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Virginia Tech plays N.C. A&T on 5-game home skid

North Carolina A&T Aggies (3-6, 0-1 CAA) at Virginia Tech Hokies (3-6, 0-1 ACC)

Blacksburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech looks to end its five-game home losing streak with a victory against N.C. A&T.

The Hokies are 3-3 on their home court. Virginia Tech gives up 70.6 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.0 points per game.

The Aggies are 1-5 in road games. N.C. A&T has a 1-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Virginia Tech is shooting 41.2% from the field this season, 2.2 percentage points lower than the 43.4% N.C. A&T allows to opponents. N.C. A&T averages 6.6 more points per game (77.2) than Virginia Tech gives up (70.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Toibu Lawal is shooting 59.6% and averaging 11.9 points for the Hokies.

Ryan Forrest is scoring 19.9 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Aggies.

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