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McKneely scores 20, Beekman adds 19 and 11 assists; Virginia beats Ga. Tech 75-66

AP
Jan 20, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Issac McKneely hit six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points, Reece Beekman added 19 points and a season-high 11 assists Saturday night to help Virginia Cavaliers beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 75-66.

Jordan Minor scored 11 points and Ryan Dunn grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points and three blocks for Virginia (13-5, 4-3 ACC).

Baye Ndongo hit a jumper that gave Georgia Tech (9-9, 2-5) an eight-point lead with 3:45 left in the first half. Beekman answered with a layup, McKneely hit a pair of 3s, Dunn scored in the lane, and Taine Murray made a layup as time expired to cap a 12-0 spurt that made it 33-29 at halftime. Virginia scored 11 of the first 14 second-half points and led by at least two possessions the rest of the way.

Ndongo made 6 of 7 from the field and scored 15 points for the Yellow Jackets. Naithan George also scored 15 and added nine assists.

Jake Groves made a layup to give Virginia a 15-point lead with about eight minutes to play and Minor's jumper made it 67-53 two minutes later. George and Ndongo each scored four points in a 9-0 run to trim the Yellow Jackets' deficit to five with 1:39 remaining, but Groves answered with a 3 and they got no closer.

Virginia shot 50% (29 of 58) from the field, hit 11 3-pointers and outscored Georgia Tech 34-18 in the paint.

Tafara Gapare, Dallan “Deebo” Coleman and Kyle Sturdivant each hit a 3-pointer before George made a layup in an 11-2 spurt that gave Georgia Tech a 22-11 lead with 9:51 left in the first half.

Virginia plays host to N.C. State on Wednesday. Georgia Tech takes on Pittsburgh at home on Tuesday.

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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
33
GT
Yellow Jackets
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jordan Minor vs. Ebenezer Dowuona (Naithan George gains possession)
19:36		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass)
19:23		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
19:21		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
19:02	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	0-3
18:42		Ryan Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
18:32		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:30		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
18:21		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
18:19		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:06	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot	0-5
17:35	+3	Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	3-5
17:04		Jordan Minor shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-6
17:04	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-7
16:47	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point layup (Reece Beekman assists)	5-7
16:27	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	5-9
16:03		Jordan Minor turnover (traveling)
15:42	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot	5-11
15:23		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
15:21		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
15:17	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point dunk	7-11
15:08		Ryan Dunn personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
15:08		TV timeout
14:56		Baye Ndongo turnover (traveling)
14:42		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
14:40		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
14:14		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
14:12		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
13:59	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot	9-11
13:31		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
13:28		Cavaliers defensive rebound
13:11		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
12:53		Deebo Coleman misses two point jump shot
12:51		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
12:35	+3	Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	9-14
12:14		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
12:12		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
12:07		Jacob Groves personal foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
12:02		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
12:00		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Dante Harris makes two point layup	11-14
11:39	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	11-17
11:14		Dante Harris misses three point jump shot
11:12		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
11:01	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Tafara Gapare assists)	11-20
10:40		Leon Bond III misses two point jump shot
10:38		Jacob Groves offensive rebound
10:34		Jacob Groves misses two point layup
10:32		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
10:19		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
10:17		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
10:06		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
10:04		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
9:50	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	11-22
9:33	+2	Dante Harris makes two point layup	13-22
9:33		TV timeout
9:04	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point jump shot	13-24
8:39		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Jordan Minor draws the foul)
8:39		Jordan Minor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:39	+1	Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-24
8:25		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:22		Cavaliers defensive rebound
8:22		Naithan George personal foul (Ryan Dunn draws the foul)
8:08		Dante Harris misses two point jump shot
8:06		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:52		Ryan Dunn blocks Miles Kelly's two point layup
7:51		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
7:51		TV timeout
7:40		Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
7:40		Deebo Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:40		Deebo Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:40		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
7:15	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	17-24
6:46		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
6:44		Deebo Coleman offensive rebound
6:41		Deebo Coleman misses two point layup
6:39		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
6:26		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
6:24		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
6:12		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Minor steals)
6:01	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	20-24
5:59		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
5:38		Ryan Dunn blocks Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s two point jump shot
5:36		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
5:28		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
5:26		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
5:16	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	20-27
4:46		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Jordan Minor draws the foul)
4:46		Jordan Minor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:46	+1	Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-27
4:27		Baye Ndongo turnover (traveling)
4:09		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
4:07		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	21-29
3:29	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point layup	23-29
3:17		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
3:15		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
3:09	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	26-29
2:54		Naithan George offensive foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
2:54		Naithan George turnover (offensive foul)
2:54		TV timeout
2:46		Jacob Groves offensive foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
2:46		Jacob Groves turnover (offensive foul)
2:27		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (traveling)
2:03		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass)
1:50		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
1:48		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
1:33		Baye Ndongo personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
1:33	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	29-29
1:15		Leon Bond III personal foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
1:02		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
1:00		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	31-29
0:02		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass)
0:01	+2	Taine Murray makes two point layup	33-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UVA
Cavaliers
42
GT
Yellow Jackets
37

