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Mutts' late flurry lifts Virginia Tech over Maryland 62-58

AP
Dec 01, 2021

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Justyn Mutts hit a jumper and 1 of 2 free throws in the final 20 seconds and Virginia Tech Hokies held off Maryland Terrapins 62-58 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night.

Virginia Tech (6-2), which led 31-29 at halftime on Hunter Cattoor's 3-pointer in the final minute, fell behind 43-36 on a dunk off a rebound by Julian Reese with 11:58 left. Cattoor and Nahiem Alleyne sank 3s to bookend a 13-3 run that put the Hokies up 49-46 with 5:54 remaining - and they never trailed again in ending a six-game losing streak to the Terrapins (5-3).

Keve Aluma posted his second double-double of the season for the Hokies with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Mutts pitched in with 16 points, while Cattoor scored 12 on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.

Qudus Wahab scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first half for Maryland before finishing with 18. Donta Scott added 11 points, while Hakim Hart scored 10.

Virginia Tech shot just 38% overall but make 9 of 20 from distance (45%). Maryland shot 42% overall but hit just 1 of 13 3-point tries.

The two schools hadn't met since Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten following the 2013-14 season. The Terrapins lead the all-time series 32-11.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
31
MD
Terrapins
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keve Aluma vs. Qudus Wahab (Justyn Mutts gains possession)
19:43		Storm Murphy misses two point driving layup
19:41		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
19:30	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)	3-0
19:10	+3	Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Qudus Wahab assists)	3-3
18:52		Hakim Hart blocks Nahiem Alleyne's two point layup
18:50		Donta Scott defensive rebound
18:47		Keve Aluma blocks Eric Ayala's two point driving layup
18:45		Qudus Wahab offensive rebound
18:42	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point putback dunk	3-5
18:22		Keve Aluma misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:20		Donta Scott defensive rebound
18:06	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup	3-7
18:06		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
18:06	+1	Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-8
17:50	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point pullup jump shot	5-8
17:24		Fatts Russell misses three point jump shot
17:22		Hokies defensive rebound
17:06		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
17:04		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
16:47		Qudus Wahab misses two point hook shot
16:45		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
16:30	+3	Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	8-8
16:10		Hakim Hart turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
16:04		Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
16:02		Hakim Hart defensive rebound
15:47		Hakim Hart misses two point turnaround jump shot
15:45		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
15:33		Keve Aluma misses two point pullup jump shot
15:31		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
15:22	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Fatts Russell assists)	8-10
15:07		Storm Murphy misses two point pullup jump shot
15:05		Donta Scott defensive rebound
14:56		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
14:54		Fatts Russell offensive rebound
14:32	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point turnaround jump shot	8-12
14:14		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point step back jump shot
14:12		Hokies offensive rebound
14:12		TV timeout
14:09		Keve Aluma turnover (bad pass) (Qudus Wahab steals)
13:53		Fatts Russell turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
13:31	+3	Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	11-12
13:07	+2	Eric Ayala makes two point turnaround jump shot	11-14
12:38		Fatts Russell shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
12:38		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:38	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
12:30		Ian Martinez turnover (bad pass) (Darius Maddox steals)
12:22		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Xavier Green steals)
