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Hunter Cattoor, Sean Pedulla lead Virginia Tech to 84-78 victory over North Carolina State

AP
Jan 20, 2024

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Hunter Cattoor scored 19 points, Sean Pedulla had 13 points and eight assists, and Virginia Tech defeated North Carolina State 84-78 on Saturday.

A 3-pointer by Pedulla gave Virginia Tech a 56-54 lead with seven minutes left in the second half. It was the last of 15 lead changes and came near the middle of a stretch in which the Hokies made eight shots in a row, the last two being a pair of 3-pointers by Cattoor that gave the Hokies a 70-58 lead.

A layup by Mohamed Diarra got the Wolfpack within 75-69 with 1:37 remaining, but Virginia Tech made 7 of 8 free throws down the stretch to wrap up the win.

Cattoor made three 3-pointers and 4 of 8 shots overall to go with 8 of 10 from the free-throw line.

Lynn Kidd had 14 points, Tyler Nickel 12 and Robbie Beran 11 for the Hokies (11-7, 3-4 ACC). Virginia Tech shot 53% and made 23 of 28 free throws. Pedulla committed eight of the Hokies' 20 turnovers.

NC State (13-5, 5-2), which had been off to its best start in league play since the 1988-89 season, got 19 points from Casey Morsell, 16 from DJ Horne and 15 from Jayden Taylor. Morsell made 9 of 10 free throws and Taylor was 7 for 8 from the line. The Wolfpack made 20 of 24 free throws.

There were nine lead changes in the first half. The Wolfpack scored the game's first six points for their biggest lead of the half and Virginia Tech had an 8-0 to take its biggest lead, 23-16 with a little under eight minutes remaining. The Wolfpack trailed for all but one possession from that point of the half forward but a 3-pointer by Breon Pass with four seconds left got them within 33-32 at halftime.

Virginia Tech hosts Boston College on Tuesday. NC State is at Virginia on Wednesday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
33
NCST
Wolfpack
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lynn Kidd vs. DJ Horne (Hokies gains possession)
19:43		MJ Collins misses two point layup
19:41		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
19:18		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
19:16		D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound
19:08	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup	0-2
18:57		Casey Morsell blocks Hunter Cattoor's three point jump shot
18:55		Hokies offensive rebound
18:47		Robbie Beran misses two point jump shot
18:45		MJ Collins offensive rebound
18:45		MJ Collins misses two point layup
18:42		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
18:24		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Beran steals)
18:18		Robbie Beran turnover (bad pass)
18:00		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:58		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
17:53	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	0-4
17:42		D.J. Burns Jr. blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup
17:40		Wolfpack defensive rebound
17:37		Official timeout
17:24	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	0-6
17:07	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	2-6
16:51		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
16:49		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
16:39		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass)
16:33		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
16:31		Mekhi Long defensive rebound
16:18	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot	5-6
15:45		Mekhi Long personal foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:43		DJ Horne turnover (out of bounds)
15:35		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
15:26		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
15:24		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
15:22		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Lynn Kidd's two point layup
15:20		Hokies offensive rebound
15:06	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	8-6
14:44		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:42		Hokies defensive rebound
14:31		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals)
14:23	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup	8-8
14:20		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals)
14:11	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	8-10
13:54		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
13:47		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
13:45		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
13:20		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Mekhi Long's two point layup
13:18		Hokies offensive rebound
13:14		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
12:56		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (traveling)
12:37		Mekhi Long misses three point jump shot
12:35		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
12:23		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot
12:21		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
12:20		Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup
12:18		Mekhi Long defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point layup	10-10
12:18		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
12:18	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-10
11:55		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
11:53		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
11:28	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	13-10
11:09	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	13-12
10:52		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
10:44	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point dunk	13-14
10:31	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point layup (Lynn Kidd assists)	15-14
10:00	+2	D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-16
9:46	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	17-16
9:46		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
9:46		TV timeout
9:46	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-16
9:30		Casey Morsell offensive foul
9:30		Casey Morsell turnover (offensive foul)
9:13		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals)
9:07		DJ Horne turnover (traveling)
8:53		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
8:53		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:53	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-16
8:24		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:22		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
8:20		Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
8:20		TV timeout
8:08		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-16
8:08	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-16
7:54		DJ Horne misses two point jump shot
7:52		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
7:45	+2	MJ Collins makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	23-16
7:26		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball)
7:09		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
7:04		Wolfpack defensive rebound
6:46	+2	Casey Morsell makes two point layup	23-18
6:20		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
6:18		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
6:01		Lynn Kidd personal foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
5:59		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
5:57		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
5:41	+2	Mohamed Diarra makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	23-20
5:28	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	25-20
5:28		Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-20
5:13		Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
5:11		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
4:54		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
4:52		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists)	26-22
4:10		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
4:08		Wolfpack defensive rebound
3:49	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	26-25
3:35		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals)
3:29	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists)	26-27
3:10		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass) (Mohamed Diarra steals)
3:03		Mohamed Diarra turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
2:59	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	29-27
2:56		Hokies 30 second timeout
2:59		TV timeout
2:33		Mekhi Long personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
2:31		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
2:29		Mekhi Long defensive rebound
2:08		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
2:06		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
1:52		DJ Horne misses three point jump shot
1:50		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
1:40		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-27
1:40	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-27
1:21		MJ Collins personal foul (DJ Horne draws the foul)
1:06	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	31-29
0:42		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
0:40		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
0:32	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup	33-29
0:29		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:06	+3	Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	33-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
51
NCST
Wolfpack
46

