BLACKSBURG, Va. — Tobi Lawal scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Virginia Tech to a 78-61 victory over Bryant on Wednesday night.

Christian Gurdak added 15 points for Virginia Tech (5-0), which shot 52% (30 of 58) from the floor. Ben Hammond and Neoklis Avdalas scored 11 points apiece and Tyler Johnson had 10.

Virginia Tech (5-0) took the lead for good with about five minutes remaining in the first half and had a 10-point lead early in the second. Bryant used an 11-4 surge, capped by Keegan Harvey's 3-pointer, to pull to 38-35 with 17:11 remaining.

The Bears stayed within single digits for most of the next 12 minutes before Hammond converted a three-point play to make it 62-52 and the Hokies cruised from there.

Quincy Allen scored 13 points, Harvey added 12 points and Timo

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