12:16		Donta Scott turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals)
12:06		Hunter Cattoor misses two point turnaround jump shot
12:04		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
12:16		Justyn Mutts turnover (traveling)
11:44		Sean Pedulla personal foul (Ian Martinez draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:39		Eric Ayala turnover (bad pass)
11:37		Keve Aluma misses two point hook shot
11:35		Ian Martinez defensive rebound
11:35		Ian Martinez misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:35		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
11:04		Sean Pedulla misses two point driving layup
11:02		Simon Wright defensive rebound
10:55		Julian Reese misses three point jump shot
10:50		Simon Wright offensive rebound
10:53		David N'Guessan personal foul (Simon Wright draws the foul)
10:45	+2	Julian Reese makes two point layup	12-16
10:26		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
10:24		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
10:16	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point driving layup	14-16
9:45		Darius Maddox blocks Ian Martinez's three point jump shot
9:41		Terrapins offensive rebound
9:43		Terrapins turnover (shot clock violation)
9:29		Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
9:27		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
9:24		David N'Guessan misses two point layup
9:22		Julian Reese defensive rebound
9:14		Julian Reese misses two point layup
9:12		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
9:10		David N'Guessan turnover (lost ball)
8:55		Fatts Russell misses three point step back jump shot
8:53		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
8:36	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	16-16
8:17		Hakim Hart turnover (bad pass)
8:04		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
8:02		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
7:56		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point layup
7:54		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
7:43	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point layup	16-18
7:15	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point floating jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	18-18
6:45		Fatts Russell misses three point step back jump shot
6:43		Hokies defensive rebound
6:41		TV timeout
9:23	+3	Keve Aluma makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	21-18
6:01	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup	21-20
6:01		Keve Aluma shooting foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-21
5:43		Qudus Wahab blocks Justyn Mutts's two point driving layup
5:41		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Donta Scott makes two point driving layup	21-23
5:02	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	23-23
5:02		Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-23
4:45	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point pullup jump shot	24-25
4:20	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point turnaround jump shot	26-25
4:01		Eric Ayala misses three point jump shot
3:59		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
3:38		John Ojiako misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:36		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
3:22		Qudus Wahab turnover (double dribble)
3:22		TV timeout
2:59		Justyn Mutts misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:57		Donta Scott defensive rebound
2:43	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point pullup jump shot	26-27
2:13		Storm Murphy turnover (out of bounds)
1:55	+2	Donta Scott makes two point driving layup	26-29
1:32	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point pullup jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	28-29
0:59		Fatts Russell misses two point turnaround jump shot
0:57		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
0:48		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
0:45		Terrapins defensive rebound
0:44		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:39	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	31-29
0:35		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:09		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Eric Ayala draws the foul)
0:09		Terrapins turnover (5-second violation)
0:06		Ian Martinez personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
0:03		Keve Aluma turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
31
MD
Terrapins
29

