BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Zach LeDay scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Seth Allen added 15 points and Virginia Tech beat the Virginia Military Institute 88-72 on Saturday night.Virginia Tech (3-0) took the lead for good with 6:44 left in the first half on Khadim Sys layup. The Hokies led 44-34 at the break on the strength of 57 percent shooting and a 19-12 rebounding edge.Tech led by 20 points on several occasions in the second half but VMI kept chipping away.QJ Peterson scored 29 points (23 in the second half) with three 3-pointers and eight rebounds for the Keydets (1-1). Adrian Rich and Trey Chapman added 10 points apiece.Virginia Tech finished shooting 60 percent from the floor (33 of 55) and hit 7 of 17 3-pointers. VMI shot 44 percent from the floor and was outrebounded 34-28.Justin Bibbs and Chris Clarke each added 13 points for Tech.TAKEAWAYSVirginia Tech: Tech is now 91-43 all-time against the VMI Keydets in a rivalry that dates back to the 1908-09 season. The Hokies have won the last six games in the series. Tech doesnt begin the ACC portion of its schedule until a New Years Eve noon home game against Duke.VMI: The Keydets havent beaten Virginia Tech since Dec. 4, 2004.UP NEXTVirginia Tech hits the road for their next game against New Mexico on Thanksgiving Day in Fullerton, California, competing in the Wooden Legacy tourney. ESPN will carry the 4:30pm contest.VMI is on the road Tuesday night against Presbyterian College. Seattle Mariners Store .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. Custom Seattle Mariners Jerseys . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. Gabriel Bourque scored 3:07 into the second period and Austin Watson tallied 5:15 later for Nashville. https://www.cheapmariners.com/ . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. Seattle Mariners Shirts . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. Fake Mariners Jerseys . LOUIS -- St. ATLANTA -- Willie Clayton scored 11 points and had 15 rebounds and Georgia State beat Division-II Georgia Southwestern 83-52 on Saturday to give Ron Hunter a coaching milestone.Hunter won his 108th game at Georgia State, the most in school history, in his sixth season and became the seventh Division-I coach to become the all-time wins leader at multiple schools. Hunter spent 17 years at IUPUI where he won 274 games.Clayton put together his 19th career double-double. Devin Mitchell, with four 3-pointers, added 13 points and Malik Benlevi 12 for the Panthers (5-3), winners of four of their last five.dddddddddddd.Georgia State led 39-22 at halftime then began the second half on a 25-9 run. The Panthers shot 50 percent, were 11 of 24 from the arc, had a 43-22 rebounding advantage and turned 18 turnovers, including 10 steals, into 24 points.Brandon Price and Tyrone Wooten scored 14 points each for the Hurricanes (1-5). ' ' '