Virginia Tech, Syracuse prepare for pivotal stretch in ACC play
With the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament less than two months away, Virginia Tech Hokies and Syracuse Orange are both hoping to build momentum while making a move in the league standings.
Both teams are expecting another tough battle Wednesday when the Hokies visit the Orange.
Virginia Tech (14-5, 3-3 ACC) played six straight games that were either decided by three points or fewer or went to overtime before finally getting some breathing room in an 89-76 home win against Notre Dame on Saturday. Tobi Lawal posted a season-high 22 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Hokies, while Amani Hansberry pitched in with 21 points.
"We've got 12 (games) left -- 12 left in the regular season. And we're going to have a bunch of knockdown drag-outs," Virginia Tech coach Mike Young said. "So, you're either built for it, or go do something else. I'm really looking forward to it."
Syracuse (12-6, 3-2) is coming off a tight game of its own -- an 81-73 overtime loss at Boston College. The Orange had won six of their previous seven before falling to the Eagles, who entered the game winless in ACC play.
"Our attention to detail was not there," Orange coach Adrian Autry said. "There's going to be close games like this all year, and we have to be able to come through and get those (wins) done, but we didn't come through (Saturday)."
Nate Kingz scored 27 points to pace Syracuse, while Donnie Freeman contributed 19 points and 14 rebounds. However, Freeman and Naithan George each had seven of their team's 18 turnovers.
Virginia Tech hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 2022, while Syracuse's last appearance came in 2021.
"There's a lot of season left, and we have a lot of great opportunities ahead of us," Autry said. "At the end of the season, the only way you can try and do what you want to do (reaching the NCAA Tournament) is win games. This year we're fortunate our conference is strong, so we have a chance to go out and win (quality) games."
Virginia Tech won last season's meeting, 101-95 in overtime, on March 1 in Blacksburg, Va.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:21 | Hokies 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:21 | Neoklis Avdalas turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 0:25 | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point layup | 72-69 | |
| 0:32 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-67 | |
| 0:32 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-67 | |
| 0:32 | Sadiq White Jr. shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | |||
| 0:41 | +2 | Donnie Freeman makes two point layup | 70-67 | |
| 0:43 | Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Donnie Freeman steals) | |||
| 0:47 | +1 | Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 70-65 | |
| 0:47 | +1 | Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 70-64 | |
| 0:47 | +1 | Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 70-63 | |
| 0:47 | Ben Hammond shooting foul (Tyler Betsey draws the foul) | |||
| 0:53 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-62 | |
| 0:53 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-62 | |
| 0:53 | J.J. Starling personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 0:55 | +3 | Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 68-62 | |
| 1:02 | Hokies 30 second timeout | |||
| 1:02 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-59 | |
| 1:02 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-59 | |
| 1:02 | Tyler Betsey personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 1:12 | Donnie Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals) | |||
| 1:17 | Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Naithan George steals) | |||
| 1:30 | Orange 30 second timeout | |||
| 1:32 | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point layup | 66-59 | |
| 1:39 | Jump ball. Donnie Freeman vs. Ben Hammond (Orange gains possession) | |||
| 1:40 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-57 | |
| 1:40 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-57 | |
| 1:40 | Sadiq White Jr. personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 1:44 | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | |||
| 1:46 | Sadiq White Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:57 | Sadiq White Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 1:59 | Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:11 | +1 | Donnie Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-57 | |
| 2:11 | +1 | Donnie Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-56 | |
| 2:11 | Tobi Lawal personal foul (Donnie Freeman draws the foul) | |||
| 2:11 | Orange defensive rebound | |||
| 2:13 | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:28 | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | Naithan George misses two point layup | |||
| 2:40 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists) | 64-55 | |
| 3:01 | Neoklis Avdalas defensive rebound | |||
| 3:03 | Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:07 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:26 | +2 | Neoklis Avdalas makes two point layup | 62-55 | |
| 3:46 | Donnie Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals) | |||
| 3:51 | Donnie Freeman offensive rebound | |||
| 3:53 | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:15 | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | |||
| 4:17 | Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:29 | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | |||
