National Basketball Association
Virginia Tech 56, Oklahoma St. 51
When: 2:30 PM ET, Friday, November 26, 2010
Where: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
Officials:
# Darron George, # Gerry Pollard, # Rick Randall
Attendance:
3229
By SportsDirect Inc.
Malcolm Delaney hit 10-of-11 free throws and finished with 16 points as Virginia Tech used a late surge to squeeze past Oklahoma State, 56-51, on Friday in the semifinals of the 76 Classic at Anaheim, California.
Jeff Allen added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Hokies (4-1), who will player the winner of the UNLV-Murray State contest on Sunday in the Finals. The Cowboys will face the loser of that matchup in the third-place game.
Oklahoma State (4-1) led, 29-26, at the half and stretched it to 45-38 after Ray Penn’s jumper with 6:02 left in the contest before the Hokies began to battle back. Delaney, Tyrone Garland and Victor Davila each scored four points during a 12-3 run over the next four minutes to give Virginia Tech a 50-48 lead with 1:59 remaining. The Hokies finished the game on an 18-3 spurt.
Virginia Tech held the Cowboys to 28.8 percent (17-of-59) shooting from the field, including 3-of-13 from beyond the arc.
Jan-Paul Olukemi scored 17 points off the bench for Oklahoma State.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma St. |
|
Virginia Tech |
|
Jean-Paul Olukemi 17 |
Scoring |
Malcolm Delaney 16 |
|
Ray Penn 3 |
Assists |
Terrell Bell 3 |
|
Marshall Moses 12 |
Rebounds |
Jeff Allen 7 |
|
Jean-Paul Olukemi 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Malcolm Delaney 10 |
|
Jean-Paul Olukemi 2 |
Steals |
Terrell Bell 1 |
|
Matthew Pilgrim 2 |
Blocks |
Victor Davila 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma St.
|
51 |
28.8 |
3-13 |
14-20 |
8 |
38 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Virginia Tech
|
56 |
34.7 |
2-14 |
20-31 |
8 |
34 |
3 |
2 |
0 |