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BLACKSBURG — Carolyn Swords is a sturdy 6-foot-6 and leads the nation in field-goal percentage. But the Boston College center can’t score if she doesn’t have the ball.

Virginia Tech’s Brittany Gordon battled Swords inside and got the Eagles’ top scorer and rebounder into foul trouble, and that made the difference as the Hokies pulled out a 69-64 nip-and-tuck win over Boston College at Cassell Coliseum on Sunday.

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Tech gets beat on the boards and from 3-point range.

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s “Big Three” — and its big center — proved to be too much for the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team Sunday.

Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer combined for 63 points, and 7-foot-1, 260-pound center Brian Zoubek grabbed 16 rebounds and scored three key points to lead the sixth-ranked Blue Devils to a 67-55 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Both teams’ offenses revolve around guards and a forward. 4 decks.

Last fall, senior point guard Jon Scheyer predicted this would be the best Duke team he has played on.

He still feels that way, and it looks like he might be right.

The sixth-ranked Blue Devils (22-4, 10-2 ACC), on a five-game winning streak, will host Virginia Tech (21-4, 8-3) at 7:45 tonight at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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Tech wins its fifth straight and moves into second place in the ACC.

BLACKSBURG — The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team pulled off a signature comeback to pick up a signature victory.

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Wake Forest post player Al-Farouq Aminu poses a hefty challenge for Virginia Tech tonight.

Tonight’s game at Cassell Coliseum won’t just feature the leading scorer in the ACC.

The leading rebounder will be there, too.

Wake Forest’s Al-Farouq Aminu, who is descended from a line of Nigerian kings, rules the boards in the conference.

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The Blue Devils use a 10-0 run late in the game to subdue pesky Virginia Tech.

BLACKSBURG — There was hope in that play.

Aerial Wilson’s shot was blocked, but Shanel Harrison grabbed the rebound. Her stickback missed, but again she fought for the rebound and on the second chance stuck it in, collecting a foul along the way.

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The forward takes control as VT gets by the Cavs.

BLACKSBURG — Once again, Jeff Allen was a major part of the storyline in a basketball game between Virginia Tech and Virginia.

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