Cassell was packed and insane for that game.

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Will Stewart

VT led that game 39-20 at half time. That thing was a foregone conclusion ... and then NMSU gradually crawled back into it, finally tying it with less than 15 seconds left to go. That's a big reason why the crowd went so insane when Travis's shot went in. Cassell lived that entire second half in a state of dread. The Hokies had only scored 22 second half points before that shot went in.

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Posted: 03/23/2026 at 04:23 PM ET

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NIT memories 1995 edition - crowd was loving it! -- AnotherTechW Mar 23, 2026 at 01:44 PM ET

AnotherTechW • 03/23/26 01:44 PM ET

Yeah, we expect more per the mouths of the MBB program. ** -- GoldCoast Mar 24, 2026 at 11:12 AM ET

GoldCoast • 03/24/26 11:12 AM ET

you think it was a big deal then.... -- lazarus1 Mar 23, 2026 at 09:46 PM ET

lazarus1 • 03/23/26 09:46 PM ET

Back then, only 41 teams made the NCAA and NIT combined -- HokieNL Mar 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM ET

HokieNL • 03/23/26 10:01 PM ET

crazy. didn't realize that. ** -- GoldCoast Mar 24, 2026 at 11:11 AM ET

GoldCoast • 03/24/26 11:11 AM ET

which made VT winning it then even more remarkable -- lazarus1 Mar 23, 2026 at 11:39 PM ET

lazarus1 • 03/23/26 11:39 PM ET

In '73 when VT won the NIT, NCAA only took 25 teams.** -- Hokester Mar 23, 2026 at 10:54 PM ET

Hokester • 03/23/26 10:54 PM ET

Yes. That 1973 NIT win was a good bit more impressive than the 1995 win -- HokieNL Mar 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET

HokieNL • 03/23/26 11:07 PM ET

THANK YOU for posting that video! Imagine... -- HokieNL Mar 23, 2026 at 07:20 PM ET

HokieNL • 03/23/26 07:20 PM ET

But 95 it is 30 yrs ago -- 1947Sunbowl Mar 23, 2026 at 05:16 PM ET

1947Sunbowl • 03/23/26 05:16 PM ET

Cassell was packed and insane for that game. ◄ -- Will Stewart

Mar 23, 2026 at 04:23 PM ET

Will Stewart

• 03/23/26 04:23 PM ET

I was in that pile of people around Travis at the end -- c5hokie Mar 24, 2026 at 10:14 AM ET

c5hokie • 03/24/26 10:14 AM ET

"Cassell was packed" - that alone paints a great picture** -- HokieNL Mar 23, 2026 at 08:21 PM ET

HokieNL • 03/23/26 08:21 PM ET

Aces line 13 points 18 rebounds! And David Jackson 1-9 from 3! -- AnotherTechW Mar 23, 2026 at 05:03 PM ET

AnotherTechW • 03/23/26 05:03 PM ET

Unfortunately that NIT was so bittersweet for me. -- Atlee Hokie Mar 23, 2026 at 04:36 PM ET

Atlee Hokie • 03/23/26 04:36 PM ET

What a memory! One of my all time favorite moments in Cassell.** -- localhokiekid Mar 23, 2026 at 03:26 PM ET

localhokiekid • 03/23/26 03:26 PM ET