| 4:31 | Neoklis Avdalas misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:49 | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | |||
| 4:51 | Donnie Freeman misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:10 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-55 | |
| 5:10 | Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:10 | Nate Kingz shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | |||
| 5:29 | TV timeout | |||
| 5:29 | Orange 30 second timeout | |||
| 5:30 | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 59-55 | |
| 5:50 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 59-53 | |
| 5:50 | Nate Kingz shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 5:50 | +2 | Ben Hammond makes two point layup | 58-53 | |
| 6:07 | Sadiq White Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals) | |||
| 6:14 | +2 | Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot (Neoklis Avdalas assists) | 56-53 | |
| 6:27 | Jump ball. Tobi Lawal vs. J.J. Starling (Hokies gains possession) | |||
| 6:41 | William Kyle III turnover (lost ball) (Neoklis Avdalas steals) | |||
| 6:54 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-53 | |
| 6:54 | Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 6:54 | William Kyle III shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | |||
| 7:15 | +1 | J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-53 | |
| 7:15 | +1 | J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-52 | |
| 7:15 | Ben Hammond personal foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul) | |||
| 7:17 | Jump ball. Sadiq White Jr. vs. Jailen Bedford (Orange gains possession) | |||
| 7:27 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-51 | |
| 7:27 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-51 | |
| 7:27 | J.J. Starling shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 7:44 | +2 | Sadiq White Jr. makes two point layup | 51-51 | |
| 7:47 | Sadiq White Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 7:49 | Tobi Lawal blocks J.J. Starling's two point layup | |||
| 7:55 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-49 | |
| 7:55 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-49 | |
| 7:55 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:55 | Sadiq White Jr. shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | |||
| 8:03 | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | |||
| 8:05 | Kiyan Anthony misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:12 | Tobi Lawal shooting foul | |||
| 8:24 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
| 8:24 | Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:24 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-49 | |
| 8:24 | Tyler Betsey shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | |||
| 8:36 | +2 | Sadiq White Jr. makes two point dunk (J.J. Starling assists) | 48-49 | |
| 8:55 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-47 | |
| 8:55 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-47 | |
| 8:55 | Kiyan Anthony shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 8:58 | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Neoklis Avdalas steals) | |||
| 9:17 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
| 9:19 | Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:23 | Donnie Freeman personal foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | |||
| 9:36 | Donnie Freeman turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals) | |||
| 9:41 | Christian Gurdak personal foul | |||
| 9:41 | Orange offensive rebound | |||
| 9:43 | Donnie Freeman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:59 | Tyler Betsey offensive rebound | |||
| 10:01 | Donnie Freeman misses two point hook shot | |||
| 10:26 | Tyler Betsey defensive rebound | |||
| 10:28 | Neoklis Avdalas misses two point jump shot | |||
| 10:47 | +2 | Sadiq White Jr. makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists) | 46-47 | |
| 11:11 | Christian Gurdak personal foul | |||
| 11:11 | Donnie Freeman defensive rebound | |||
| 11:11 | Ben Hammond misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 11:11 | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-45 | |
| 11:11 | Naithan George shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 11:22 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:22 | Donnie Freeman personal foul (Christian Gurdak draws the foul) | |||
| 11:22 | Christian Gurdak offensive rebound | |||
| 11:24 | Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot | |||
| 11:33 | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | |||
| 11:35 | Donnie Freeman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:57 | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists) | 45-45 | |
| 12:02 | Sadiq White Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals) | |||
| 12:19 | Amani Hansberry personal foul | |||
| 12:19 | Orange defensive rebound | |||
| 12:21 | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:41 | Sadiq White Jr. personal foul | |||
| 12:41 | Christian Gurdak defensive rebound | |||
| 12:41 | J.J. Starling misses two point layup | |||
| 13:07 | +2 | Christian Gurdak makes two point dunk (Amani Hansberry assists) | 42-45 | |
| 13:26 | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | |||
| 13:28 | Donnie Freeman misses two point jump shot | |||
| 13:51 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
| 13:53 | Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:01 | William Kyle III turnover (lost ball) (Amani Hansberry steals) | |||
