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Mack turns back on defender for game winner and South Carolina beats Virginia Tech

AP
Nov 11, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) B.J. Mack made the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left and South Carolina prevented Virginia Tech from getting off a shot on its next possession and the Gamecocks beat the Hokies 79-77 on Friday night.

In the first game played between the programs since 1997, Myles Stute scored 21 points shooting 7 for 11 including 5 for 6 from 3-point range, Mack scored 19 and secured six rebounds, Talon Cooper and reserve Jacobi Wright each scored 12 and Meechie Johnson scored 11 for the Gamecocks (2-0).

On his game winner, Mack methodically backed down Mylyjael Poteat on the left side, drove to the baseline and converted the reverse layup. Following a Hokies (1-1) timeout, South Carolina disrupted a dribble-handoff attempt a few feet beyond the 3-point line to force a turnover to all but end it.

Mack missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with two seconds left, and an errant heave attempt by the Hokies sealed it.

Sean Pedulla scored 26 points, Hunter Catoor 13 and Lynn Kidd 12 for Virginia Tech.

The Hokies host Campbell on Wednesday. South Carolina hosts VMI on Monday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
31
SCAR
Gamecocks
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hokies gains possession)
19:50	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:22	+2	Myles Stute makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	2-2
19:06		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
19:04		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
18:58	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot	4-2
18:48		B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot
18:46		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
18:45		Stephen Clark personal foul
18:28	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	6-2
18:18	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	6-5
18:01		B.J. Mack shooting foul
18:01	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-5
18:01	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-5
17:46	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	8-8
17:23		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
17:21		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
16:58		Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Lynn Kidd steals)
16:44	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	11-8
16:18		Myles Stute turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
16:13	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	13-8
15:45		B.J. Mack misses two point layup
15:43		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
15:32		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
15:30		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
15:17		Myles Stute misses two point jump shot
15:15		Myles Stute offensive rebound
15:13	+2	Myles Stute makes two point layup	13-10
15:00		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
14:58		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
14:28		Ta'Lon Cooper misses two point jump shot
14:26		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
14:06		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
14:04		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
13:57	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point putback layup	15-10
13:45		B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot
13:43		B.J. Mack offensive rebound
13:39	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot (Stephen Clark assists)	15-13
13:21		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
13:19		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
12:59	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot	15-16
12:29		TV timeout
12:24		Hunter Cattoor misses two point jump shot
12:22		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
12:00		Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot
11:58		Myles Stute offensive rebound
11:55		Hunter Cattoor personal foul
11:55		TV timeout
11:41	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	15-18
11:21		Zachary Davis blocks MJ Collins's two point jump shot
11:19		Gamecocks defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	15-20
10:23		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
10:21		Sean Pedulla offensive rebound
10:12		Morris Ugusuk blocks Sean Pedulla's two point jump shot
10:10		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
10:08		Morris Ugusuk turnover (traveling)
9:48		Tyler Nickel misses two point jump shot
9:46		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
9:37		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
9:35		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
9:27		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
9:26		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
9:26		Mekhi Long personal foul
9:04		Jacobi Wright turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Long steals)
8:40		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
8:38		Gamecocks defensive rebound
8:21	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point jump shot	15-22
8:09		Jacobi Wright personal foul
8:01		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
7:57		Mekhi Long offensive rebound
7:55		Mekhi Long misses two point jump shot
7:50		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
7:47		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
7:42		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
7:30	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	17-22
7:05	+2	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	17-24
7:05		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
6:37		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
6:26		Jacobi Wright turnover (out of bounds)
6:27		TV timeout
6:13		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
6:11		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
5:55	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point jump shot	17-26
5:36	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup	19-26
5:24	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	19-29
5:09		B.J. Mack shooting foul
5:09	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-29
5:09	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-29
4:45		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
4:43		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
4:23		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul
4:14	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot	23-29
4:05		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
4:03		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
3:49		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-29
3:49		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:49		Myles Stute defensive rebound
3:21	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot (Morris Ugusuk assists)	24-32
3:03		Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul
3:03		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul)
2:43		Sean Pedulla personal foul
2:43	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-33
2:43	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-34
2:39	+2	MJ Collins makes two point layup (Lynn Kidd assists)	26-34
2:16	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point jump shot	26-36
2:01	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	29-36
1:39		Robbie Beran blocks Stephen Clark's two point layup
1:33		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
1:29		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
1:26		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
1:05		Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (MJ Collins steals)
0:56		Morris Ugusuk personal foul
0:56	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-36
0:56	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-36
0:32	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	31-38
0:01		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
46
SCAR
Gamecocks
41

