Tech Takeaways: A look back at the Hokies' 85-72 win over Florida State - VT hokiesports.com

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BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech put together one of the best shooting performances in program history on Saturday afternoon as the Hokies defeated Florida State, 85-72.

Hunter Cattoor (27, 9-11) and Sean Pedulla (20, 6-7) both set career highs in points and 3-point field goals made. Cattoor's nine buckets from deep tied Justin Robinson's single-game record for 3-pointers made set on Jan. 26, 2019 vs. Syracuse.

STEP(BACK) BROS

With their career days, Cattoor and Pedulla accounted for 55 percent of Tech's scoring on Saturday. The two made 15 of the Hokies' 18 3-pointers.
Per SportsReference, it was the first time two players have combined to shoot above 80% (83%) from beyond the arc (min. of 18 attempts).
Pedulla set a career high in minutes (23), while he and Cattoor also set career highs in points and 3-point field goals made.
Pedulla became the first Tech freshman to score 20 points since Feb. 19, 2020.

RECORD DAY

Cattoor tied for the seventh-most 3-point field goals made in a single game in Division I this season and the most among ACC players.
The Hokies broke the ACC record for single-game 3-point percentage since moving the three-point line back to 22'1-3/4".
Eighteen is the most threes by Tech in an ACC game and 72 percent is the Hokies' highest 3-point percentage in an ACC game.
Pedulla had career highs in points (20), minutes (23) and 3-point field goals (six).

HAD TO GET HOT

A combination of Florida State's size and Tech's bigs getting in foul trouble made shooting lights out a necessity.
The Hokies were outscored 42-20 in the paint, but had a 54-15 point advantage from deep.
Virginia Tech had a season-low 18 rebounds, which resulted in their third win (Maine and Maryland) of the season when having a negative rebounding margin.

ABOUT TIME

Saturday's win was Tech's first win in Tallahassee, Florida since Feb. 24, 1990, and Mike Young's first win against the Seminoles in his career.
It also marked the first time since the 1979-80 season that both Virginia Tech's men's and women's basketball teams won in Tallahassee in the same season.

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