Jeremy Roach and Ryan Young combined for 26 points off the bench to lead No. 7 Duke past Virginia Tech 77-67 on Monday in Blacksburg, Va.
Roach scored 16 points and Young tied his season high with 10 for the Blue Devils (16-4, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who outscored the Hokies 26-4 in bench points.
Kyle Filipowski supplied 14 points, Tyrese Proctor added 12 points and Jared McCain paired nine points with 10 rebounds in Duke’s first win at Blacksburg since Dec. 6, 2019.
MJ Collins led Virginia Tech (13-8, 5-5) with 17 points and made half of the Hokies’ six 3-pointers. Hunter Cattoor tallied 15 and made his 300th career 3-pointer, while Sean Pedulla and Lynn Kidd each chipped in 12 points.
The Blue Devils scored from inside and out to pull away after Cattoor’s 3-pointer trimmed Duke’s lead to 45-42 with 14:07 remaining.
Roach and Proctor combined for three triples while Young and Mark Mitchell produced in the paint over a four-minute stretch that grew the Blue Devils’ advantage to 61-51 with 9:56 to play.