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Radford helps No. 20 Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest 64-60

AP
Jan 17, 2021

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Virginia Tech Hokies kept turning the ball over, failing to secure loose rebounds and struggling to get offense from its two best scorers.

Tyrece Radford and the rest of the 20th-ranked Hokies' supporting cast provided enough of a boost to offset that, including with some steady late-game play that kept them near the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.

Radford scored 20 points and hit some clutch late free throws to help Virginia Tech hold off Wake Forest Demon Deacons 64-60 on Sunday, earning the Hokies' third league win in the span of eight days.

It wasn't pretty much of the way for Mike Young's Hokies (11-2, 5-1), who shot 48% but had 15 turnovers while being beaten on the boards to help the Demon Deacons with extra scoring chances. Additionally, top scorers Keve Aluma (15.6) and Jalen Cone (13.0) combined for five points and one made basket.

And yet, the Hokies never trailed after halftime even as the Demon Deacons (3-5, 0-5) kept hanging around.

''It is a true team,'' Young said. ''It is a team. They don't care who gets the credit. And that's a fun group to be a part of.''

Radford made 6 of 7 shots, and he went 6 for 6 at the foul line in the final 45.4 seconds. Hunter Cattoor added 13 points and a couple of big baskets in the final 5 minutes, while freshman David N'Guessan had a season-high 13 points.

''It just shows you that everything doesn't rely on them two, even though they're big pieces,'' Radford said of Aluma and Cone. ''And we've got other guys on the team that can step up in any situation.''

Ismael Massoud scored 12 points for the Demon Deacons (3-5, 0-5), who were playing a fourth straight game against a ranked opponent. Wake Forest shot 52% after halftime and rallied from 10 down to tie it with about 8 minutes left, but never managed to push in front.

''I think they adjusted to the game as the game went along,'' Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes said. ''We kept fighting. We never let them get away from us. ... There's no quit in them.''

BIG PICTURE

Virginia Tech: Virginia Tech beat Notre Dame last Sunday and No. 19 Duke two days later. They followed that by beating the Demon Deacons for the fifth straight meeting dating to 2017 and haven't lost to Wake Forest in Winston-Salem since January 2015. Now they have their first 5-1 start in ACC play since 2007 and only their second since joining the league for the 2004-05 season.

Wake Forest: Things hadn't been easy of late for the Demon Deacons, who were picked to finish last in the ACC in the preseason. They had lost to No. 18 Virginia and No. 19 Duke in the past two weeks and were coming off Wednesday's loss to No. 16 Louisville.

BENCH BOOST

N'Guessan hadn't scored more than five points in a game so far, but went 5 for 5 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line.

''I don't think I did anything different today,'' he said. ''I had the same mentality, just lock in and do my job.''

CLOSE CALLS

Wake Forest rallied from 16 down after halftime to get within a point against the Cardinals, then erased another double-figure deficit against a ranked opponent only to fall short.

''Of course it's frustrating because you know we're right there and we feel like we could've won all of these games,'' Massoud said. ''But right now, it's just about going into practice the next day and getting better and just learning what we can from these games.''

TIP-INS

Wake Forest made 7 of 31 shots (22.6%) before halftime, but helped itself by finishing with 16 offensive rebounds for 16 second-chance points for the game. ... The Demon Deacons also scored 17 points off turnovers. ... Cone had made 26 3-pointers in the past six games but went 0 for 4 beyond the arc. ... Aluma finished with 11 rebounds and four of Virginia Tech's nine blocks, all coming before halftime.

UP NEXT

Virginia Tech: The Hokies host Boston College on Wednesday.

