LAS VEGAS (AP) - Pierce Hornung had 18 points and 10 rebounds, leading four players in double figures, as Colorado State crushed Virginia Tech 88-52 in the Las Vegas Classic championship game Sunday night.
The Rams, after a methodical and balanced approach in a first half that gave them a 33-27 lead at halftime, opened the second half on a 12-2 run and went on to outscore the Hokies 55-25.
Dorian Green also scored 18 points for the Rams (10-2), while Greg Smith had 17 and Colton Iverson added 15.
Playing in front of a sparse crowd at the Orleans Arena, the Rams made a statement in winning the title in front of a nationally televised audience. Facing arguably its toughest test of the season, the Mountain West's Colorado State showed no signs of intimidation against the ACC's Hokies (9-3), in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Virginia Tech (9-3) | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| Colorado State (10-2) « | 33 | 55 | 88 |
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| Virginia Tech Hokies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Eddie, F | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| C. Raines, F | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| C. Barksdale, F | 20 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| E. Green, G | 36 | 10-21 | 4-5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| R. Brown, G | 21 | 0-8 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Beyer | 25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Rankin | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| J. Van Zegeren | 14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| W. Johnston | 10 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Racer | 3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| G. Donlon | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Patrick | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-53 | 8-16 | 32 | 4 | 21 | 52 | |
| 35.8% | 50% | ||||||
| Colorado State Rams | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Iverson, F | 29 | 5-9 | 5-7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| G. Smith, F | 29 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| P. Hornung, F | 27 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| D. Green, G | 32 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| W. Eikmeier, G | 27 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Bejarano | 25 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Octeus | 16 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| G. Santo | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| J. Mason | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. De Ciman | 4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 30-63 | 17-27 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 88 | |
| 47.6% | 63% | ||||||
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