March 19, 2008

• Postseason ACCtion Central

Greenberg wins 300th as Hokies cruise to open NIT

Showing no emotional letdown over not making the NCAA Tournament, the Virginia Tech men's basketball set season highs in points, shooting percentage, and 3-point percentage, and head coach Seth Greenberg recorded his 300th career victory as the Hokies rolled to an easy 94-62 victory over Morgan State in the opening round of the NIT on Wednesday night at Cassell Coliseum.

The 32-point margin of victory was the largest by Tech in its postseason history, surpassing the Hokies' 17-point win over Jacksonville in the NCAA Tournament in 1979. Tech improved to 20-13 overall on the season and 19-6 in the NIT.

Morgan State, which won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season crown, wrapped up its season with a 22-11 record.

With his milestone win, Greenberg improved to 300-239 all time in 18 seasons as a head coach. That includes an 87-69 mark in five seasons at Tech.

A.D. Vassallo, a junior from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, paced the Hokies with 27 points and just missed his career high by two points. He hit 11-of-14 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from beyond the 3-point arc.