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons visit North Carolina on Wednesday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
29
WAKE
Demon Deacons
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keve Aluma vs. Ody Oguama (Wabissa Bede gains possession)
19:42		Ody Oguama shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
19:42		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:42		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:42		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
19:32		Keve Aluma turnover (out of bounds)
19:06		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Isaiah Mucius draws the foul)
19:06		Isaiah Mucius misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:06	+1	Isaiah Mucius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
18:38		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
18:36		Daivien Williamson defensive rebound
18:07		Daivien Williamson misses two point jump shot
18:05		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
17:58	+2	Wabissa Bede makes two point pullup jump shot	2-1
17:33		Jonah Antonio misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:31		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
17:30		Emmanuel Okpomo personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
17:11		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
17:09		Jonah Antonio defensive rebound
16:58	+3	Isaiah Mucius makes three point jump shot (Jonah Antonio assists)	2-4
16:32	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point turnaround hook shot	4-4
16:11	+2	Daivien Williamson makes two point reverse layup	4-6
15:53		Wabissa Bede misses three point jump shot
15:51		Emmanuel Okpomo defensive rebound
15:37		Isaiah Mucius misses three point jump shot
15:35		Wabissa Bede defensive rebound
15:27		Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
15:25		Jonah Antonio defensive rebound
15:06		Jahcobi Neath misses three point jump shot
15:04		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
14:56		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
14:54		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
14:54		TV timeout
14:43		Daivien Williamson misses two point finger roll layup
14:41		Hokies defensive rebound
14:18	+2	John Ojiako makes two point dunk (Justyn Mutts assists)	6-6
13:54		Carter Whitt turnover (traveling)
13:38	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point driving layup	8-6
13:08		John Ojiako shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul)
13:08		Jalen Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:08	+1	Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
12:54		Jalen Cone turnover (lost ball) (Daivien Williamson steals)
12:46		Keve Aluma blocks Daivien Williamson's two point layup
12:44		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
12:33	+2	Ody Oguama makes two point reverse layup	8-9
12:16	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	11-9
12:01		Keve Aluma blocks Carter Whitt's two point layup
11:59		Ody Oguama offensive rebound
12:00		Jump ball. Ody Oguama vs. David N'Guessan (Ody Oguama gains possession)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00		Ody Oguama offensive foul (Jalen Cone draws the foul)
12:00		Ody Oguama turnover
11:46	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Keve Aluma assists)	13-9
11:46		Jalen Johnson shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
11:46	+1	David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-9
11:46		Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:44		Hokies defensive rebound
11:12	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Jalen Cone assists)	16-9
11:05		Emmanuel Okpomo shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
11:13	+1	David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-9
10:46		Keve Aluma blocks Isaiah Mucius's two point reverse layup
10:44		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
10:45		Wabissa Bede shooting foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
10:44		Daivien Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:44	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	17-10
10:43	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-11
10:16		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
10:14		Isaiah Wilkins defensive rebound
10:02	+3	Ismael Massoud makes three point jump shot	17-14
9:40		Jahcobi Neath personal foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
9:36	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Wabissa Bede assists)	20-14
9:07		Isaiah Wilkins misses three point jump shot
