A.D Vassallo scored 29 points and Malcolm Delaney added 24 as Virginia Tech held on to beat Virginia 78-75 on Saturday.

The Hokies (10-5, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) led on 64-49 with 5:23 left, but Mustapha Farrakhan came off the bench and hit four three-pointers in the final five minutes as the Cavaliers (7-6, 1-1) closed quickly.

Farrakhan's fourth three, with 49.7 seconds left, pulled Virginia to 72-70, but Vassallo's jumper pushed the lead back to four. After Sylven Landesberg's driving basket for Virginia, Vassallo made two free throws with 9.3 seconds left, putting the Hokies ahead 76-72.

A three-pointer by Jamil Tucker kept it interesting by pulling Virginia to 76-75 with 2.6 seconds to go, but Vassallo hit two more free throws with 1.9 seconds left to seal the win.

Landesberg led Virginia with 20 points and Mike Scott had 16.