Blacksburg, VA (November 13, 2026)—Mount St. Mary's battled Virginia Tech on Friday night with the Hokies pulling away late for an 82-62 win at Cassell Coliseum.
Redd Thompson Jr. led the Mount with 15 points in the game.
Trailing 42-30 at the half, the Mount (1-2) opened the second half on a 6-1 run to cut the deficit to seven. After the Hokies stretched the advantage to 55-37, the Mount rallied.
Wilguens Junior Exacte scored the first six points of an 8-0 run to get the Mountaineers back in the game. The Mount continued to surge, pulling within seven at 62-55 after a pair of Thompson Jr. free throws with 6:32 left in the game. Virginia Tech (4-0) responded with the next six points, and slowly pulled away down the stretch for the win.
Thompson Jr. finished with 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting while Exacte tallied 12 points and six boards.
Anthony Arrington Jr. added a season-high 11 points for the Mount. Abdou Khadre Kebe had nine points and six boards while
Yakhya Diop finished with a career-high eight points and team-high seven rebounds in the game. Amani Hansberry led Virginia Tech with 20 points while Ben Hammond added 18 points and eight assists.
The Hokies opened the game with a 7-0 run, but a Diop bucket and a Thompson Jr. three-pointer cut the Mount's deficit to 7-5. Virginia Tech stretched the lead to 22-14 before a Kebe three-pointer made it 22-17 with 9:15 left in the first half. Virginia Tech then took control of the game with an 11-0 run, building a 33-17 advantage with just over four minutes left in the half. The Mount pulled within 42-30 at the half on a Diop putback basket at the buzzer.
Turnovers were the big difference in the first half as Virginia Tech scored 16 points off 15 Mount miscues. The Mount shot 48.0 percent (12-of-25) in the first half while Virginia Tech shot 44.1 percent (15-of-34). Diop finished the half with eight points and six rebounds while Thompson added seven points.
NOTES
- The Mount is now 0-6 all-time against the Hokies.This was the first meeting between the two teams since 2011.
- Mount St. Mary's is 2-28 all-time against teams in the ACC.The Mount's last win over an ACC team was a 78-74 overtime victory on December 21, 2024.
- Mount St. Mary's finished the game with 23 turnovers leading to 26 Virginia Tech points.
- The Mount held the Hokies to 40.3 percent shooting in the game while shooting 45.8 percent.
- Virginia Tech held a 41-32 edge on the boards, including 21 on the offensive glass.
UP NEXT: Mount St. Mary's hosts Lehigh on Tuesday, November 17, at Knott Arena. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
