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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia Tech 79, Lehigh 53
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 16, 2019
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials: # Jeffrey Anderson, # Jeff Pon, # Pat Adams
Attendance: 9275

Landers Nolley II had 27 points and a season-high seven 3-pointers and P. J. Horne added 14 points as host Virginia Tech ran past Lehigh 79-53 on Saturday afternoon at Blacksburg, Va.

Hunter Cattoor had season highs with 11 points and three 3-pointers and Tyrece Johnson had season highs of eight points and 11 rebounds for the Hokies, who are 4-0 after losing their top five scorers from a Sweet 16 team last season.

Jordan Cohen had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists and Jeameril Wilson had 11 and five rebounds for the Patriot League's Mountain Hawks, who have won 20 games in two of the last three seasons.

Cattoor had eight points and two 3-pointers and Nolley and Horne had five points apiece when the Hokies, who led by five at halftime, went on a 21-4 run for a 60-38 lead midway through the second half. They led by as many as 29.

Nolley, who missed his first four shots, was 10-of-19 from the field and 7-of-12 from the three-point line, adding five rebounds and four assists. He has 91 points in his first four games.

Virginia Tech had a 36-28 rebounding edge and took advantage of the Mountain Hawks' 19 turnovers. Lehigh shot 39.6 percent.

Lehigh led 15-9 seven minutes into the game after Ed Porter made a jumper before the Hokies went on a 10-0 run and did not trail again. Nolley and Cattoor had 3-pointers and Nahiem Alleyne punctuated the run on a dunk for a 23-18 lead. Nolley had two assists in that run. It was 37-32 at halftime.

Under new coach Mike Young, formerly of Wofford, the Hokies are 4-0 for the second consecutive season, the first time that has happened since the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Lehigh   Virginia Tech
Jordan Cohen 11 Scoring Landers Nolley II 27
Andrei Arion 3 Assists Wabissa Bede 6
Jeameril Wilson 5 Rebounds Tyrece Radford 11
Jordan Cohen 4 Free Throws Made Nahiem Alleyne 3
Jakob Alamudun 2 Steals Wabissa Bede 3
Evan Taylor 1 Blocks Hunter Cattoor 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Lehigh 53 39.6 7-22 4-5 14 25 1 5 19
Virginia Tech 79 47.7 14-37 3-4 19 35 4 8 10