Virginia Tech vs Virginia: High Stakes ACC Showdown

0:00On March 6, Virginia Tech's men's basketball team faces a pivotal matchup against the 13th ranked Virginia Cavaliers this weekend. The Hokies sit at 19 wins and 11 losses overall, with an 8-9 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference. A victory would deliver a crucial quadrant, one win, bolstering their resume as they eye an NCAA tournament birth with just one regular season game. Meanwhile, Virginia Tech holds the 12th spot in ACC standings and their tournament seating hinges on Saturday's other results, including Florida. State over Southern Methodist University, North Carolina State beating Stanford and Wake Forest top in California. Only in that exact scenario do the Hokies lock in the ninth seed for the ACC tournament starting Tuesday, March 10 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The stakes feel sky high for players and fans alike, especially after Tuesday's close call where Virginia Tech squandered a 19-point lead against Boston College.

1:01Lay game wolves have plagued them this season, with four one-possession losses and six single-digit defeats in conference play, leaving supporters. Anxious about another collapse. Adding to the challenge, the Cavaliers boast a 15-in-1 home record at John Paul Jones Arena, where Virginia Tech has won just two of the last, ten meetings. The Hokies did snag an earlier season win over Virginia at home on December 31, but sweeping the series would mark their first since the two, 2009-2010 campaign. Tip office set for Sunday at 12 p.m. Eastern time on the CW Network, setting the stage for the Hokies to carry momentum into postseason play.