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Bibbs scores 22 as Hokies beat Deacons 81-74

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 5:08 p.m. ET

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Justin Bibbs scored 22 points, and Virginia Tech pulled away in the second half to take an 81-74 victory over Wake Forest on Sunday night.

Zach LeDay added 17 points, and Justin Robinson and Seth Allen had 14 each for the Hokies (16-13, 8-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their third straight.

Codi Miller-McIntyre scored 19 points, Bryant Crawford had 16, Devin Thomas 13 and Mitchell Wilbekin 11 for the Deacons (11-18, 2-15).

Wake Forest tied the score for the sixth time with a layup with 14:43 remaining. But Virginia Tech went on a 9-0 run, capped by two free throws from LeDay, to put the Hokies in the lead to stay.

Wake Forest managed to cut Virginia Tech's lead to 67-64 with 2:57 remaining, but Robinson hit a 3-pointer and Bibbs followed with two free throws to stretch the Hokies' lead back to eight points. The Deacons would pull no closer than four points the rest of the way.

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