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	31-40
19:37	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Robbie Beran assists)	34-40
19:13		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:11		Myles Stute offensive rebound
18:58		B.J. Mack turnover (lost ball) (Lynn Kidd steals)
18:47		Lynn Kidd offensive foul
18:47		Lynn Kidd turnover (offensive foul)
18:17		Stephen Clark misses two point layup
18:15		Stephen Clark offensive rebound
18:12	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point layup	34-42
17:55		B.J. Mack personal foul
17:41	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk	36-42
17:19		Myles Stute misses two point layup
17:17		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
17:11	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (MJ Collins assists)	39-42
17:08		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
17:08		TV timeout
16:45	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	39-44
16:26		Lynn Kidd turnover (bad pass) (Zachary Davis steals)
16:24		MJ Collins personal foul
16:13		Meechie Johnson turnover (lost ball) (MJ Collins steals)
15:52	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot	41-44
15:33		Lynn Kidd personal foul
15:33		TV timeout
15:19	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	41-47
14:53		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
14:51		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	41-49
14:20		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
14:19		Hokies offensive rebound
14:19	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	44-49
13:51		Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
13:46	+2	Mekhi Long makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	46-49
13:46		Zachary Davis shooting foul
13:46		Mekhi Long misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:46		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
13:46		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
13:44		Myles Stute defensive rebound
13:16	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	46-51
13:04		Myles Stute personal foul
12:55		Mekhi Long misses two point layup
12:53		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
12:34	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup (B.J. Mack assists)	46-53
12:12	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot	48-53
11:55	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point hook shot	48-55
11:39		Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul
11:39		TV timeout
11:39		Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:39	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
11:17		B.J. Mack misses two point jump shot
11:12		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Mekhi Long makes two point layup	51-55
10:39	+3	B.J. Mack makes three point jump shot (Morris Ugusuk assists)	51-58
10:19		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
10:17		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
10:05		Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
10:03		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
9:58		Meechie Johnson shooting foul
9:58	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
9:58	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-58
9:33		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
9:31		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	55-58
9:07	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	55-60
8:53		Myles Stute shooting foul
8:53	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-60
8:53	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-60
8:35	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	57-62
8:05	+2	Mekhi Long makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	59-62
7:31		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:29		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
7:23		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass)
7:23		TV timeout
6:56		Myles Stute misses two point jump shot
6:56		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
6:56		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul
6:54	+3	Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	59-65
6:35	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	62-65
6:09		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
6:07		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
6:06		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
6:03		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
6:01		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Long steals)
6:01		Jump ball. (Hokies gains possession)
5:49		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
5:47		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
5:30		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:28		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup (Mekhi Long assists)	64-65
4:57		Mekhi Long shooting foul
4:57	+1	Myles Stute makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
4:57	+1	Myles Stute makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
4:45	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists)	67-67
4:22	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point jump shot	67-69
4:06		Myles Stute shooting foul
4:06	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-69
4:06	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-69
3:52		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
3:50		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
3:31		Jacobi Wright shooting foul
3:31		TV timeout
3:31	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 3	70-69
3:31	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 3	71-69
3:31	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 3 of 3	72-69
3:09	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot	72-71
3:09		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul
3:09	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-72
2:49		Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul
2:49	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-72
2:49		Sean Pedulla misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:49		B.J. Mack defensive rebound
2:25	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	73-75
2:11		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
2:09		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
1:45		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul
1:45	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-76
1:45	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-77
1:28	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Mekhi Long assists)	75-77
1:26		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:59		B.J. Mack misses three point jump shot
0:57		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	77-77
0:37		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:20	+2	B.J. Mack makes two point layup	77-79
0:15		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:02		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Jacobi Wright steals)
0:02		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:02		Mekhi Long personal foul
0:02		B.J. Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:02		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Sean Pedulla defensive rebound