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Poteat, Kidd lead Virginia Tech to 91-67 romp over Georgia Tech

AP
Jan 27, 2024

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Mylyjael Poteat and Lynn Kidd scored 18 points apiece and Virginia Tech Hokies cruised to a 91-67 victory over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday.

Poteat came off the bench to match his career high by sinking 6 of 9 shots and all six of his free throws for the Hokies (13-7, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won three in a row. He added six rebounds and blocked two shots. Kidd made 7 of 9 attempts and 4 of 4 at the foul line.

Robbie Beran finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for Virginia Tech. Hunter Cattoor and reserve Tyler Nickel both made three 3-pointers and scored 11. Cattoor added five assists.

Freshman Baye Ndongo totaled 16 points and nine rebounds to pace the Yellow Jackets (9-11, 2-7), who have lost three straight and eight of the last nine. Miles Kelly scored 11.

Poteat had 12 points to help Virginia Tech take a 44-28 lead at halftime. Reserves Tyzhaun Claude and Carter Murphy both scored six as the Yellow Jackets had just three players make two baskets before the break.

The Hokies shot 51.5% with five 3-pointer in building the 16-point lead. Virginia Tech took one less shot but had seven more baskets than Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets shot 29.4% but half of their 10 baskets came from beyond the arc.

Georgia Tech got as close as 64-57 on a basket by Ndongo with 7:57 left to play, but Sean Pedulla, who scored nine with five assists, answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and Cattoor added a third to end the threat.

The Hokies lead the all-time series 23-9. Georgia Tech won the only meeting last season 77-70.

Virginia Tech will host No. 12 Duke on Monday. Georgia Tech returns home to play No. 3 North Carolina on Tuesday.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
28
VT
Hokies
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hokies gains possession)
19:45		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
19:43		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
19:25		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
19:23		MJ Collins defensive rebound
19:15		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
19:13		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:55		Naithan George misses two point layup
18:52		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
18:52		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
18:49		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
18:45		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
18:43		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
18:29		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
18:27		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	2-0
17:59	+2	MJ Collins makes two point stepback jump shot	2-2
17:36	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	5-2
17:17	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	5-4
17:17		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
17:17	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-5
16:59		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:57		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
16:42	+3	MJ Collins makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	5-8
16:12		Naithan George misses two point layup
16:10		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
15:56	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	5-10
15:22		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
15:20		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
15:01	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	5-12
14:54		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
14:54		TV timeout
14:41	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	7-12
14:24		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
14:22		Tyler Nickel offensive rebound
14:13	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists)	7-15
13:57		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass)
13:45		Tyzhaun Claude blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
13:45		Hokies offensive rebound
13:45		Robbie Beran misses two point jump shot
13:43		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
13:28		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:26		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
13:19		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
13:18		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
13:17		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
13:16		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
13:10		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
13:09		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
13:09	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup	9-15
13:09		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-15
12:56		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
12:54		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
12:33		Deebo Coleman misses two point jump shot
12:31		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
12:15	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	10-18
11:58		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:56		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
11:38	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists)	10-20
11:07		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
11:05		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
10:56		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
10:54		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
10:41		Robbie Beran personal foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
10:41		TV timeout
10:30		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
10:28		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
10:15	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists)	10-23
10:04		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
10:02		MJ Collins defensive rebound
9:54		Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot
9:50		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
9:30		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
9:28		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
9:10	+2	MJ Collins makes two point layup	10-25
8:53		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:51		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
8:48		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
8:46		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup	12-25
8:21		MJ Collins turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
8:17	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	14-25
8:01	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point jump shot (MJ Collins assists)	14-27
7:48		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
7:46		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
7:38		MJ Collins turnover (lost ball)
7:38		TV timeout
7:17		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
7:17		Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:17	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-27
6:56	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists)	15-30
6:43	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	18-30
6:21	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	18-32
6:12		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (MJ Collins steals)
6:06		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
6:05		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
5:54		Tyler Nickel blocks Deebo Coleman's three point jump shot
5:52		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
5:46		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
5:37	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	18-34
5:36		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
5:20		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
5:20		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:20	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-34
5:11		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
5:09		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
5:09		Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-35
5:09	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-36
4:52		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:52		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
4:52		Deebo Coleman personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
4:38		Baye Ndongo blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
4:36		Hokies offensive rebound
4:24		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
4:24	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-37
4:24	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-38
4:06		Tyler Nickel personal foul
3:45		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
3:43		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
3:31		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
3:30		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:30		TV timeout
3:11		Mylyjael Poteat blocks Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s two point dunk
3:09		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
2:51	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	19-40
2:32		Mylyjael Poteat blocks Carter Murphy's two point layup
2:30		Naithan George offensive rebound
2:25		MJ Collins personal foul
2:13	+3	Carter Murphy makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	22-40
1:48		Carter Murphy personal foul
1:44		Miles Kelly personal foul
1:39	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	22-42
1:21	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Carter Murphy assists)	25-42
0:57	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot	25-44
0:46	+3	Carter Murphy makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	28-44
0:20		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
0:18		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
0:01		Carter Murphy misses three point stepback jump shot
0:00		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
39
VT
Hokies
47

