VATECH

FSU

Lawal, Schutt carry Virginia Tech to 76-66 win over Florida State

AP
Jan 29, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Tobi Lawal scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Jaden Schutt scored 16 points and Virginia Tech Hokies never trailed in beating Florida State Seminoles 76-66 on Wednesday night.

Taylor Bol Bowen scored 14 points shooting 6 for 8 and finished a rebound shy of a double-double and reserve Jerry Deng scored 13 points for Florida State.

The two teams started with an exchange of baskets, and after Lawal made his second to give the Hokies a 4-2 they led the rest of the way. Rodney Brown Jr.'s layup with 9:54 before halftime made it 20-9. A little more than five minutes later, Ben Burnham threw down a dunk to push the margin to 25-11. Virginia Tech kept the pressure on with a 10-4 spurt to close the first half for a 35-15 lead.

Not until Bol Bowen's 3-pointer two-and-a-half minutes into the second half did Florida State reach 20 points and trailed by 19.

Florida State staged a methodical rally in a little more seven minutes to get within 49-43 on a layup by Daquan Davis with 8:08 remaining. But Ben Hammond, Schutt and Lawal made 3s in succession to make it 58-45.

Alier Maluk's dunk brought the Seminoles back with single digits for the last time at 61-52 with 4:09 left to play.

Virginia Tech (9-12, 4-6 ACC) travels to face Virginia on Saturday. Florida State (13-8, 4-6) travels to face Boston College on Saturday.

---

Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/

1st Half
VT
Hokies
35
FSU
Seminoles
15

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tobi Lawal vs. Malique Ewin (Daquan Davis gains possession)
19:24		Malique Ewin misses two point layup
19:22		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
19:05		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:03		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
18:55		Daquan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
18:49	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	2-0
18:29	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:02	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:34		Malique Ewin misses two point jump shot
17:32		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
17:13	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)	6-2
17:13		Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
17:13	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-2
16:40		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:24		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
16:22		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
16:18		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
16:16		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
15:58		Malique Ewin turnover (lost ball)
15:45	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	10-2
15:45		Seminoles 30 second timeout
15:45		TV timeout
15:30		Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
15:28		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
15:12		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
15:10		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
15:10	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point putback layup	12-2
14:58		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
14:56		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
14:36		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
14:34		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
14:09		Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
14:07		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
13:55		Malique Ewin misses two point jump shot
13:53		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
13:48		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:46		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point layup	12-4
13:42		Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Chandler Jackson draws the foul)
13:42	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-5
13:23		Patrick Wessler misses two point hook shot
13:21		Bostyn Holt defensive rebound
13:00		Bostyn Holt misses two point driving layup
12:59		Bostyn Holt offensive rebound
12:59		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Bostyn Holt draws the foul)
12:59		Bostyn Holt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:59		Bostyn Holt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:58		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
12:43		Ben Burnham turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Jackson steals)
12:23	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point pullup jump shot	12-7
11:53		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
11:51		Alier Maluk defensive rebound
11:44		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
11:42		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
11:29	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	15-7
11:15		Alier Maluk misses two point layup
11:13		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
11:07	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	18-7
10:55		TV timeout
10:40		Daquan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
10:29		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
10:27		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
10:20		Jaydon Young shooting foul (Jerry Deng draws the foul)
10:20	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-8
10:20	+1	Jerry Deng makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-9
9:54	+2	Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point driving layup	20-9
9:34		Daquan Davis misses two point turnaround jump shot
9:32		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
9:04		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
9:02		Jerry Deng defensive rebound
8:47		Jerry Deng misses two point hook shot
8:45		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
8:22		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
8:20		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
8:09	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point dunk (Daquan Davis assists)	20-11
7:58		Tobi Lawal misses two point layup
7:56		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
7:55		Jamir Watkins turnover (lost ball) (Ben Hammond steals)
7:48		TV timeout
7:23		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
7:21		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
7:13		Daquan Davis misses two point pullup jump shot
7:11		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
7:05		Tobi Lawal turnover (traveling)
6:43		Jamir Watkins misses two point stepback jump shot
6:41		Connor Serven defensive rebound
6:31	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Tobi Lawal assists)	23-11
6:18		Ben Hammond personal foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
6:13		Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
6:11		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
6:00		Christian Nitu blocks Ben Hammond's two point layup
6:00		Hokies offensive rebound
5:46		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
5:44		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
5:40		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
5:38		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
5:20		Christian Nitu misses two point dunk
5:18		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
5:02		Tobi Lawal offensive foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
5:02		Tobi Lawal turnover (offensive foul)
4:49		Justin Thomas turnover
4:46	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point dunk	25-11
4:30		Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
4:28		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
4:20		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:18		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
4:00		Christian Nitu misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:58		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
3:33		Jaydon Young turnover (lost ball)
3:29	+2	Christian Nitu makes two point layup	25-13
3:06		Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
3:04		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
3:01	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point pullup jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	27-13
2:38		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:36		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
2:17		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:15		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
2:08		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
2:06		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
1:43	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	30-13
1:29		Christian Nitu misses three point jump shot
1:27		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
1:22		Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
1:22		TV timeout
1:22	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-13
1:22	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-13
0:56		Jamir Watkins turnover (bad pass) (Jaydon Young steals)
0:40		Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Jamir Watkins steals)
0:34		Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
0:32		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Malique Ewin makes two point putback layup	32-15
0:13		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:02	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot	35-15
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
41
FSU
Seminoles
51

