Belt game 1,941 · February 26, 2011
Virginia Tech takes the belt
Virginia Tech beat Duke 64–60 at home to start reign 559 of the College Basketball belt, the 2nd for the program.
Duke had held it since February 13, 2011, with 3 defenses over 13 days.
Virginia Tech held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston College on March 1, 2011.
559Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Singler | 40 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-19 | 1-7 | 9-10 |
| Nolan Smith | 40 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Mason Plumlee | 30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Andre Dawkins | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Thornton | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Kelly | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Seth Curry | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Miles Plumlee | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Virginia Tech
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Allen | 39 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-18 | 2-2 | 2-4 |
| Terrell Bell | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Erick Green | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 1-5 |
| Victor Davila | 39 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Malcolm Delaney | 40 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Jarell Eddie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Manny Atkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Garland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.