During the run, Ieva Kublina scored 8 of Tech's 11 points. The run was keyed by six points from Williams, and the Hokies were up 59-49 with four minutes to go. Down the stretch, St. John's inexplicably used nearly the entire shot clock on their possessions and failed to foul Tech quickly when the Hokies had the ball, basically conceding the game to Tech. In addition to Wetzel's 16 points, Kublina had 14 points and 9 rebounds. We are proud of the kids, and we want them to be proud, but this was a drain tonight.
Bottom line is, it's a win.
It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't easy, but it's a win. With the victory, the Hokies clinch 4th place in the Big East and will get a bye in the first round of this weekend's Big East tournament. St. John's at noon on Sunday, March 4th. That's huge for us. I've been on the other side of the fence, where we had to play in the first round, and I would rather have a bye and have fresh legs on Sunday.