they lost their only matchup here in john paul jones arena, so trying to snap that streak. alex montgomery as you can see there, one of the best all-time georgia tech when it comes to knocking down those three-point shots. a frustrating moment with the recovery from the knee injury. watching her she was in front of us lachina. she's wincing and trying to play through some pain. i can promise you there. >> lachina: she is wincing. she's going to need help defensively oterotation. >> jenn: when you need a bucket for virginia you go to monica wright, makes it look easy. she was one of the best in the acc and in the country. didn't get the steal that time

in just 4 minutes they clash at john paul jones arena for what is sure to be a battle to the finish.to say the rivalry between virginia tech and virginia is intense, the battle on the hard wood is becoming just as fierce. >> a great team. i mean being high school rivalry i don't think too highly of virginia. a turkey. no, honestly, just a rivalry going on,. >> on the football field the hokeys dominated the common wealth clash winning 6 straight against them, 10 of the last 11 on the basketball court it is a different story. cavaliers successfully protected home court against the hokeys until one night in january two years ago. >> tech hasn't won in charlottesville since 1978 and the game came down to the final play. washington, just afreshish athlete made a marvelous play and got a scooping lay up to go with the buzzer. that was one of the most dramatic. >> when he got the last second lay up, and that was kind of felt better than wake forest. >> last year the two teams split the series with a struggling virginia earning 75- 61 win in charlottesville. this is a whole new season. the w

john paul jones arena in charlottesville, virginia is the site of today's matchup between georgia tech and virginia cavaliers. these two teams tight in the acc standings. as we take a look, duke is the only unblemished in conference play, 5 of the top 16 are ranking, including these two, who are among five tied at 2 and 2 in the conference. hello, everybody and welcome into virginia along with lachina robinson ion jen hildreth. there's one player that stands out. >> jenn: monica wright, the most dominant, a career high 39 points at boston college. monica the senior to take this team to the top. acc and beyond. >> jenn: monica has been an impressive player her entire year. here in charlottesville, nothing different on the floor, offensive and defensive end. for georgia tech, they are going to roll out a new lineup, couple of new players for the first time. one is alex montgomery who hasn't started since she hurt her knee. >> lachina: she's the answer to every question. even with limited minutes she's made her presence felt with prolific shooting. the junior is going to be focused on the

malcolm delaney leading the hokies into the john paul jones arena.tony bennett await. once again, that is thursday, january 28th on comcast sportsnet in high definition. sean mosley showed why he came in field. he is 100% tonight. made all 5. he has 13 points made all 5. he has 13 points and the terps lead by 27. made all 5. he has 13 points and the terps lead by 27. in 1977, in johannesbu sorica n 8-ld b pickthe f go fromathe e ag9, h dy oing oddsis glad inni junrld lf onsh f thof 1 1 iilli e o tha boy en mit tu.s. and ean olf 1 illio odds thg eannin thechamip o and the uen pionwice f inmill ths of is pionaer h ld ded wtism 50. ie eourau learsignutis f t aueaks e at supportyourvet.org. >> steve: the maryland terrapins shoot 60% from the field in the first half. and in the first ever meeting between these two schools, maryland leads it by 27, 57-30. steve buckhantz with ron thompson. you talkedded about it very early on. clearly, gary williams wanted to set the stage, not allow this team to hang around, maybe like william & mary did. and get them out

and of course my dear friend, evan thomas, in his magnificent ratings beginning with john paul jones and the wise men and all about the pacific as an inspiration and we're so glad you share the meeting. our story will open with a steadfast between the united states and the japanese navy over aquatica now in the solomon islands. we find ourselves in the southwest pacific in 1942 through 1944. in many of these battles, the japanese gave as good as they got. the new tactics had to be developed to defeat the powerful japanese navy. mander arleigh burke suddenly became to national fame during his service of battles with his destroyer squadron named them the little beavers. he loved the little beavers. he always loved those favors untracked sailors and that's why the lone star sailor down on involving avenue symbolizes that let that he has for sailors. burke was an aggressive combat leader. his standing orders were to attack an enemy contact without orders from the task force commander. in the battle empress augusta bay and cape st. george, he emulated among all people the strategy to defe

my dear friend evan thomas in his writings beginning with john paul jones, and now about the [unintelligiblee so led you chair the -- we are so glad you chair the navy. we find ourselves in the southwest pacific in 1942 through 1944. in many of these battles the japanese stood as they got. the new tactics had to develop to feed the powerful japanese navy. commander burke came to fame during his service of battles with his destroyer squadron. he loved little beavers. he always loved the sailors that served under him. that is why the lone star -- lone star sailor on pennsylvania avenue symbolizes that love he had for sailors. he was an aggressive leader. [unintelligible] in the battle he emulated the strategy to [unintelligible] here is how he described it. the plan was based on hitting the enemy with the one surprise after another. this was accomplished by putting two divisions in parallel columns. one would slip in close and launched torpedoes and ducked back. when the torpedoes hit, the enemy started shooting. the second half of the team would open up from another direction. when the enemy