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Virginia Tech 102, Maryland-Eastern Shore 50 by Chris James, TechSideline.com, 11/23/04
For the second time this season, Tech dominated the turnover margin by forcing 35 turnovers, while only committing 11. They won the turnover battle in the opener against Loyla (MD) 26-14. Jamon Gordon, who led the Big East in steals last season, had 4 steals for the Hokies in the game, leading the team in that category. Gordon also had 2 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists. Tech established their dominance early, jumping out to a 19-1 lead with 12:55 remaining in the first half. UMES tried to get back in the game by going on a 9-0 run to bring the score to 19-10 with 10:33 remaining in the half, but Tech fought back and gradually extended their lead. The Hokies took a 49-20 lead into halftime. Seth Greenberg was able to play a lot of seldom used reserves in the 2nd half and gradually extend the Hokies’ lead at the same time. Sophomore forward Chris Tucker played 9 minutes in the ball game, scoring 6 points, grabbing 3 rebounds and dishing out 2 assists. Highly touted point guard Marquie Cooke was suspended for the first half for showing up late for a team meeting, but he played 15 quality minutes in the 2nd half. The freshman from Nansemond River High School scored six points, had 4 assists and had a steal. He did not commit a turnover. Shawn Harris came off the bench to play a big game for the Hokies as well. Carlos Dixon was charged with two fouls in the first 3 minutes of action and did not play for the rest of the first half, which opened the door for Harris to get increased playing time. Harris scored 14 points on 5-6 shooting. Other major contributors for the Hokies were sophomores Zabian Dowdell and Coleman Collins, who each scored 12 points. In addition to his 24 points, Washington also added 5 rebounds and 2 assists in only 22 minutes of action. The Hokies were behind in total rebounds at halftime 21-14, but played more physically in the 2nd half and finished even with UMES for the game. Both teams had 36 total rebounds as well as 13 offensive rebounds. Freshman wing Wynton Witherspoon led the Hokies in rebounding with 6. Virginia Tech (2-0) returns to action Sunday afternoon when they hit the road for the first time this season to take on William & Mary. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 pm, and the game will not be televised. MD EASTRN SHORE (50)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Dowling 33 0-6 0-0 0-6 1 1 0
T Parham 24 1-4 4-6 2-8 0 4 6
A Samabaly 13 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 2 2
C Brown 25 2-5 0-0 2-3 2 1 6
C Pruitt 29 5-9 3-3 2-4 0 5 14
L Brookins 17 1-6 0-1 0-0 0 0 3
S Robinson 12 2-3 2-4 1-4 2 2 6
A Davis 17 2-4 0-1 1-3 2 2 4
T Cohen 13 1-6 0-0 3-3 0 3 2
R Leak 10 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 4 3
J McKinnon 7 1-2 2-2 1-2 1 2 4
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TOTALS 200 17-52 12-19 12-34 8 26 50
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Percentages: FG-.327, FT-.632. 3-Point Goals:
4-18, .222 (J Dowling 0-3, A Samabaly 0-2, C
Brown 2-4, C Pruitt 1-4, L Brookins 1-3, S
Robinson 0-1, A Davis 0-1). Team Rebounds: 2.
Blocked Shots: 1 (C Pruitt). Turnovers: 33 (T
Parham 6, C Pruitt 5, C Brown 5, A Samabaly
4, J Dowling 4, A Davis 4, T Cohen 2, J
McKinnon, R Leak, S Robinson). Steals: 6 (L
Brookins 2, C Brown 2, C Pruitt, J McKinnon).
VIRGINIA TECH (102)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Dixon 13 3-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 7
C Collins 20 3-7 6-6 1-3 2 2 12
Z Dowdell 27 4-7 3-3 2-2 1 1 12
D Washington 22 10-12 3-3 0-5 1 1 24
J Gordon 25 0-6 2-4 1-4 9 2 2
B Ritchie 3 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2
S Harris 17 5-6 3-4 2-3 0 3 14
W Witherspoon 21 1-4 4-6 1-6 3 2 6
R Krabbendam 14 3-7 0-0 0-1 0 1 6
M Cooke 15 2-3 2-2 0-1 4 1 6
A Calloway 14 2-5 1-2 4-4 3 1 5
C Tucker 9 2-5 2-4 0-3 2 0 6
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TOTALS 200 35-68 28-36 12-34 26 16 102
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Percentages: FG-.515, FT-.778. 3-Point Goals:
4-13, .308 (C Dixon 1-1, Z Dowdell 1-1, D
Washington 1-1, J Gordon 0-2, B Ritchie 0-1,
S Harris 1-1, W Witherspoon 0-2, R Krabbendam
0-1, M Cooke 0-1, C Tucker 0-2). Team
Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 2 (C Collins, C
Tucker). Turnovers: 11 (J Gordon 5, C Dixon
2, C Collins, C Tucker, D Washington, R
Krabbendam). Steals: 17 (J Gordon 4, C
Collins 2, W Witherspoon 2, Z Dowdell 2, D
Washington 2, C Dixon, S Harris, R
Krabbendam, M Cooke, B Ritchie).
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MD EASTRN SHORE 20 30 - 50
VIRGINIA TECH 49 53 - 102
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Technical fouls: None. A: 8,389. Officials: Brian
Dorsey, Sean Hull, William Bush
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Blacksburg, VA --
The Virginia Tech Hokies used a stingy defense combined with a flashy offensive effort to down Maryland-Eastern Shore
102-50 at Cassell Coliseum on Tuesday night. The 102 points was the most scored by the Hokies since they defeated
Hawaii-Hilo 101-73 in the 1996-97 season opener. Freshman forward Deron Washington led the Hokies in scoring for the
second game in a row with 24 points.