Jaden Schutt came off the bench to score 18 points, all from beyond the arc, to propel Virginia Tech to a 73-62 victory over George Mason Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va.Amani Hansberry added 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Hokies (8-2) in their first meeting with the Patriots since 1992.Tyler Johnson contributed 13 points and five rebounds for Virginia Tech, which made 47.4% of its shots from the floor and 9 of 25 (36%) from beyond the arc.Schutt was the Hokies’ top marksman, hitting 6 of 12 shots from deep.Kory Mincy produced 16 points and eight assists to pace George Mason (9-1), which started the day as one of 15 remaining unbeaten teams in Division I.It was the first true road game this season for the Patriots, who got 11 points and five rebounds from Riley Allenspach and 10 points from Jahari LongGeorge Mason entered the day fourth in the nation in 3-point accuracy at 41.9%. But the Hokies limited the Patriots to 7-of-21 (33.3%) shooting from deep.Virginia Tech opened with the game’s first seven points before George Mason settled in with back-to-back 3-pointers from Long and Allenspach.The Patriots earned their first lead of the game, 24-22, when Mincy drained an NBA-length 3-pointer with 7:44 left in the period.