| 14:13 | Orange offensive rebound | |||
| 14:15 | Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:33 | Christian Gurdak turnover (lost ball) (Donnie Freeman steals) | |||
| 14:50 | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | |||
| 14:52 | Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:12 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point hook shot | 40-45 | |
| 15:34 | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | |||
| 15:34 | Naithan George misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 15:34 | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-45 | |
| 15:34 | Christian Gurdak shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul) | |||
| 15:48 | +1 | Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-44 | |
| 15:48 | Jailen Bedford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 15:48 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:48 | William Kyle III shooting foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul) | |||
| 16:04 | +3 | Nate Kingz makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists) | 37-44 | |
| 16:21 | Donnie Freeman defensive rebound | |||
| 16:23 | Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:41 | Hokies defensive rebound | |||
| 16:43 | Donnie Freeman misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:13 | +2 | Neoklis Avdalas makes two point jump shot | 37-41 | |
| 17:29 | J.J. Starling turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 17:35 | Amani Hansberry personal foul | |||
| 17:48 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
| 17:50 | Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:03 | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | |||
| 18:05 | Donnie Freeman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:11 | Jailen Bedford turnover (bad pass) (J.J. Starling steals) | |||
| 18:32 | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot | 35-41 | |
| 18:53 | Donnie Freeman defensive rebound | |||
| 18:53 | Jailen Bedford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 18:53 | +1 | Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-39 | |
| 18:53 | Nate Kingz shooting foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul) | |||
| 18:58 | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | |||
| 19:00 | J.J. Starling misses two point layup | |||
| 19:13 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Neoklis Avdalas assists) | 34-39 | |
| 19:31 | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point layup | 32-39 | |
| 19:42 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point layup | 32-37 |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | End of period | |||
| 0:00 | Orange offensive rebound | |||
| 0:02 | Tobi Lawal blocks Kiyan Anthony's two point layup | |||
| 0:25 | Orange 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:25 | Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Nate Kingz steals) | |||
| 0:25 | Jump ball. Tobi Lawal vs. Nate Kingz (Orange gains possession) | |||
| 0:27 | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | |||
| 0:29 | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:34 | Neoklis Avdalas defensive rebound | |||
| 0:36 | Kiyan Anthony misses two point layup | |||
| 0:54 | Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Nate Kingz steals) | |||
| 1:21 | Tyler Betsey turnover (traveling) | |||
| 1:45 | +3 | Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Neoklis Avdalas assists) | 30-37 | |
| 1:51 | Christian Gurdak defensive rebound | |||
| 1:53 | Nate Kingz misses two point layup | |||
| 1:59 | Nate Kingz defensive rebound | |||
| 2:01 | Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:15 | Kiyan Anthony turnover (traveling) | |||
| 2:28 | Tyler Betsey defensive rebound | |||
| 2:30 | Nate Kingz blocks Neoklis Avdalas's two point layup | |||
| 3:01 | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point dunk | 27-37 | |
| 3:29 | Nate Kingz defensive rebound | |||
| 3:29 | Christian Gurdak misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 3:29 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:29 | William Kyle III personal foul (Christian Gurdak draws the foul) | |||
| 3:29 | Neoklis Avdalas defensive rebound | |||
| 3:30 | Kiyan Anthony misses two point layup | |||
| 3:40 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
| 3:42 | Ben Hammond misses two point layup | |||
| 4:04 | +1 | Kiyan Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-35 | |
| 4:04 | +1 | Kiyan Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-34 | |
| 4:04 | Amani Hansberry shooting foul (Kiyan Anthony draws the foul) | |||
| 4:15 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
| 4:17 | Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:45 | Donnie Freeman turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 4:45 | Donnie Freeman offensive foul | |||
| 5:08 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Amani Hansberry assists) | 27-33 | |
| 5:37 | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point hook shot | 25-33 | |
| 5:43 | Antonio Dorn personal foul (Bryce Zephir draws the foul) | |||
| 5:49 | Bryce Zephir defensive rebound | |||
| 5:51 | Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:18 | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point layup (Kiyan Anthony assists) | 25-31 | |
| 6:33 | Donnie Freeman offensive rebound | |||
| 6:35 | Donnie Freeman misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:51 | +3 | Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Amani Hansberry assists) | 25-29 | |
