saved three set points at 5-3 down. Wawrinka had made a fearsome start, too, hitting Murray off the court the first few games, the Scots timing still not right at the O2 Arena.I weathered the earl

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Virginia Tech proved it can overcome a slow start and turnovers.The Hokies fell behind by 17 points early and trailed by 10 to start the fourth quarter, but Jerod Evans guided them to a touchdown and a pair of field goals by Joey Slye in the quarter to beat Notre Dame 34-31 Saturday.Evans threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in intermittent snow and 20 mph winds. The Hokies (8-3) had been 0-3 when trailing at halftime this season and minus-9 in turnovers in its three losses. Evans threw an interception on a pass that bounced off the hands of Cam Phillips and fumbled when he was sacked, leading to 10 points by the Irish on the two turnovers.Evans said the Hokies knew the game wasnt over after falling behind 17-0.We know were more than capable of doing of what we do with the high-powered offense, so you dont lose confidence easily when youve got that type of talent, he said.The Virginia Tech defense shut down the Irish offense in the second half. After giving up 299 yards in total offense, the Hokies held the Irish to 150 yards in the second half -- with 67 yards of that came on a touchdown run by Josh Adams that extended Notre Dames lead to 31-21 and 57 coming on the final drive of the game.They hit us on a couple of plays early that they had not shown, but our kids hung in there, Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster said. It was a tale of two halves. They did some unique things and we adjusted.DeShone Kizer, who was 13-of-18 passing for 199 yards with two touchdowns in the first half, was just 3 of 15 for 36 yards in the second half.We had some balls that were catchable that we didnt catch. I just dont think we executed quite as well offensively, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said.Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said the Hokies simply played better after halftime.I dont think there was any great revelation at halftime. Its just, weve got to play better, he said. We were out there dropping the ball on the ground, giving up big plays. Just not playing Virginia Tech football. I think guys kind of settled down and got their feet underneath them and felt like if theyd just execute theyd have a chance to have success. Thats what they did.THE TAKEAWAYVirginia Tech: A solid performance after a slow start should give the Hokies confidence as they try to clinch the ACC Coastal Division.Notre Dame: It was the same old story for the Irish, who squandered a double-digit lead in a loss for the third time this season. The loss clinched a losing season for the Irish, just the 14th time in 128 seasons of playing football and the first since going 3-9 in 2007.POLL IMPLICATIONS: The win against the Irish could get the Hokies back in the poll.UNWANTED RECORDThe loss drops Kellys record to 59-30 in seven seasons at Notre Dame, tying him with Lou Holtz for most losses at the school. Holtz was 100-30-2 in 11 seasons. Kelly will finish with only his second losing season in 26 seasons as coach. Central Michigan finished 4-7 in his first year as head coach there in 2004.UP NEXTVirginia Tech: The Hokies finish the regular season with their annual game against rival Virginia. 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When the ball was there to be attacked I did it. I played a very solid match.He has won four titles in that time and dropped just five sets, his ruthless consistency taking him to the No. 1 ranking for the first time and dethroning Novak Djokovic after 122 consecutive weeks.The two men remain on course to meet in what would be a dream curtain closer Sunday -- it would be the first time in the history of the Tour Finals where the two finalists would not only be playing for the championship but the year-end No. 1 ranking.But first up for Murray is Milos Raonic, in a repeat of the Wimbledon final. Hes beaten the Canadian the last seven times they have played, though Raonic has had an extra days rest.I dont think it should have too much of an impact, Murray told a news conference.Thankfully todays match was quick. In the match with Kei, I played three hours and 20 minutes. Definitely would have had an impact on the next days match. Luckily I had a days break after the mmatch with Kei.ddddddddddddjokovic will face Nishikori Saturday -- the Japanese player was already guranateed a semifinal spot before losing to Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Friday evening, their match rendered a dead rubber with Murray winning in straight setsWawrinka had qualified from his group for the last three years, and the equation was simple for him Friday -- win or he was definitely going home.Murray guaranteed he would be hanging around for the weekend when he took the first set in 48 minutes.Wawrinka made him fight for it -- the US Open champ saved three set points at 5-3 down. Wawrinka had made a fearsome start, too, hitting Murray off the court the first few games, the Scots timing still not right at the O2 Arena.I weathered the early storm a little bit, said Murray. Stan came out hitting the ball huge. He was hitting a lot of winners, a lot of aces. But once I got through the early part of the match, I started to create chances in most of his service games.The momentum changed when Murray took the first break point of the match in the seventh game of the opening set. Wawrinka could only slam his racket down in disgust.Wawrinka possesses the firepower to blast anyone off the court but his defence is not up to Murrays level and the unforced errors started to flow -- 26 for the Swiss in total over one hour, 26 minutes.The most drama Murray faced in the second set, in which he raced into a 4-0 lead, was when he broke a string serving for the match at 5-2.The first set was tight, there werent really many chances either way, Murray added. The second set Id already qualified. Stan needed to win so it was a bit easier for me to player freer than him. ' ' '