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:36		Eric Ayala misses three point step back jump shot
19:34		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	33-29
18:58	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point layup (Eric Ayala assists)	33-31
18:38		Qudus Wahab personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
18:32		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point pullup jump shot
18:30		Hakim Hart defensive rebound
18:29		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
18:20		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Eric Ayala draws the foul)
18:02		Eric Ayala misses two point turnaround jump shot
18:00		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
17:41		Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
17:39		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
17:35		Fatts Russell turnover (bad pass)
17:19		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point floating jump shot
17:17		Donta Scott defensive rebound
16:59	+2	Qudus Wahab makes two point layup (Fatts Russell assists)	33-33
16:37		Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
16:35		Eric Ayala defensive rebound
16:30	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point driving layup (Fatts Russell assists)	33-35
15:59		Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
15:57		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
15:51	+2	Fatts Russell makes two point driving layup	33-37
15:32		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
15:30		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
15:21		Eric Ayala turnover (bad pass)
15:21		TV timeout
15:11		Fatts Russell personal foul (Storm Murphy draws the foul)
1:50		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point pullup jump shot
1:48		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
15:04		Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
15:04	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-37
15:04	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-37
14:51		Keve Aluma personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
14:48	+2	Hakim Hart makes two point layup (Eric Ayala assists)	35-39
14:23		Julian Reese blocks Nahiem Alleyne's two point layup
14:21		Eric Ayala defensive rebound
14:18		Fatts Russell misses two point driving layup
14:16		Terrapins offensive rebound
14:06		Eric Ayala misses two point pullup jump shot
14:04		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
13:34		Julian Reese blocks Nahiem Alleyne's two point jump shot
13:32		Fatts Russell defensive rebound
13:29		Hakim Hart turnover (lost ball)
13:13		Donta Scott shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
13:13	+1	David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-39
13:13		David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:13		Julian Reese defensive rebound
12:49	+2	Xavier Green makes two point pullup jump shot	36-41
12:18		Darius Maddox turnover (bad pass) (Ian Martinez steals)
12:02		Darius Maddox blocks Fatts Russell's two point driving layup
12:00		Julian Reese offensive rebound
12:00	+2	Julian Reese makes two point putback dunk	36-43
12:00		Hokies 30 second timeout
12:00		TV timeout
11:43		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
11:41		Ian Martinez defensive rebound
11:36		Keve Aluma blocks Ian Martinez's two point driving layup
11:34		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
11:24		Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
11:22		Donta Scott defensive rebound
11:03		Jump ball. Donta Scott vs. Hunter Cattoor (Hokies gains possession)
11:03		Donta Scott turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
11:03		TV timeout
10:39		Julian Reese shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
10:39	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
10:39		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:39		Eric Ayala defensive rebound
10:20		Ian Martinez misses two point pullup jump shot
10:18		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
10:11		Julian Reese blocks Hunter Cattoor's two point driving layup
10:09		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
10:06		Xavier Green blocks Keve Aluma's two point layup
10:06		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
10:06		Xavier Green personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
10:04	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	40-43
9:38		Fatts Russell misses two point pullup jump shot
9:36		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
9:33		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
9:31		Eric Ayala defensive rebound
9:26		Eric Ayala misses three point jump shot
9:24		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
9:11		Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
9:09		Qudus Wahab defensive rebound
9:08		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
9:08		Qudus Wahab offensive foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
9:08		Qudus Wahab turnover
8:36		Julian Reese blocks Hunter Cattoor's two point layup
8:34		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
8:30	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point putback layup	42-43
8:16		Hakim Hart misses two point layup
8:14		Julian Reese offensive rebound
8:14	+2	Julian Reese makes two point putback layup	42-45
8:14		David N'Guessan shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-46
7:52	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point driving layup	44-46
7:32		Eric Ayala misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:30		Julian Reese offensive rebound
7:28		TV timeout
7:20		Julian Reese misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:18		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point turnaround jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	46-46
6:37		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
6:35		Julian Reese offensive rebound
6:35		Nahiem Alleyne personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
6:17		Eric Ayala turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
5:54	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	49-46
5:45		Terrapins 30 second timeout
5:37		Storm Murphy shooting foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-47
5:37	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-48
5:19	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Keve Aluma assists)	52-48
5:04		Fatts Russell misses two point driving layup
5:02		Terrapins offensive rebound
4:50		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Qudus Wahab draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-49
4:50	+1	Qudus Wahab makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-50
4:21	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point reverse layup (Storm Murphy assists)	54-50
3:57		Donta Scott misses two point hook shot
3:55		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
3:37	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point reverse layup	56-50
3:36		Terrapins 30 second timeout
3:36		TV timeout
3:21	+2	Donta Scott makes two point hook shot	56-52
2:56	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Keve Aluma assists)	59-52
2:39		Storm Murphy personal foul (Fatts Russell draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-53
2:39	+1	Fatts Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-54
2:13		Justyn Mutts misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:11		Terrapins defensive rebound
1:51		Nahiem Alleyne shooting foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
1:51	+1	Hakim Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-55
1:51	+1	Hakim Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-56
1:26		Jump ball. Nahiem Alleyne vs. Julian Reese (Terrapins gains possession)
1:26		Nahiem Alleyne turnover (lost ball) (Julian Reese steals)
1:15		Eric Ayala misses two point jump shot
1:13		Julian Reese offensive rebound
1:10		Julian Reese misses two point putback layup
1:10		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
1:10		Julian Reese personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
1:10		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:10		Donta Scott defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Donta Scott makes two point layup	59-58
0:28		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:21	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point driving layup	61-58
0:17		Terrapins 30 second timeout
0:15		Hakim Hart misses three point jump shot
0:13		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
0:13		Donta Scott personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-58
0:13		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Julian Reese defensive rebound
0:05		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
0:03		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Keve Aluma defensive rebound