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Virginia Tech snaps six-game losing streak with 95-67 win over North Carolina A&T
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Ben Hammond came off the bench to score a career-high 17 points on a perfect shooting night and Virginia Tech beat North Carolina A&T 95-67 Thursday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
The 95 points were the most for the Hokies since scoring 98 against Wofford on Nov. 19, 2023.
Hammond was 6 of 6 from the floor, including a trio of 3-pointers, and made both free throws. He had four assists and five steals and led a bench that scored 55 points. Reserves Rodney Brown Jr. and Patrick Wessler added 13 points each. Mylyjael Poteat scored all 11 of his points in the first half when the Hokies (4-6) took a 20-point lead. Toibu Lawal added 10 points. Virginia Tech shot 50%.
Landon Glasper hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points for the Aggies (3-7), who lost their fifth straight after shooting 38%. Ryan Forrest and Jahnathan Lamothe added 14 points each, with Lamothe grabbing 11 rebounds. Nikolaos Chitikoudis scored 13 points.
The Aggies opened the second half with a 7-2 run but the Hokies responded by scoring the next 11 points, including two 3s by Brown, in a 18-2 run to take their largest lead up to that point at 72-43. The Hokies led late by 31.
The Hokies hit 6 of 7 shots in a 16-0 run to extend a first-half margin to 26 before going into the break ahead 52-32.
North Carolina A&T is at Liberty on Saturday. Virginia Tech is host to Navy on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Ryan Forrest vs. Jaden Schutt (Brandon Rechsteiner gains possession) | ||
| 19:45 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:17 |  | Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:15 | | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | ||
| 19:00 | | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Nikolaos Chitikoudis steals) | ||
| 18:52 | | +3 | Landon Glasper makes three point jump shot (Jahnathan Lamothe assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 18:26 | | Hokies offensive rebound | ||
| 18:18 | | Landon Glasper blocks Brandon Rechsteiner's two point jump shot | ||
| 18:16 | | Tyler Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 18:11 | | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists) | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | | Jahnathan Lamothe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:48 | | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | +3 | Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 3-8 |
| 17:15 | | +3 | Landon Glasper makes three point stepback jump shot | 6-8 |
| 16:56 | | Tobi Lawal misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 16:54 | | Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound | ||
| 16:50 | | Ryan Forrest turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 16:35 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:33 | | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | ||
| 16:29 | | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point putback dunk | 6-10 |
| 16:19 | | +2 | Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point driving layup | 8-10 |
| 16:03 | | Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:01 | | Hokies offensive rebound | ||
| 15:52 | | +2 | Patrick Wessler makes two point layup (Tyler Johnson assists) | 8-12 |
| 15:36 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis turnover (traveling) | ||
| 15:36 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:18 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis blocks Patrick Wessler's two point layup | ||
| 15:16 | | Ben Burnham offensive rebound | ||
| 15:15 | | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (traveling) | ||
| 15:03 | | Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Ryan Forrest draws the foul) | ||
| 15:03 | | +1 | Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-12 |
| 15:03 | | Ryan Forrest misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 15:03 | | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | ||
| 14:34 | | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:32 | | Hokies offensive rebound | ||
| 14:32 | | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 14:18 | | +2 | Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point floating jump shot | 11-12 |
| 13:58 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:56 | | Ben Burnham offensive rebound | ||
| 13:50 | | +3 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists) | 11-15 |
| 13:41 | | Ryan Forrest misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:39 | | Patrick Wessler defensive rebound | ||
| 13:35 | | +2 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point driving layup | 11-17 |
| 13:35 | | Efstratios Kalliontzis shooting foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul) | ||
| 13:35 | | +1 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-18 |
| 13:17 | | +2 | Efstratios Kalliontzis makes two point layup (Landon Glasper assists) | 13-18 |
| 13:00 | | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:58 | | Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound | ||
| 12:50 | | Efstratios Kalliontzis offensive foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 12:50 | | Efstratios Kalliontzis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 12:35 | | Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:33 | | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | ||
| 12:25 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists) | 13-20 |
| 12:12 | | Jahnathan Lamothe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:10 | | Aggies offensive rebound | ||
| 12:10 | | Jaden Schutt personal foul | ||
| 12:04 | | +3 | Landon Glasper makes three point jump shot (Nikolaos Chitikoudis assists) | 16-20 |
| 11:51 | | Jalal McKie shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 11:51 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:51 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 |
| 11:51 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:51 | | Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Jaydon Young assists) | 16-23 |
| 10:56 | | Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | Jalal McKie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Landon Glasper makes two point floating jump shot | 18-23 |
| 10:12 | | +3 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists) | 18-26 |
| 9:59 | | Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Ben Hammond turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 9:35 | | Ben Hammond personal foul | ||
| 9:28 | | Ryan Forrest misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +3 | Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists) | 18-29 |
| 8:59 | | +2 | Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point driving layup | 20-29 |
| 8:39 | | +2 | Ben Burnham makes two point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 20-31 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Camian Shell makes two point floating jump shot | 22-31 |
| 8:06 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Ryan Forrest misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Tobi Lawal personal foul | ||
| 7:39 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:23 | | Camian Shell turnover (bad pass) (Ben Burnham steals) | ||
| 7:17 | | Ben Burnham misses two point layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Ben Burnham offensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +3 | Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Ben Burnham assists) | 22-34 |
| 7:03 | | Jalal McKie turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 6:51 | | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Jahnathan Lamothe defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Landon Glasper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:23 | | Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (Nikolaos Chitikoudis draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:23 | | +1 | Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-34 |
| 6:03 | | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point cutting dunk | 23-36 |
| 5:52 | | +2 | Jahnathan Lamothe makes two point driving layup | 25-36 |
| 5:52 | | Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul) | ||
| 5:52 | | +1 | Jahnathan Lamothe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-36 |
| 5:32 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Tyler Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis blocks Tyler Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 5:27 | | Hokies offensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists) | 26-39 |
| 5:19 | | Hokies 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:02 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Jahnathan Lamothe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-40 |
| 4:19 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-41 |
| 4:04 | | Landon Glasper turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Rodney Brown Jr. assists) | 26-43 |
| 3:34 | | Ryan Forrest misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Tyler Johnson makes two point running dunk (Ben Hammond assists) | 26-45 |
| 3:24 | | Aggies 30 second timeout | ||
| 3:24 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:15 | | Jahnathan Lamothe turnover (lost ball) (Ben Burnham steals) | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Patrick Wessler makes two point layup (Tyler Johnson assists) | 26-47 |
| 2:55 | | Landon Glasper turnover (lost ball) (Ben Hammond steals) | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Ben Hammond makes two point driving layup | 26-49 |
| 2:32 | | Jason Murphy turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 2:13 | | Ben Burnham turnover (lost ball) (Jahnathan Lamothe steals) | ||
| 2:08 | | Ben Burnham blocks Landon Glasper's two point layup | ||
| 2:06 | | Jason Murphy offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Ben Burnham personal foul (Jahnathan Lamothe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:59 | | Jahnathan Lamothe misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:59 | | Patrick Wessler defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | +3 | Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists) | 26-52 |
| 1:27 | | +2 | Ryan Forrest makes two point pullup jump shot (Camian Shell assists) | 28-52 |
| 1:12 | | Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Aggies defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Ryan Forrest draws the foul) | ||
| 0:50 | | +1 | Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-52 |
| 0:50 | | +1 | Ryan Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-52 |
| 0:24 | | Ben Hammond turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup | 32-52 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |