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PREVIOUS LIVE MATCHUP: January 24th, 2008
VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES v. DUKE BLUE DEVILS


    

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6:38 pm:  SpitzerTailgate Live Page is open!!

6:44 pm:  The Cassell is a-rocking!!  The Hokies are 7-0 in the Coliseum so far this year....lets make it win #8!

6:47 pm:  The Hokies are playing without Jeff Allen tonight, due to his altercation with an official last weekend against Georgia Tech.  Keep in mind...Deron and Vasallo are averaging 8 rebounds a game....we're in good company w/o Allen.

6:50 pm:  "Duke is the foundation of the ACC...and they play harder than any other team" - Seth Greenberg

6:54 pm:  I have to admit....I can barely hear Bill Roth on the radio, due to how loud the crowd is.

7:02 pm:  CASSELL IS ROCKING!!

7:11 pm:  Gotta make these free throws!!!  At least, Deron just nutted that guy.

7:17 pm: Turnover by Deron...12-6 Duke

7:19 pm:  Dunk by Diakite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:21 pm:  "Most physical game I have seen this year in the ACC" - ESPN announcer

7:30 pm:  I think that was the first free throw made tonight by the Hokies.  Deron getting in Duke's huddle...got tossed out.

7:34 pm:  24-16 Duke

7:40 pm:  The "TEABAG PAULUS" chant has begun in Cassell.

7:45 pm:  Foul by Duke's Scheyer....lets go HOKIES!

7:51 pm: 39-36 Duke....three point game, baby!

7:54 pm:  42-38 HALFTIME in Blacksburg

8:15 pm:  Paulus's three-pointer is called off.

8:38 pm:  65-49 Duke....free throws have hurt the Hokies.

8:45 pm:  70-55 Duke...timeout....Duke is playing with the ball as long as they can.

8:51 pm:  75-55 Duke...I hate to say it...The Hokie crowd is rather weak right now in the Cassell

9:02 pm:  Jeff Allen is wearing blue...not orange & maroon.

9:05 pm:  Duke paid Jeff Allen to bump into that referee.  FINAL SCORE:  81-64 DUKE