Collins sparks Virginia Tech over Louisville 75-68 in ACC opener
AP
Dec 03, 2023
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Sophomore MJ Collins came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points to help Virginia Tech Hokies hold off Louisville Cardinals 75-68 in an early Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams on Sunday.
Collins made 5 of 10 shots, including all three of his 3-pointers and all seven of his free throws for the Hokies (6-3). He added four rebounds and four assists. Lynn Kidd had 19 points on 8-for-13 shooting, while Hunter Cattoor scored 12.
Skyy Clark led the Cardinals (4-4) with 16 points. Brandon Huntley-Hatfield finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. Mike James, Tre White and freshman reserve Ty-Laur Johnson scored 10 points apiece. James added nine rebounds and four assists, while White had four assists and three steals.
James hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 to help Louisville take a 31-30 lead into halftime. Kidd and Cattoor both scored eight to keep Virginia Tech close.
Kidd scored six points in an 8-0 run to begin the second half to give Virginia Tech the lead. Louisville battled back and two Huntley-Hatfield free throws pulled the Cardinals within 67-66 with 1:58 remaining. The Hokies hit 8 of 10 foul shots from there to hold on for the victory.
Virginia Tech will host Valparaiso on Saturday. Louisville travels to play DePaul on Saturday.
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1st Half
LOU
Cardinals
31
VT
Hokies
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Cardinals gains possession)
19:40
+3
Tre White makes three point jump shot (Mike James assists)
3-0
19:30
+2
Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup
3-2
19:17
+2
Skyy Clark makes two point layup (Tre White assists)
5-2
18:50
JJ Traynor blocks Robbie Beran's two point jump shot
18:48
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
18:40
Mike James misses three point jump shot
18:20
Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
18:20
Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
18:16
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
18:08
+3
Mike James makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)
8-2
17:45
Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
17:39
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
17:20
Tre White misses two point jump shot
17:16
Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
17:07
Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
17:05
Mike James defensive rebound
16:57
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses three point jump shot
16:55
JJ Traynor offensive rebound
16:48
Mike James offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
16:48
Mike James turnover (offensive foul)
16:34
Sean Pedulla turnover (Mike James steals)
16:32
+2
Mike James makes two point layup
10-2
16:14
Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
16:12
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
15:57
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point layup
15:55
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
15:37
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)
10-4
15:29
Mike James misses three point jump shot
15:27
Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
15:15
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
15:13
Tre White defensive rebound
14:49
JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot
14:47
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
14:47
Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
14:47
TV timeout
14:23
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point layup
10-6
13:56
+2
JJ Traynor makes two point dunk (Skyy Clark assists)
12-6
13:33
JJ Traynor blocks MJ Collins's two point jump shot
13:31
Cardinals defensive rebound
13:16
Skyy Clark turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
13:08
Sean Pedulla turnover (Ty-Laur Johnson steals)
13:07
Skyy Clark misses two point layup
13:05
JJ Traynor offensive rebound
13:05
+2
JJ Traynor makes two point layup
14-6
12:40
Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
12:38
Skyy Clark defensive rebound
12:24
Ty-Laur Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Long steals)
12:14
+2
Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup
14-8
12:14
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
12:14
+1
Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-9
11:58
JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot
11:56
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
11:33
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
11:31
Hokies offensive rebound
11:30
TV timeout
11:25
+3
Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot
14-12
10:40
Curtis Williams misses two point jump shot
10:38
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
10:34
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
14-14
10:17
Kaleb Glenn offensive foul (Hokies draws the foul)
10:17
Kaleb Glenn turnover (offensive foul)
9:55
Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
9:53
Mekhi Long offensive rebound
9:53
Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Mekhi Long draws the foul)
9:52
+1
Mekhi Long makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-15
9:52
Mekhi Long misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:52
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
9:34
Sean Pedulla personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
9:27
+2
Tre White makes two point jump shot
16-15
9:08
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
9:05
JJ Traynor personal foul
9:03
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists)
16-17
8:39
+3
Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot (Tre White assists)
19-17
8:18
Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
8:16
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
8:16
Lynn Kidd personal foul
8:03
Tre White turnover (Hunter Cattoor steals)
7:58
Hunter Cattoor turnover (Tre White steals)
7:47
+3
Mike James makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)
22-17
7:27
Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
7:25
Mike James defensive rebound
7:18
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
7:16
Hokies defensive rebound
7:13
TV timeout
7:10
Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball)
6:56
JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot
6:54
Mekhi Long defensive rebound
6:32
Mekhi Long misses three point jump shot
6:30
Mike James defensive rebound
6:23
Tre White offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
6:23
Tre White turnover (offensive foul)
6:07
Lynn Kidd turnover (traveling)
5:52
Mike James misses two point jump shot
5:50
Mekhi Long defensive rebound
5:41
MJ Collins misses two point layup
5:38
MJ Collins offensive rebound
5:38
Tre White blocks MJ Collins's two point layup
5:36
Tre White defensive rebound
5:32
Skyy Clark turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Long steals)
5:25
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (MJ Collins assists)
22-19
5:04
Skyy Clark turnover (bad pass)
4:45
Hunter Cattoor turnover (lost ball) (Tre White steals)
4:45
Sean Pedulla personal foul
4:33
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point dunk (Mike James assists)
24-19
4:06
Hunter Cattoor misses two point layup
4:04
Mike James defensive rebound
3:58
MJ Collins shooting foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
3:58
+1
Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-19
3:58
+1
Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-19
3:38
+3
MJ Collins makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Long assists)
26-22
3:09
+2
Tre White makes two point jump shot
28-22
3:07
Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Tre White draws the foul)
3:07
TV timeout
3:07
+1
Tre White makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-22
2:53
Mekhi Long misses two point jump shot
2:51
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
2:25
Ty-Laur Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:23
Cardinals offensive rebound
2:23
Cardinals turnover
2:23
Hokies 30 second timeout
2:23
Skyy Clark misses three point jump shot
2:04
+2
Mekhi Long makes two point layup (Mylyjael Poteat assists)
29-24
1:43
Tre White turnover (traveling)
1:31
+2
MJ Collins makes two point layup
29-26
1:31
Skyy Clark shooting foul (MJ Collins draws the foul)
1:31
+1
MJ Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
29-27
1:31
Cardinals 30 second timeout
1:15
+2
Mike James makes two point layup
31-27
1:04
+3
Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (MJ Collins assists)
31-30
0:37
Tyler Nickel blocks Skyy Clark's two point layup
0:35
Cardinals offensive rebound
0:33
Tyler Nickel personal foul (Mike James draws the foul)
0:25
Skyy Clark misses two point layup
0:23
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
0:00
Mekhi Long turnover (lost ball)
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LOU
Cardinals
37
VT
Hokies
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:46
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)
31-32
19:29
Mike James misses three point jump shot
19:27
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
19:13
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Hunter Cattoor assists)
31-34
18:31
Tre White misses two point jump shot
18:29
Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
18:21
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)
31-36
18:19
Cardinals 30 second timeout
18:01
TV timeout
18:01
Tre White misses three point jump shot
17:59
Mekhi Long defensive rebound
17:48
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)
31-38
17:22
+2
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point layup (Mike James assists)
33-38
17:02
Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
17:00
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
16:44
Skyy Clark misses two point layup
16:42
Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
16:35
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (Mekhi Long draws the foul)
16:35
Mekhi Long misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:35
+1
Mekhi Long makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-39
16:11
+2
Skyy Clark makes two point jump shot (Mike James assists)
35-39
15:59
JJ Traynor shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
15:59
TV timeout
15:59
Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:59
+1
Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-40
15:44
Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
15:44
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-40
15:44
+1
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-40
15:27
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
15:25
Mekhi Long offensive rebound
15:21
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
15:19
Mike James defensive rebound
15:09
JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot
15:07
Mekhi Long defensive rebound
15:01
Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
14:59
JJ Traynor defensive rebound
14:50
+2
Ty-Laur Johnson makes two point layup
39-40
14:42
Ty-Laur Johnson personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
14:33
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)
39-42
14:10
Tyler Nickel personal foul (Mike James draws the foul)
13:58
Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
13:58
+1
Skyy Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-42
13:58
Skyy Clark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:58
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
13:34
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point jump shot
13:32
Hokies offensive rebound
13:30
Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
13:15
+3
Ty-Laur Johnson makes three point jump shot
43-42
13:14
Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Ty-Laur Johnson draws the foul)
13:14
+1
Ty-Laur Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
44-42
12:53
Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
12:51
Ty-Laur Johnson defensive rebound
12:43
Tre White misses three point jump shot
12:41
Robbie Beran defensive rebound
12:32
Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (MJ Collins draws the foul)
12:32
+1
MJ Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-43
12:32
+1
MJ Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
44-44
12:11
Tre White misses two point jump shot
12:09
Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
11:54
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)
44-46
11:54
Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
11:54
TV timeout
11:54
+1
Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1
44-47
11:37
Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