9:05		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
8:57		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
8:55		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
8:46		Keve Aluma turnover (bad pass) (Daivien Williamson steals)
8:41		Keve Aluma blocks Daivien Williamson's two point layup
8:39		Isaiah Mucius offensive rebound
8:30		Justyn Mutts blocks Isaiah Mucius's two point putback layup
8:28		Isaiah Mucius offensive rebound
8:20	+3	Ismael Massoud makes three point jump shot (Daivien Williamson assists)	20-17
8:13		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
8:11		Isaiah Wilkins defensive rebound
8:12		Keve Aluma personal foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
7:56		Ismael Massoud misses two point driving layup
7:54		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
7:45		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
7:43		Isaiah Mucius defensive rebound
7:28		Ismael Massoud misses three point jump shot
7:26		Isaiah Mucius offensive rebound
7:24		Isaiah Mucius misses two point putback layup
7:22		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
7:10		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
7:08		Ismael Massoud defensive rebound
6:51		Isaiah Mucius offensive foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
6:51		Isaiah Mucius turnover
6:50		TV timeout
6:44		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Okpomo steals)
6:15		Justyn Mutts blocks Carter Whitt's two point floating jump shot
6:13		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
6:15		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
6:15		Wabissa Bede shooting foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
6:15		Daivien Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 3
6:14	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-18
6:15	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-19
6:00	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot	22-19
5:36	+2	Isaiah Mucius makes two point layup	22-21
5:13	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point driving layup	24-21
4:48		Carter Whitt turnover (out of bounds)
4:32		Isaiah Mucius personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
4:32		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:32		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
4:13		Ismael Massoud misses three point pullup jump shot
4:11		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
3:59		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
3:57		Isaiah Wilkins defensive rebound
3:49		Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass) (Tyrece Radford steals)
3:42		Nahiem Alleyne turnover (bad pass) (Daivien Williamson steals)
3:29		Ismael Massoud misses two point finger roll layup
3:27		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
3:27		TV timeout
3:14		Keve Aluma turnover (lost ball) (Jahcobi Neath steals)
2:56		Daivien Williamson turnover (traveling)
2:44		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
2:42		Isaiah Wilkins defensive rebound
2:24		Isaiah Wilkins misses two point jump shot
2:22		Jalen Johnson offensive rebound
2:20	+2	Jalen Johnson makes two point tip shot	24-23
2:06		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
2:04		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
2:03	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point putback layup	26-23
1:25		Ismael Massoud misses three point jump shot
1:23		Hokies defensive rebound
1:07		Ismael Massoud personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-23
1:07	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-23
0:57		Nahiem Alleyne blocks Daivien Williamson's two point driving layup
0:55		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
0:45		Hunter Cattoor blocks Jahcobi Neath's two point turnaround jump shot
0:43		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
0:40		Jalen Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:38		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
0:26		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Johnson steals)
0:22		Hunter Cattoor blocks Daivien Williamson's two point layup
0:20		Jahcobi Neath offensive rebound
0:11		Jahcobi Neath turnover (lost ball) (Nahiem Alleyne steals)
0:05		Ismael Massoud shooting foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
0:05		Nahiem Alleyne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-23
0:03		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Jahcobi Neath draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-23
0:03		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Jahcobi Neath draws the foul)

