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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayMercer67
Final
HomeVirginia Tech96
Thursday, November 5, 2026Cassell ColiseumAll Evanston sports
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VT474996
Final

Virginia Tech routs Mercer 96-67

Virginia Tech Hokies rolled past Mercer Bears 96-67 on Thursday at Cassell Coliseum.

The first half made the difference: Virginia Tech outscored Mercer 47-24.

Virginia Tech shot 49% to 41% and won the boards 39-34.

For Virginia Tech, Amani Hansberry (F): 23. For Mercer, KJ Lamonte (G): 21.

Virginia Tech improves to 2-0. Mercer falls to 1-1.

Attendance: 5,060.

Full recap at ESPN: Hansberry's 23 points power Virginia Tech past Mercer 96-67

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#1
MER · PointsKJ Lamonte G21
#1
MER · AssistsKJ Lamonte G5
#18
MER · ReboundsKaron Boyd F6
#13
VT · PointsAmani Hansberry F23
#3
VT · AssistsBen Hammond G4
#10
VT · ReboundsTyler Johnson G9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
M. Mabor Makoi F2784-50-00-041201134
D. Goodman G1993-70-23-511110013
KJ Lamonte G32216-102-27-945600223
B. Shoulders G2620-10-12-421300024
Q. Perkins II G2683-92-50-012200012
K. Boyd F23124-92-42-361000150
P. Padegimas F900-00-00-050100230
K. Steele F731-20-01-250200232
S. Cherry G2041-80-32-410100013
D. Barr G600-10-10-010000100
R. Cate G500-20-20-010001010
Team6722-546-2017-2734111812102421

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