How's this for foreshadowing: earlier this week, in researching some bit of
trivia that I now no longer recall, I got sidetracked and wound up reading the
Hokie Huddler's account of Virginia Tech's epic 141-133 double overtime win over
Southern Mississippi on February 6th, 1988. Little did I know that a few days
after I relived that classic, the Hokies would stage another double overtime
thriller, downing Duquesne 116-108 in the opening round of the 2009 NIT.
Perhaps you remember that 1988 epic. Bimbo Coles dropped a career-high 51
points on the Golden Eagles that day, and Wally Lancaster chipped in 39
additional points to help the Hokies win a game I considered to be the best game
I had ever witnessed in person. It's still one of the best, 21 years later.