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	33-35
19:19		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
19:17		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
18:58		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:56		MJ Collins defensive rebound
18:43	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	35-35
18:28	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (D.J. Burns Jr. assists)	35-38
18:04		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
18:02		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
17:56		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:54		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
17:47		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
17:32	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	38-38
17:16		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul)
17:16		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:16	+1	Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-39
16:58		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
16:56		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
16:55		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass)
16:37		MJ Collins misses two point layup
16:35		D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound
16:26		DJ Horne turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Beran steals)
16:15		Lynn Kidd turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals)
16:00		Jayden Taylor offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
16:00		Jayden Taylor turnover (offensive foul)
15:35	+3	MJ Collins makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	41-39
15:23		DJ Horne turnover (lost ball) (MJ Collins steals)
15:21		MJ Collins turnover (out of bounds)
15:21		TV timeout
15:07		Casey Morsell misses two point layup
15:05		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
14:59	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	41-41
14:43		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
14:41		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
14:21		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot
14:19		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
14:07		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot
14:06		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
14:05		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-42
14:05		Casey Morsell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:05		Casey Morsell offensive rebound
14:04		Mekhi Long shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
14:04	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-43
14:04	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-44
13:38	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	44-44
13:13		Mohamed Diarra misses three point jump shot
13:11		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
13:00		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Casey Morsell steals)
12:53	+3	DJ Horne makes three point jump shot (Casey Morsell assists)	44-47
12:34		Casey Morsell personal foul (Michael Ward draws the foul)
12:23		Hunter Cattoor misses two point jump shot
12:21		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
12:01		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot
11:59		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
11:53		Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53		Hunter Cattoor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:53	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-47
11:37		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:35		Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound
11:34		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul)
11:18		Mohamed Diarra misses two point jump shot
11:16		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
11:01		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
10:59		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
10:53		Tyler Nickel shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
10:53	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-48
10:53	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-49
10:37		D.J. Burns Jr. personal foul (MJ Collins draws the foul)
10:30		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
10:28		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
10:09		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point layup
10:07		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
10:01	+2	MJ Collins makes two point layup (Lynn Kidd assists)	47-49
9:48		Casey Morsell turnover (bad pass) (Lynn Kidd steals)
9:42	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	49-49
9:42		Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
9:42		Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:42		Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound
9:23		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
9:23		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:23	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-50
9:04		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
9:02		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
8:39		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball) (Lynn Kidd steals)
8:21	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk	51-50
8:09	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists)	51-52
7:58		Hokies turnover (10-second violation)
7:58		TV timeout
7:52		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
7:52	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-53
7:52	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-54
7:40	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup	53-54
7:14		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:12		MJ Collins defensive rebound
7:01	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	56-54
6:48		Mohamed Diarra turnover (lost ball)
6:31	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot	58-54
6:16		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point layup
6:14		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
6:11	+2	DJ Horne makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	58-56
5:54		Casey Morsell shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-56
5:54	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-56
5:40		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:38		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	62-56
5:22		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
5:22		TV timeout
4:59		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (D.J. Burns Jr. draws the foul)
4:59	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-57
4:59	+1	D.J. Burns Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-58
4:48	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	64-58
4:36		D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:34		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
4:24	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	67-58
4:11		D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
4:00		Hokies 30 second timeout
4:00		TV timeout
3:50	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	70-58
3:34		Hunter Cattoor personal foul
3:34	+1	DJ Horne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-59
3:34		DJ Horne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:34		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
3:08		D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-59
3:08		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:08		Wolfpack defensive rebound
3:01	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	71-61
2:49		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
2:49	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-61
2:49	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-61
2:41		Michael O'Connell turnover (out of bounds)
2:20		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-61
2:20	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-61
2:07	+3	Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot	75-64
2:05		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
1:58		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Casey Morsell steals)
1:58		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
1:56		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
1:53		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	75-65
1:53	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	75-66
1:53	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 3 of 3	75-67
1:45		MJ Collins turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals)
1:38	+2	Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	75-69
1:23		DJ Horne personal foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
1:23	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-69
1:23	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-69
1:10		Casey Morsell misses three point jump shot
1:08		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
1:04		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Casey Morsell steals)
0:59		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Casey Morsell draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	77-70
0:59	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	77-71
0:59	+1	Casey Morsell makes regular free throw 3 of 3	77-72
0:52	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	79-72
0:39		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
0:37		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
0:35		Mohamed Diarra personal foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-72
0:35	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-72
0:27	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	81-74
0:27		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:26		Mohamed Diarra personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
0:26		Hunter Cattoor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:26	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-74
0:19		Tyler Nickel shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-75
0:19	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-76
0:13		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals)
0:13		Jayden Taylor offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
0:09		Jayden Taylor turnover (offensive foul)
0:06		Dennis Parker Jr. personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-76
0:06	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-76
0:02		Robbie Beran blocks DJ Horne's two point layup
0:01		Michael O'Connell offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	84-78
0:00		End of period

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Michael O'Connell makes two point layup