US EditionBig Run Helps Virginia Tech Beat Charleston Southern in Men's Basketball Opener
Virginia Tech extended their opening-night win streak to 10 games with a 98-67 victory fueled by a 22-3 second-half run, dominating rebounds and forcing turnovers.
- On Monday, November 3, 2025, Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team opened the 2025-26 season with a 98-67 win over Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team in Blacksburg, Virginia.
- After a competitive first half, Virginia Tech erupted with a 22-3 run in the first eight minutes and a 19-0 stretch lasting almost six minutes to pull away.
- Tobi Lawal led scoring with 20 points on 5-for-10 shooting and 10-for-12 free throws, while Amani Hansberry, a transfer from West Virginia, added 19 points and 13 rebounds in his Hokie debut.
- The victory extended Virginia Tech's streak of opening-night wins to ten, with the largest lead hitting 36 points late, reinforcing the Hokies' season-opening consistency since 2016-17.
- Charleston Southern, which faces Toccoa Falls on Nov. 6 at home, shot just 25 percent in the second half, went 2 of 13 from beyond the arc and committed 15 turnovers.
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Virginia Tech 100, Towson 56
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Lawal's 20, Hansberry's 19 power Virginia Tech past Charleston Southern 98-67
Tobi Lawal scored 20 points, Amani Hansberry added 19 points, and Virginia Tech started their season with a 98-67 victory over Charleston Southern on Monday.The Hokies have now won ten consecutive opening-night games, a streak going back to the 2016-17 season.Lawal, one of just four returners for Vi
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Marietta Daily JournalEarly second-half run pushes Virginia Tech past Charleston Southern
A 27-3 run to open the second half propelled Virginia Tech to an easy 98-67 season-opening win over Charleston Southern in Blacksburg, Va.
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