Virginia Tech overcomes 19-point deficit to stun Phoenix

Virginia Tech stormed back from a 19-point, first-half deficit to survive an upset scare from Elon in an 82-81 overtime victory Saturday in Blacksburg, Va. Amani Hansberry dominated in the paint with game-highs of 20 points and 14 rebounds, including seven offensive rebounds. Christian Gurdak scored 17, Ben Hammond had 15 and Izaiah Pasha scored 11 for the Hokies (11-2). Chandler Cuthrell paced the Phoenix (7-5) with 18 points and Isaac Harrell added 16 points and nine rebounds going 6-for-7 from the field and sinking all four of his treys. Kacper Klaczek added 11 points. With Hansberry fouling out 1:09 into overtime and Tyler Johnson leaving the game due to injury soon after, Virginia Tech struggled, missing three of five shots to start the period. After trading buckets, DeMarco Johnson got an easy layup for an 81-80 Elon lead with 25 seconds left. Gurdak, starting due to multiple Virginia Tech injuries, got the ball inside and finished over an Elon defender to flip it for a Hokie one-point lead with 10 secRead More