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Pedulla scores 28, Virginia Tech closes regular season with 82-76 win over Notre Dame

AP
Mar 09, 2024

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Sean Pedulla scored 28 points, MJ Collins added 15 points and eight rebounds and Virginia Tech held off Notre Dame 82-76 on Saturday, the final day of the regular season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Virginia Tech led by five points at halftime and never gave up the lead in the second half although Notre Dame was within two points several times.

Markus Burton's layup had Notre Dame within 74-72 with 1:23 remaining but Pedulla scored in the paint on back-to-back possessions to give the Hokies a six-point lead with 37 seconds left.

Burton made another layup, then made 1 of 2 from the line to get within 78-75 with 22 seconds remaining. Notre Dame then had to foul and Collins and Tyler Nickel each went 2 for 2 at the line to wrap it up.

Burton scored Notre Dame's last eight points and finished with 24 points. Tae Davis had 13 points, Julian Roper II 11 and Braeden Shrewsberry 10 for the Fighting Irish (12-19, 7-13).

Nickel had 15 points for Virginia Tech (18-13, 10-10).

Virginia Tech raced out to a 22-12 lead in the first nine minutes of the game. Nickel led the way with a three-point play and one of the Hokies' four 3-pointers in the early stretch. But Notre Dame hit 4 of 5 shots in a 10-0 run that tied the score with under nine minutes left in the half.

There were six more ties and four lead changes in the next eight minutes before a three-point play by Pedulla and a buzzer-beating dunk by Collins gave the Hokies a 43-38 halftime lead.

There were 30 3-point attempts in the first half, with Virginia Tech making 6 of 18 and Notre Dame going 6 for 12. The teams combined to go 2 for 16 in the second half as Virginia Tech finished 7 for 29 and Notre Dame made 7 of 17 for the game.

The ACC Tournament begins Tuesday at Capital One Arena in Washington.

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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
38
VT
Hokies
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Fighting Irish gains possession)
19:31		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
19:29		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
19:12		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
19:10		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
18:57		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
18:55		Carey Booth defensive rebound
18:39		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
18:39	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
18:39	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
18:23	+3	MJ Collins makes three point jump shot (Robbie Beran assists)	2-3
17:57		Tae Davis misses two point layup
17:55		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
17:37		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
17:35		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
17:26		Markus Burton misses two point layup
17:24		MJ Collins defensive rebound
17:17	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (MJ Collins assists)	2-6
16:52		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
16:50		MJ Collins defensive rebound
16:44		Carey Booth shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
16:44		Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:44	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
16:32	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Kebba Njie assists)	5-7
16:08	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	5-10
15:53		Patrick Wessler personal foul
15:52		TV timeout
15:38	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	8-10
15:15	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	8-12
15:01		Markus Burton offensive foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
15:01		Markus Burton turnover (offensive foul)
14:51		Markus Burton personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
14:36		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
14:34		Carey Booth defensive rebound
14:09		Tyler Nickel shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
14:09	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-12
14:09	+1	Carey Booth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-12
13:55	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Hunter Cattoor assists)	10-14
13:35		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
13:20		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
13:20		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:18		Tae Davis defensive rebound
13:09	+2	Matt Zona makes two point dunk (Tae Davis assists)	12-14
12:45	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	12-17
12:41		MJ Collins personal foul
12:19		J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot
12:17		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
12:09	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point layup	12-19
12:09		J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
12:09	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-20
11:49		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals)
11:33		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Matt Zona steals)
11:31		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
11:31		Braeden Shrewsberry personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
11:31		TV timeout
11:20		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
11:18		Markus Burton defensive rebound
11:04		Carey Booth offensive foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
11:04		Carey Booth turnover (offensive foul)
10:53	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (MJ Collins assists)	12-22
10:38	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Logan Imes assists)	15-22
10:21		Logan Imes shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
10:21		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:21		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:21		Carey Booth defensive rebound
9:57	+3	Logan Imes makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	18-22
9:35		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
9:33		Markus Burton defensive rebound
9:21	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	20-22
9:06		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass)
8:50		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
8:48		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point layup	22-22
8:34	+3	MJ Collins makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	22-25
8:01		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
7:59		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
7:49		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
7:47		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
7:26		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
7:24		MJ Collins defensive rebound
7:05		Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
7:05		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul)
7:05		TV timeout
6:48	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	24-25
6:32		Kebba Njie shooting foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
6:32	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
6:14	+3	Julian Roper II makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	27-27
5:52		Carey Booth blocks Robbie Beran's two point layup
5:50		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
5:42		Sean Pedulla blocks Markus Burton's two point layup
5:40		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
5:36	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	27-29
5:12	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot	29-29
4:56	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup (Robbie Beran assists)	29-31
4:38	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point layup (Tae Davis assists)	31-31
4:20		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
4:18		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
4:11	+3	Julian Roper II makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	34-31
4:11		Hokies 30 second timeout
4:11		TV timeout
3:52		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
3:50		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
3:45	+3	MJ Collins makes three point jump shot (Robbie Beran assists)	34-34
3:24		Carey Booth offensive foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
3:24		Carey Booth turnover (offensive foul)
3:16	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	34-36
2:55		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul)
2:55		Braeden Shrewsberry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:55	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-36
2:39		Hunter Cattoor misses two point layup
2:37		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
2:26		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
2:24		Tae Davis defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point layup	37-36
1:42		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
1:40		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
1:39		Kebba Njie shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-37
1:39	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-38
1:32		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-38
1:32		Braeden Shrewsberry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:32		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
1:20		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
1:18		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
1:11		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
1:09		Tae Davis defensive rebound
0:43		Logan Imes misses two point jump shot
0:41		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
0:37	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	38-40
0:37		Matt Zona shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-41
0:34		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:07		Robbie Beran blocks Julian Roper II's two point layup
0:05		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
0:01	+2	MJ Collins makes two point dunk	38-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ND
Fighting Irish
38
VT
Hokies
39