| 6:59 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
| 7:01 | Kiyan Anthony misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:17 | Donnie Freeman defensive rebound | |||
| 7:19 | Ben Hammond misses two point layup | |||
| 7:45 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
| 7:45 | Kiyan Anthony misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 7:45 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:45 | Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Kiyan Anthony draws the foul) | |||
| 7:46 | +3 | Kiyan Anthony makes three point jump shot (Donnie Freeman assists) | 22-29 | |
| 8:12 | +2 | Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot | 22-26 | |
| 8:19 | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | |||
| 8:21 | Sadiq White Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 8:29 | Donnie Freeman defensive rebound | |||
| 8:31 | Christian Gurdak misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:56 | +3 | Donnie Freeman makes three point jump shot (Kiyan Anthony assists) | 20-26 | |
| 9:12 | +2 | Christian Gurdak makes two point layup | 20-23 | |
| 9:16 | Christian Gurdak offensive rebound | |||
| 9:18 | Tobi Lawal misses two point dunk | |||
| 9:36 | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | |||
| 9:38 | Donnie Freeman misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:51 | Jailen Bedford personal foul | |||
| 10:05 | Amani Hansberry turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 10:05 | Amani Hansberry offensive foul | |||
| 10:10 | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | |||
| 10:12 | Sadiq White Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:30 | +3 | Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot | 18-23 | |
| 10:43 | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | |||
| 10:45 | Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:08 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists) | 15-23 | |
| 11:14 | Naithan George personal foul | |||
| 11:30 | +3 | Sadiq White Jr. makes three point jump shot (Donnie Freeman assists) | 13-23 | |
| 12:02 | Naithan George defensive rebound | |||
| 12:04 | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:18 | TV timeout | |||
| 12:18 | Hokies 30 second timeout | |||
| 12:22 | +3 | Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Nate Kingz assists) | 13-20 | |
| 12:27 | Donnie Freeman defensive rebound | |||
| 12:29 | Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:50 | +2 | Sadiq White Jr. makes two point layup | 13-17 | |
| 12:56 | Sadiq White Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 12:58 | Sadiq White Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 12:59 | Tyler Betsey offensive rebound | |||
| 13:01 | Donnie Freeman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:24 | Tyler Betsey defensive rebound | |||
| 13:26 | Neoklis Avdalas misses two point layup | |||
| 13:28 | Amani Hansberry offensive rebound | |||
| 13:30 | Sadiq White Jr. blocks Neoklis Avdalas's two point layup | |||
| 13:40 | Sadiq White Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 13:40 | Sadiq White Jr. offensive foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 13:57 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-15 | |
| 13:57 | Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 13:58 | Tyler Betsey shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | |||
| 14:02 | J.J. Starling personal foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul) | |||
| 14:12 | Amani Hansberry defensive rebound | |||
| 14:14 | Donnie Freeman misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:28 | +2 | Neoklis Avdalas makes two point jump shot | 12-15 | |
| 14:39 | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point layup | 10-15 | |
| 14:46 | William Kyle III offensive rebound | |||
| 14:48 | William Kyle III misses two point layup | |||
| 15:00 | Donnie Freeman defensive rebound | |||
| 15:02 | Neoklis Avdalas misses two point layup | |||
| 15:07 | J.J. Starling personal foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul) | |||
| 15:28 | +3 | Nate Kingz makes three point jump shot (William Kyle III assists) | 10-13 | |
| 15:39 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:39 | Ben Hammond turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 15:58 | +3 | Donnie Freeman makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists) | 10-10 | |
| 16:08 | Orange offensive rebound | |||
| 16:10 | J.J. Starling misses two point layup | |||
| 16:20 | Ben Hammond turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 16:26 | William Kyle III turnover (lost ball) (Ben Hammond steals) | |||
| 16:40 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists) | 10-7 | |
| 16:47 | Christian Gurdak defensive rebound | |||
| 16:49 | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:52 | +2 | Christian Gurdak makes two point layup | 8-7 | |
| 17:01 | Christian Gurdak offensive rebound | |||
| 17:03 | Naithan George blocks Jailen Bedford's two point layup | |||
| 17:15 | Naithan George personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | |||
| 17:37 | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists) | 6-7 | |
| 17:47 | +2 | Amani Hansberry makes two point layup | 6-5 | |
| 18:02 | +1 | Nate Kingz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 | |
| 18:02 | +1 | Nate Kingz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 | |
| 18:02 | Christian Gurdak shooting foul (Nate Kingz draws the foul) | |||
| 18:23 | +2 | Christian Gurdak makes two point layup | 4-3 | |
