Virginia Tech will play its first true road game of the season Tuesday night when it travels to Columbia, S.C. to face South Carolina in the ACC-SEC Challenge.

The Hokies (6-2) have lost two games in a row to cap a 1-2 stay at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. After beating Colorado State in the tournament opener, Virginia Tech was beaten by double figures by two other mid-major opponents, Saint Mary's and VCU.

In both defeats, the Hokies lost the rebounding battle. Against the Gaels, Virginia Tech struggled mightily from 3-point land, making just 7 of 30 attempts from behind the arc for a 23.3% clip. Against VCU, the Hokies turned the ball over 13 times, which the Rams flipped into 20 points.

"They played better than we did and that falls on my shoulders," said seventh

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