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Virginia Tech Basketball: Instant Takeaways from Virginia Tech's loss to the Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia Tech lost at home vs UVA.

Kahlil McCuller

Feb 15, 2025; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies forward Tobi Lawal (1) shoots the ball as Virginia Cavaliers forward Anthony Robinson (21) defends during the first half at Cassell Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bishop-Imagn Images
Feb 15, 2025; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies forward Tobi Lawal (1) shoots the ball as Virginia Cavaliers forward Anthony Robinson (21) defends during the first half at Cassell Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bishop-Imagn Images / Brian Bishop-Imagn Images

1. Turnovers

The Hokies put themselves behind for much of the game today, due to a lack of ability to take care of the basketball. In this game, the Hokies had 10 turnovers and gave up 12 points, which really hurt them down the stretch as they fell behind by as many as 15 points and had to fight their way back.

2. Points In The Paint

The Hokies gave a lot of easy points inside today on top of the turnovers they had. Virginia Tech finished the game allowing 24 points in the paint and the Cavaliers to shoot 19 free throws which has been an ongoing problem for them this season. This led to the Hokies giving up 11 second-chance points which allowed UVA to get out to a large 15-point lead during the game.

3. Tobi Lawal

Tobi Lawal continued his stellar play this season, scoring a team-high 23 points, grabbing 7 rebounds, and dropping in 2 assists on a good 63% shooting from the field to go along with 2-2 made three-pointers. Lawal, a transfer from VCU has averaged 12.9 points, and 6.9 rebounds, on 38% shooting from three and 57% shooting from the field.

4. Lack Of Offense

For much of this season, the Hokies have struggled getting consistent offense out of their players and today was no different as they only had two player score in the double figures. For the season, they only have two players averaging 10 or more points per game, that being Tobi Lawal, and Mylyjael Poteat.

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Kahlil McCuller
KAHLIL MCCULLER

Kahlil McCuller joined the Sports Illustrated team in summer 2024 and is a Sports Media major at Virginia Tech. Covering College Baseball, College Basketball, and College Football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Prior to this Kahlil worked pregame radio shows for Virginia Tech Basketball teams on 105.3 The Bear and started his own basketball podcast on Spotify called "Fleeky Hoops Podcast" and covered March Madness for the Hokies Women's Basketball team back in March 2024. My favorite sports teams are: Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Chargers, Virginia Tech Hokies and PSG for Soccer