed the half by banking in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Hokies the 15-point edge.
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Virginia Tech would go on to lead by as many as 24 points in the second half. Joey van Zegeren added 13 points for the Hokies, while Ahmed Hill had 12. Devin Wilson had 10 points and 11 assists.
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Morgan State struggled from the floor, shooting just 31.6 percent (24-of-76). Bozeman scored a career-high 21 points (4-10 3FG) to lead the Bears.