After beginning the 2026-27 college basketball season 2-0 with home wins over Coppin State and Mercer, Virginia Tech and veteran head coach Mike Young got their first big test of the season on Tuesday night with a non-conference game in Sioux Falls, Iowa.
In what was more like a true road game than a "neutral site" game, the Hokies battled Iowa for 40 minutes and then a five-minute overtime until they came away with a 93-88 victory. It was a huge win for several reasons, but it'll be a win that will be looked back on by the NCAA Tournament committee come March. It could be a Quad 1, if not a Quad 2, victory on the Tech résumé.
Virginia Tech has a quick turnaround with a home game on Friday night at home against Mount St. Mary's in what is going to kickoff a big athletics weekend in Blacksburg. On Saturday, James Franklin and the football team will host Stanford, and on Sunday, Megan Duffy and the women's basketball team will host La Salle. After their gut-check win over Iowa on Tuesday night, Young had a message for the Hokies students about Friday night's game.
"I know it's November. Football is having a really good year, but with a Saturday football game against Stanford we're in the Cassell on Friday. Time for Hokie fans to start coming down Washington [Street], into the Cassell for men's basketball, and I look forward to seeing them and Cassell Guard on Friday," Young said, per David Cunningham of Tech Sideline.
@CassellGuardVT we need you guys on Friday at 7:00pm. We have a good basketball team, tough kids that play the right way. You guys have always responded. Get to Cassell!
— Mike Young (@CoachMKYoung) November 11, 2026
If we're being honest, this should be another win for the Hokies. So far this season, the returns have been promising, with the transfers Young brought in and some key returners. Ben Hammond is quickly turning into one of the top guards in the ACC, and Oklahoma State transfer Jaylen Curry has been very good as well in the backcourt. Amani Hansberry has been good, and Tyler Johnson is playing very well off the bench.
Here is a breakdown of how to watch and more for Friday night's game.
How to Watch Virginia Tech vs. Mount St. Mary's
- Date: Friday, Nov. 13
- Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Venue: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.
- How to Watch (TV): ACC Network Extra
- Streaming: fubo TV
- Virginia Tech record: 3-0
- Mount St. Mary's record: 1-1
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Virginia Tech vs. Mount St. Mary's series history
- All-time meetings: 5
- Virginia Tech all-time record vs. Iowa: 5-0
- Last meeting: 2011: Virginia Tech 99, Mount St. Mary's 34
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