Aluma takes over late, Virginia Tech beats Virginia, 62-53
AP
Feb 14, 2022
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Keve Aluma scored 24 points and sank two clutch shots down the stretch to allow Virginia Tech Hokies to hold off Commonwealth rival Virginia Cavaliers, 62-53 Monday night for its sixth straight win.
After Kadin Shedrick scored to pull the Cavaliers within four points, 54-50, with just under three minutes left, Aluma found open space in the middle of the key and threw down a dunk to push the Hokies lead back to six. A minute later he knocked down a turnaround baseline jumper to make it 58-50.
Jayden Gardner hit a jumper with just under a minute left in the first half and Reece Beekman added two free throws to give Virginia (16-10, 10-6 Atlantic Coast) a 29-25 lead at intermission.
Aluma dunked twice in the opening three minutes of the second half and his second throw-down put the Hokies (16-10, 8-7) in front, 32-31. The Cavaliers managed to tie the game twice in the second half, but they could not retake the lead.
Aluma was 10 of 14 from the field and totaled 20 or more points for the eighth time this season. He also blocked four shots and the Hokies swatted away six as a team. Nahiem Alleyne added 11 points.
Gardner posted a double-double to lead Virginia, scoring 17 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Shedrick and Beekman added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Virginia Tech ends a run of four straight home games when it plays host to North Carolina on Saturday.
Virginia plays at Miami on Saturday.
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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
29
VT
Hokies
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Francisco Caffaro vs. Keve Aluma (Hokies gains possession)
19:38
+2
Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)
0-2
19:21
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
19:19
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
19:08
Kihei Clark personal foul (Storm Murphy draws the foul)
18:53
+2
Keve Aluma makes two point driving layup
0-4
18:35
Nahiem Alleyne personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
18:29
Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
18:27
Jayden Gardner offensive rebound
18:23
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot
2-4
17:54
Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
17:52
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
17:42
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
17:40
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
17:29
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
17:27
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
17:12
Kihei Clark misses two point floating jump shot
17:10
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
17:02
Keve Aluma turnover (lost ball) (Armaan Franklin steals)
16:56
Reece Beekman turnover (lost ball)
16:41
Storm Murphy misses two point pullup jump shot
16:39
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
16:18
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
16:16
Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
16:07
+2
Francisco Caffaro makes two point putback layup
4-4
15:50
Hunter Cattoor misses two point layup
15:48
Hunter Cattoor offensive rebound
15:44
Hunter Cattoor offensive foul (Kihei Clark draws the foul)
15:44
TV timeout
15:26
Storm Murphy personal foul (Kihei Clark draws the foul)
15:14
Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
15:12
Jayden Gardner offensive rebound
15:10
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point putback dunk
6-4
14:49
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)
6-7
14:20
+2
Francisco Caffaro makes two point dunk (Reece Beekman assists)
8-7
13:51
+2
Keve Aluma makes two point hook shot
8-9
13:33
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
13:31
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
13:18
Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
13:16
Hokies offensive rebound
13:16
Francisco Caffaro personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
13:02
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point reverse layup (Justyn Mutts assists)
8-11
12:31
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point driving layup
10-11
12:09
Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
12:07
Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
11:40
+2
Armaan Franklin makes two point floating jump shot
12-11
11:14
Justyn Mutts misses two point reverse layup
11:12
Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
11:01
+2
Armaan Franklin makes two point pullup jump shot
14-11
10:45
Kadin Shedrick personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
10:45
TV timeout
10:43
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
10:41
Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
10:17
Francisco Caffaro turnover (lost ball) (Keve Aluma steals)
9:56
Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
9:54
Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
9:30
Keve Aluma blocks Kadin Shedrick's two point dunk
9:28
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
9:10
+2
Keve Aluma makes two point alley-oop layup (Sean Pedulla assists)
14-13
8:36
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
8:33
Cavaliers offensive rebound
8:26
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
16-13
8:06
Keve Aluma misses two point driving layup
8:04
Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
7:55
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point layup
18-13
7:36
Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
7:34
Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
7:30
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
7:28
Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
7:15
Keve Aluma blocks Jayden Gardner's two point layup
7:13
Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
7:00
+3
Storm Murphy makes three point pullup jump shot
18-16
6:25
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
6:23
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
6:12
+2
Nahiem Alleyne makes two point dunk (Keve Aluma assists)
18-18
5:47
Kihei Clark offensive foul (Storm Murphy draws the foul)
5:47
Kihei Clark turnover
5:47
TV timeout
5:35
Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
5:33
Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
5:20
Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
5:18
Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
4:57
+2
Armaan Franklin makes two point step back jump shot
20-18
4:31
Justyn Mutts misses two point hook shot
4:29
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
4:10
Jayden Gardner misses two point fadeaway jump shot
4:08
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
4:02
+3
Hunter Cattoor makes three point pullup jump shot
20-21
3:35
Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
3:33
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
3:06
Francisco Caffaro blocks Keve Aluma's two point hook shot
3:04
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
2:43
Keve Aluma shooting foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
2:43
TV timeout
2:43
+1
Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-21
2:43
+1
Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-21
2:21
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point driving dunk (Hunter Cattoor assists)
22-23
2:00
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Armaan Franklin assists)
24-23
2:00
David N'Guessan shooting foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
2:00
+1
Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 1 of 1
25-23
1:49
Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
1:49
+1
Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-24
1:49
+1
Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-25
1:29
Armaan Franklin offensive foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
1:29
Armaan Franklin turnover
0:14
Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
1:11
Justyn Mutts misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:09
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
0:50
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
27-25
0:16
Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
0:14
Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
0:07
Sean Pedulla personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
0:02
Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