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
35
WAKE
Demon Deacons
37

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Jonah Antonio misses three point jump shot
19:35		Wabissa Bede defensive rebound
19:20		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
19:18		Hokies offensive rebound
19:18		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass)
18:54		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Isaiah Mucius draws the foul)
18:51		Isaiah Mucius turnover (bad pass) (Tyrece Radford steals)
18:32		Wabissa Bede turnover (bad pass) (Jahcobi Neath steals)
18:24		Jonah Antonio misses three point jump shot
18:22		Wabissa Bede defensive rebound
18:17	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Wabissa Bede assists)	31-23
18:17		Jahcobi Neath shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-23
17:59	+2	Ody Oguama makes two point driving hook shot	32-25
17:39		Jahcobi Neath personal foul (Wabissa Bede draws the foul)
17:27		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass)
17:03	+2	Ody Oguama makes two point jump shot	32-27
16:34	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point dunk (Tyrece Radford assists)	34-27
16:18		Jonah Antonio misses three point step back jump shot
16:16		Ody Oguama offensive rebound
16:07		Carter Whitt turnover (out of bounds)
15:43		Nahiem Alleyne turnover (lost ball)
15:43		TV timeout
15:32	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point driving layup	34-29
15:20		Hunter Cattoor turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Mucius steals)
15:01	+3	Isaiah Wilkins makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	34-32
14:31	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot	37-32
14:09		Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
14:02		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
14:00		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
13:56	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point putback layup	39-32
13:41		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
13:39		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
13:25	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)	41-32
13:25		Isaiah Wilkins shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
13:25	+1	David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-32
13:00	+2	Ismael Massoud makes two point driving layup	42-34
13:00		David N'Guessan shooting foul (Ismael Massoud draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Ismael Massoud makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-35
12:44		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
12:42		Ismael Massoud defensive rebound
12:24		Carter Whitt misses two point floating jump shot
12:22		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
12:09		Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
12:07		Isaiah Wilkins defensive rebound
11:45	+2	Emmanuel Okpomo makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	42-37
11:31		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass) (Carter Whitt steals)
11:18		Carter Whitt misses three point jump shot
11:16		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
10:54		Justyn Mutts misses two point turnaround jump shot
10:52		Ismael Massoud defensive rebound
10:47		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Isaiah Wilkins draws the foul)
10:47		TV timeout
10:47		Isaiah Wilkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:47	+1	Isaiah Wilkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-38
10:36	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup (Keve Aluma assists)	44-38
10:07	+2	Ody Oguama makes two point turnaround hook shot (Daivien Williamson assists)	44-40
9:48		Wabissa Bede turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Wilkins steals)
9:42	+2	Isaiah Wilkins makes two point driving layup	44-42
9:23		Keve Aluma misses two point hook shot
9:21		Jahcobi Neath defensive rebound
9:06		Ody Oguama misses two point layup
9:04		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
9:01		Ismael Massoud turnover (traveling)
8:48		Keve Aluma turnover (traveling)
8:29		Isaiah Mucius misses three point jump shot
8:27		Wabissa Bede defensive rebound
8:19		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
8:17		Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Jahcobi Neath makes two point layup	44-44
7:35	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point turnaround jump shot	46-44
7:05		Ody Oguama misses two point layup
7:03		Isaiah Mucius offensive rebound
6:57	+2	Isaiah Mucius makes two point putback layup	46-46
6:39	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point pullup jump shot	48-46
6:36		Hokies 30 second timeout
6:36		TV timeout
6:20		Keve Aluma shooting foul (Ody Oguama draws the foul)
6:20		TV timeout
6:20	+1	Ody Oguama makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-47
6:20		Ody Oguama misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
6:03		Isaiah Wilkins shooting foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
6:03	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-47
6:03		Tyrece Radford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:03		Jahcobi Neath defensive rebound
5:43		Isaiah Wilkins misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:41		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
5:24		Wabissa Bede misses two point driving layup
5:22		Jahcobi Neath defensive rebound
5:13		Jahcobi Neath turnover (lost ball) (Wabissa Bede steals)
5:08		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
5:06		Wabissa Bede offensive rebound
5:02	+2	Wabissa Bede makes two point putback layup	51-47
4:33	+2	Isaiah Mucius makes two point turnaround jump shot	51-49
4:32		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
4:16	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	54-49
3:48		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
3:46		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
3:44		Jump ball. Keve Aluma vs. Isaiah Mucius (Keve Aluma gains possession)
3:44		TV timeout
3:14		Tyrece Radford misses two point pullup jump shot
3:12		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
3:11		Isaiah Mucius shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-49
3:11		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:11		Isaiah Mucius defensive rebound
2:53	+3	Ismael Massoud makes three point jump shot (Jahcobi Neath assists)	55-52
2:30	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point driving layup	57-52
2:04		Jahcobi Neath misses three point jump shot
2:02		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
1:46		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
1:44		Daivien Williamson defensive rebound
1:26		Jahcobi Neath misses two point layup
1:24		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
1:13	+3	Daivien Williamson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Mucius assists)	57-55
0:47		Ismael Massoud personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
0:45		Isaiah Mucius personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
0:45	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-55
0:45		Hokies 60 second timeout
0:30		Jump ball. Daivien Williamson vs. Hunter Cattoor (Daivien Williamson gains possession)
0:21		Jahcobi Neath misses three point jump shot
0:19		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
0:16		Isaiah Mucius personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-55
0:16	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-55
0:13		Nahiem Alleyne personal foul
0:13		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:12		Daivien Williamson turnover (out of bounds)
0:11		Isaiah Wilkins personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-55
0:12	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-55
0:12	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-55
0:08		Hunter Cattoor personal foul
0:05	+3	Jahcobi Neath makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Wilkins assists)	63-58
0:05		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:04		Ody Oguama personal foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
0:04		Nahiem Alleyne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-58
0:01	+2	Daivien Williamson makes two point driving layup	64-60
0:00		End of period

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Daivien Williamson makes two point driving layup