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
19:34		Naithan George defensive rebound
19:19		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Reece Beekman steals)
19:14	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	36-29
18:50		Ryan Dunn blocks Baye Ndongo's two point jump shot
18:48		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
18:38		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
18:36		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
18:30		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:28		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point dunk (Ryan Dunn assists)	38-29
17:54	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	38-32
17:40		Miles Kelly personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
17:30		Isaac McKneely turnover (bad pass)
17:18		Naithan George turnover (bad pass)
17:08	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	41-32
16:56		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:54		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
16:45		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
16:42	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	43-32
16:42		Naithan George shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
16:42		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
16:42		TV timeout
16:42	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-32
16:19	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point hook shot	44-34
16:19		Jordan Minor shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
16:19	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-35
15:56		TV timeout
15:56		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
15:30		Reece Beekman shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
15:30	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-36
15:30	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-37
15:15	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	46-37
14:49		Deebo Coleman turnover (lost ball)
14:24	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot	48-37
14:11	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	48-40
13:53		Jordan Minor misses two point layup
13:51		Jordan Minor offensive rebound
13:48	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point layup	50-40
13:34		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:32		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
13:12		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
13:10		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
13:00	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	50-43
12:37		Reece Beekman misses two point hook shot
12:35		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
12:29	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists)	53-43
12:11		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
12:09		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
12:07	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup	53-45
11:43	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot	55-45
11:28		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:26		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
11:19		Kowacie Reeves Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Minor draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19	+1	Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-45
11:19		Jordan Minor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:19		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
11:03		Jordan Minor personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
10:55		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals)
10:25		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
10:23		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
10:20	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point layup	58-45
10:09		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
10:07		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
9:50		Reece Beekman misses two point layup
9:48		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
9:33	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	58-47
9:18		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
9:16		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
9:12		Miles Kelly personal foul (Dante Harris draws the foul)
9:04		Dante Harris misses three point jump shot
9:02		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
8:51		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (traveling)
8:22	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Leon Bond III assists)	61-47
8:06		Andrew Rohde shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
8:06		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:06	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-48
7:46	+2	Jacob Groves makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	63-48
7:33	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot	63-51
7:01		Baye Ndongo blocks Jacob Groves's two point dunk
6:59		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
6:55		Leon Bond III shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:55	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-52
6:55	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-53
6:37	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup (Reece Beekman assists)	65-53
6:22		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
6:20		Dante Harris defensive rebound
6:10		Dante Harris misses two point layup
6:08		Cavaliers offensive rebound
5:57	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point hook shot (Reece Beekman assists)	67-53
5:44		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
5:42		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
5:39		Baye Ndongo blocks Andrew Rohde's two point layup
5:37		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
5:35		Andrew Rohde personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
5:17	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	67-55
4:47		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
4:45		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
4:35		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
4:33		Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
4:19		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
4:17		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
4:15		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
4:15		Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:15	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-56
4:00		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
3:41		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
3:39		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:39		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
3:25	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	67-58
2:56		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
2:54		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	67-60
2:31		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
2:17		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
2:15		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
2:01		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Ryan Dunn draws the foul)
2:01		Ryan Dunn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:01		Ryan Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:01		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
1:39		Jordan Minor personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-61
1:39	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-62
1:23	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	70-62
1:09	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	70-64
1:08		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:40	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	73-64
0:33	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	73-66
0:33		Yellow Jackets 60 second timeout
0:28		Jump ball. Isaac McKneely vs. Miles Kelly (Miles Kelly gains possession)
0:28		Isaac McKneely turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
0:25		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
0:23		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
0:19		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
0:17		Jordan Minor defensive rebound
0:10		Miles Kelly personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-66
0:10	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-66
0:06		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
0:04		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Reece Beekman defensive rebound