| 18:26 | Christian Gurdak offensive rebound | |||
| 18:28 | Neoklis Avdalas misses two point layup | |||
| 18:43 | Christian Gurdak defensive rebound | |||
| 18:45 | Christian Gurdak blocks J.J. Starling's two point jump shot | |||
| 19:04 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
| 19:06 | Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:20 | +3 | Nate Kingz makes three point jump shot (William Kyle III assists) | 2-3 | |
| 19:47 | +2 | Neoklis Avdalas makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
| 20:00 | (Hokies gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Hokies 30 second timeout | 0:21 |
| Neoklis Avdalas turnover (lost ball) | 0:21 |
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+ 2 | J.J. Starling makes two point layup | 0:25 |
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+ 1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:32 |
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+ 1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:32 |
| Sadiq White Jr. shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | 0:32 |
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+ 2 | Donnie Freeman makes two point layup | 0:41 |
| Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Donnie Freeman steals) | 0:43 |
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+ 1 | Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0:47 |
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+ 1 | Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0:47 |
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+ 1 | Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0:47 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 72 | 69 |
| Field Goals | 23-51 (45.1%) | 24-58 (41.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 4-17 (23.5%) | 9-21 (42.9%) |
| Free Throws | 22-30 (73.3%) | 12-14 (85.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 32 | 36 |
| Offensive | 7 | 7 |
| Defensive | 24 | 23 |
| Team | 1 | 6 |
| Assists | 10 | 13 |
| Steals | 9 | 6 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 14 |
| Fouls | 15 | 25 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech 14-5 | 82.3 PPG | 39.4 RPG | 14.7 APG |
| Syracuse 12-6 | 75.7 PPG | 39.7 RPG | 13.2 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
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. Hammond G | 11.7 PPG | 1.9 RPG | 3.2 APG | 42.6 FG% |
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. White Jr. F | 6.6 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 0.6 APG | 51.6 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Hammond G | 24 PTS | 4 REB | 4 AST | ||
| S. White Jr. F | 11 PTS | 3 REB | 0 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Hammond | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5/10 | 2/4 | 12/13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Hansberry | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Gurdak | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| N. Avdalas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4/15 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Bedford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| B. Hammond | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5/10 | 2/4 | 12/13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Hansberry | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| C. Gurdak | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| N. Avdalas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4/15 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Bedford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Lawal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Schutt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Dorn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Pasha | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Freeman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Peterkin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 72 | 31 | 10 | 23/51 | 4/17 | 22/30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| N. Kingz | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Starling | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4/10 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Kyle | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| D. Freeman | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3/14 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| N. George | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| N. Kingz | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Starling | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4/10 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Kyle | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| D. Freeman | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3/14 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| N. George | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| S. White Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Betsey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Anthony | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Zephir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Souare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Lobdell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Fennell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Womack | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Diawara | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 69 | 30 | 13 | 24/58 | 9/21 | 12/14 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 23 |