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
19:44		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
19:26		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
19:24		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
19:05		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass) (Tae Davis steals)
18:56		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (lost ball) (Robbie Beran steals)
18:46	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	38-45
18:23		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
18:23	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-45
18:23	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-45
18:02		Tyler Nickel misses two point layup
18:00		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
17:56	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk	40-47
17:35	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Kebba Njie assists)	43-47
17:14		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (lost ball) (Kebba Njie steals)
17:09	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	45-47
16:38		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
16:36		Logan Imes defensive rebound
16:30		Markus Burton turnover (traveling)
16:17		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
16:15		Logan Imes defensive rebound
16:04		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
16:02		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
15:55		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
15:53		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
15:47	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	45-49
15:37		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (MJ Collins steals)
15:32		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
15:30		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
15:30		Matt Zona personal foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
15:30		TV timeout
15:25	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	45-51
15:01		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Matt Zona draws the foul)
15:01		Matt Zona misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:01	+1	Matt Zona makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-51
14:51		Matt Zona personal foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
14:42		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
14:40		Tyler Nickel offensive rebound
14:38		Tyler Nickel misses two point layup
14:36		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	48-51
14:01		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
13:59		Hokies offensive rebound
13:52		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
13:50		Markus Burton defensive rebound
13:41		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball)
13:31		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
13:29		Sean Pedulla offensive rebound
13:26	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	48-53
12:54		Logan Imes misses three point jump shot
12:52		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
12:48		Logan Imes personal foul
12:36		Hunter Cattoor turnover (lost ball) (Julian Roper II steals)
12:11		Tyler Nickel shooting foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
12:11	+1	Julian Roper II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-53
12:11		Julian Roper II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:11		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
11:54		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
11:52		Logan Imes defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point layup (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	51-53
11:21	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	51-56
10:47		Logan Imes misses two point jump shot
10:45		MJ Collins defensive rebound
10:38		Julian Roper II shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
10:38		TV timeout
10:38	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-57
10:38	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-58
10:20		Jaydon Young blocks Julian Roper II's two point dunk
10:18		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
10:05		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Markus Burton steals)
9:55	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point dunk (Markus Burton assists)	53-58
9:36		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
9:34		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
9:30		Robbie Beran personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
9:21	+2	Tae Davis makes two point dunk	55-58
8:59	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	55-60
8:38	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point layup (Tae Davis assists)	57-60
8:07	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	57-62
7:48	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	59-62
7:34		Markus Burton shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
7:34		TV timeout
7:34	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-63
7:34	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-64
7:17		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
7:15		MJ Collins defensive rebound
6:58		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
6:56		MJ Collins offensive rebound
6:56		Logan Imes shooting foul (MJ Collins draws the foul)
6:56	+1	MJ Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-65
6:56	+1	MJ Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-66
6:37	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	61-66
6:06		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass)
5:53		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
5:51		Tae Davis offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	63-66
5:51		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	64-66
5:32		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
5:30		Logan Imes defensive rebound
5:10		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
5:08		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
4:58	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	64-68
4:38	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot	66-68
4:18		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
4:16		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
4:12		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
4:10		Sean Pedulla offensive rebound
3:58		MJ Collins misses two point layup
3:56		MJ Collins offensive rebound
3:53	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	66-70
3:37		Carey Booth misses two point jump shot
3:35		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
3:14		Robbie Beran misses two point jump shot
3:12		Carey Booth defensive rebound
3:01		Robbie Beran blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
2:59		Tae Davis offensive rebound
2:53	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	68-70
2:27	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup	68-72
2:21	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	70-72
2:09		Hokies 30 second timeout
2:09		TV timeout
2:00		Julian Roper II personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
2:00		TV timeout
2:00	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
2:00	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
1:43		Robbie Beran personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
1:33		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (MJ Collins steals)
1:32		Tae Davis personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
1:32		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:32		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
1:23	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	72-74
1:10		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:52	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	72-76
0:47		Sean Pedulla blocks Markus Burton's two point layup
0:45		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
0:37	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	72-78
0:35		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:30	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	74-78
0:28		Markus Burton personal foul (MJ Collins draws the foul)
0:28		MJ Collins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:28		Carey Booth defensive rebound
0:22		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-78
0:22		Markus Burton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		MJ Collins defensive rebound
0:20		Carey Booth personal foul (MJ Collins draws the foul)
0:20	+1	MJ Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-79
0:20	+1	MJ Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-80
0:12		Markus Burton misses two point layup
0:10		Markus Burton offensive rebound
0:10		MJ Collins shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-80
0:10		Markus Burton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:10		Tae Davis offensive rebound
0:08		Robbie Beran blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
0:07		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
0:07		Tae Davis personal foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-81
0:07	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-82
0:00		Markus Burton misses two point layup
0:00		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Fighting Irish offensive rebound