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:32	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	37-15
19:19		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
19:05		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
19:03		Malique Ewin offensive rebound
19:03		Malique Ewin turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Schutt steals)
18:55		Taylor Bol Bowen blocks Ben Hammond's two point layup
18:53		Daquan Davis defensive rebound
18:46		Daquan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Schutt steals)
18:30		Jaden Schutt turnover (lost ball) (Jamir Watkins steals)
18:13		Jamir Watkins misses two point layup
18:11		Taylor Bol Bowen offensive rebound
18:11	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point tip layup	37-17
17:42		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point driving layup
17:40		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
17:39	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point tip dunk	39-17
17:26	+3	Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot (Justin Thomas assists)	39-20
16:53		Tyler Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot
16:51		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
16:41	+3	Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	39-23
16:12		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
16:09		Hokies offensive rebound
16:06		Tyler Johnson misses two point driving layup
16:04		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point driving floating jump shot	39-25
15:29		Daquan Davis shooting foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:29	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-25
15:29	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-25
15:07		Daquan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals)
14:40		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
14:39		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
14:39		Malique Ewin shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
14:39		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:39	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-25
14:31		Chandler Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Jaydon Young steals)
14:29		Daquan Davis shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
14:29		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:29		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:28		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
14:20		Mylyjael Poteat blocks Jamir Watkins's two point jump shot
14:18		Seminoles offensive rebound
14:11		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
14:09		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
14:02		Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
14:00		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
13:58		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
13:56		Tyler Johnson personal foul
13:53	+2	Bostyn Holt makes two point layup (Jamir Watkins assists)	42-27
13:53		Brandon Rechsteiner shooting foul (Bostyn Holt draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Bostyn Holt makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-28
13:25		Alier Maluk blocks Rodney Brown Jr.'s two point jump shot
13:23		Bostyn Holt defensive rebound
13:19		Brandon Rechsteiner shooting foul (Bostyn Holt draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Bostyn Holt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-29
13:19	+1	Bostyn Holt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-30
12:58	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	45-30
12:41	+2	Jerry Deng makes two point layup (Bostyn Holt assists)	45-32
12:17		Jaydon Young turnover (bad pass) (Chandler Jackson steals)
12:14	+2	Chandler Jackson makes two point layup	45-34
11:57		TV timeout
11:53		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:51		Alier Maluk defensive rebound
11:42		Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (Chandler Jackson draws the foul)
11:42	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-35
11:42	+1	Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-36
11:17		Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
11:15		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
11:15		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:13		Jerry Deng defensive rebound
11:05		Alier Maluk misses two point jump shot
11:03		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
10:40		Jaydon Young misses two point driving layup
10:39		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
10:39		Alier Maluk shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
10:39	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-36
10:39		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:38		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
10:22		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
10:20		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
10:11		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:09		Alier Maluk defensive rebound
9:44		Ben Hammond personal foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
9:37	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point finger roll layup (Jamir Watkins assists)	46-38
9:17		Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-38
9:17		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:17		Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
9:12		Jaden Schutt personal foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
9:12		Jamir Watkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:12		Hokies defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup	49-38
8:40	+3	Taylor Bol Bowen makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	49-41
8:32		Justin Thomas personal foul
8:15		Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Justin Thomas steals)
8:08	+2	Daquan Davis makes two point layup (Justin Thomas assists)	49-43
7:48	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists)	52-43
7:21		Ben Hammond personal foul (Daquan Davis draws the foul)
7:21		TV timeout
7:21		Daquan Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:20		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
6:50	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot	55-43
6:25	+2	Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point dunk	55-45
5:56	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	58-45
5:47		Daquan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Tobi Lawal steals)
5:44	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point driving layup	60-45
5:44		Daquan Davis shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
5:44	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-45
5:32	+2	Jamir Watkins makes two point stepback jump shot	61-47
5:20		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (bad pass)
5:06	+3	Daquan Davis makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)	61-50
4:31		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
4:29		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
4:12		Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Taylor Bol Bowen steals)
4:09	+2	Alier Maluk makes two point alley-oop dunk (Chandler Jackson assists)	61-52
3:54		TV timeout
3:32		Alier Maluk personal foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-52
3:32		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:31		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
3:27		Jamir Watkins personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
3:27	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-52
3:27	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-52
3:15		Daquan Davis misses two point jump shot
3:13		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
3:01		Malique Ewin personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-52
3:01		Jaden Schutt misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
2:59	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point putback layup	67-52
2:42		Chandler Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:40		Taylor Bol Bowen offensive rebound
2:39		Taylor Bol Bowen misses two point jump shot
2:37		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Tobi Lawal assists)	69-52
1:57	+3	Daquan Davis makes three point jump shot	69-55
1:55		Seminoles 30 second timeout
1:55		TV timeout
1:46		Jamir Watkins blocks Tobi Lawal's two point layup
1:45		Hokies offensive rebound
1:43		Daquan Davis personal foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
1:43	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-55
1:43		Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:43		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
1:26	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)	70-58
1:25		Seminoles 30 second timeout
1:19		Jamir Watkins personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
1:23		Official timeout
1:19	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-58
1:19		Ben Hammond misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19		Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
1:11		Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
1:09		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
1:02	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point layup	73-58
0:53	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Daquan Davis assists)	73-61
0:50		Daquan Davis personal foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
0:50		Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:50		Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:50		Jerry Deng defensive rebound
0:41		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:39		Jerry Deng offensive rebound
0:35		Chandler Jackson misses three point jump shot
0:33		Bostyn Holt offensive rebound
0:33	+2	Bostyn Holt makes two point tip layup	73-63
0:30		Seminoles 60 second timeout
0:29		Justin Thomas personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-63
0:29		Ben Hammond misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
0:23		Jerry Deng misses three point jump shot
0:21		Seminoles offensive rebound
0:17	+3	Jerry Deng makes three point jump shot (Bostyn Holt assists)	74-66
0:13		Chandler Jackson personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-66
0:13	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-66
0:06		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:04		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tobi Lawal defensive rebound