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Virginia Tech beats Liberty to earn a 2nd trip to Sweet 16

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The final seconds ticked down and the celebration began for Virginia Tech. The more than half-century wait for a return to the Sweet 16 was finally over.

The fourth-seeded Hokies advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in school history, knocking off 12th-seeded Liberty 67-58 in the second round of the East Region on Sunday.

"This moment is so big for us, so big for everybody in this program," forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. said. "It's been a long journey. So I'm glad to be here."

Leaders
Points:	S. James	12.6
Rebounds:	S. James	8.6
Assists:	L. Cabbil Jr.	2.8
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	L. Cabbil Jr.	86.2%
3P%:	E. Cuffee	42.1%
Steals:	L. Cabbil Jr.	1.3
Blocks:	C. Homesley	0.6

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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Atlantic Sun Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Liberty	14-2	29-7
Lipscomb	14-2	29-8
North Florida	9-7	16-17
FGCU	9-7	14-18
NJIT	8-8	22-13
North Alabama	7-9	10-22
Jacksonville	5-11	12-20
Stetson	3-13	7-24
Kennesaw State	3-13	6-26
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.7 (138)
Rebounds:	7.7 (333)
Assists:	14.8 (67)
FG%:	48.7% (13)
FT%:	77.5% (11)
3P%:	36.9% (60)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	61.4 (9)
Rebounds:	25.0 (204)
Assists:	10.1 (19)
FG%:	41.7% (69)
FT%:	67.7% (49)
3P%:	32.4% (77)