Time		Play	Score
19:55		Hunter Cattoor personal foul
19:41		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
19:39		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	28-46
19:04	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	30-46
18:34		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass)
18:26	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	32-46
18:06		Miles Kelly blocks MJ Collins's two point jump shot
18:04		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
17:59	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot	32-48
17:50	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	35-48
17:24	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	35-50
17:02	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	37-50
16:44		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
16:44	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-51
16:44	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-52
16:30	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	39-52
16:14	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point dunk	39-54
15:55		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (traveling)
15:55		TV timeout
15:35		Baye Ndongo blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point hook shot
15:33		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
15:20		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:18		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Hunter Cattoor assists)	39-56
14:47	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	42-56
14:24		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
14:22		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
14:20		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
14:18		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
14:10		Sean Pedulla personal foul
13:53		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
13:51		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
13:49	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	44-56
13:30		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
13:30		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul
13:26	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	44-59
12:57		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
12:55		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	46-59
12:42		Naithan George personal foul
12:30	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)	46-61
12:30		Carter Murphy shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-62
12:15	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	48-62
11:48		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass)
11:48		TV timeout
11:36	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	51-62
11:06		Tyzhaun Claude blocks Lynn Kidd's two point layup
11:04		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
10:59		Lynn Kidd turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
10:55	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	53-62
10:41		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
10:39		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
10:14		Tyler Nickel personal foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
10:03		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
10:01		Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
9:59		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
9:57		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
9:36		Carter Murphy shooting foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-63
9:36	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-64
9:15		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
9:13		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
8:54		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
8:52		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:46		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
8:46	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-64
8:46	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-64
8:18		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
8:16		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
7:58	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point hook shot	57-64
7:48		Hokies 30 second timeout
7:48		TV timeout
7:30	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Robbie Beran assists)	57-67
7:16		Lynn Kidd personal foul
7:16		TV timeout
7:09		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
7:07		Hokies defensive rebound
6:43	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	57-70
6:28		Lynn Kidd personal foul
6:18		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
6:16		MJ Collins defensive rebound
5:56	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Robbie Beran assists)	57-73
5:50		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
5:37		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:35		Naithan George offensive rebound
5:24		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
5:24		Hokies defensive rebound
5:24		Miles Kelly personal foul
5:24		Hunter Cattoor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:24		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
5:24		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
5:24		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:24		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
5:08		Robbie Beran turnover (lost ball)
4:55		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:53		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (MJ Collins assists)	57-75
4:21		Robbie Beran shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-75
4:21		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:19		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
3:55		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
3:53		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	60-75
3:47		TV timeout
3:31		Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
3:31		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul)
3:22		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
3:20		Hokies defensive rebound
3:00	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	60-78
2:43		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
2:41		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
2:39	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	62-78
2:38		Hokies 30 second timeout
2:30		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
2:30		Robbie Beran misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:30	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-79
2:22		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
2:20		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
2:20		Tyzhaun Claude personal foul (Robbie Beran draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-80
2:20	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-81
2:14	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	64-81
1:45	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup	64-83
1:32		Hunter Cattoor personal foul
1:32		Tyzhaun Claude technical foul
1:32		Tyzhaun Claude turnover
1:32	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes technical free throw 1 of 2	64-84
1:32	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes technical free throw 2 of 2	64-85
1:32		Amaree Abram misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:32	+1	Amaree Abram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-85
1:17		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
1:15		Carter Murphy defensive rebound
1:11		Jaydon Young personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-85
1:11	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-85
1:00	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	67-88
0:47		Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
0:45		John Camden defensive rebound
0:27	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (John Camden assists)	67-91
0:15		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
0:13		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jaydon Young defensive rebound