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Va. Tech runs away from Georgia Tech behind Aluma 81-66

AP
Feb 02, 2022

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Keve Aluma scored 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting and 8 for 9 from the foul line and Virginia Tech Hokies led most of the way in an 81-66 win over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Wednesday night.

Virginia Tech (12-10, 4-7 ACC) has won back-to-back contests following a three-game losing streak.

Michael Devoe's layup pulled the Yellow Jackets into a tie at 23 with 8:26 remaining before halftime. From there the Hokies responded with an 18-4 run and led 41-27 when Darius Maddox made a 3-pointer with 2:47 before intermission. The Hokies doubled their 46-35 intermission margin to 63-41 on Aluma's three-point play with 13:53 remaining.

Storm Murphy scored 18 points and Justyn Mutts made all four of his shot attempts to score 10 for Virginia Tech, which shot 52.8% (28 for 53).

Devoe was the only player for Georgia Tech to reach double figures with 30 points missing just eight shots in 19 attempts.

Virginia Tech now leads the all-time series by a margin of 21-8.

The Yellow Jackets (9-12, 3-8) host Clemson on Saturday.

The Hokies have a home-and-home with Pitt, facing the Panthers on the road on Saturday before returning to Blacksburg, Virginia to face them on Monday.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
35
VT
Hokies
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Rodney Howard vs. Keve Aluma (Hokies gains possession)
19:35	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)	0-3
19:14	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot	3-3
18:56	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	3-6
18:34		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
18:32		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup	5-6
18:01		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
17:59		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
17:40		Nahiem Alleyne shooting foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
17:40	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-6
17:40	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-6
17:32		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
17:32	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
17:17		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
17:15		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
16:57		Keve Aluma turnover (bad pass) (Rodney Howard steals)
16:43		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
16:41		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
16:35	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot	7-11
16:07		Michael Devoe turnover (traveling)
15:56		Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass)
15:56		TV timeout
15:38		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
15:36		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
15:30		Jordan Usher personal foul
15:17		Keve Aluma turnover (bad pass)
15:05		Keve Aluma personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
14:50	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	9-11
14:34		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
14:32		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
14:09		Khalid Moore misses three point jump shot
14:07		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
13:43		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass)
13:27	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	11-11
13:09	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point dunk (Justyn Mutts assists)	11-13
12:54	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	13-13
12:37	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	13-16
12:25		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
12:23		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
12:16		Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
12:00		Jordan Usher offensive foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
12:00		Jordan Usher turnover
12:00		TV timeout
11:39		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
11:37		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
11:31		David N'Guessan misses two point layup
11:29		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
11:24		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
11:22		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
11:10		David N'Guessan misses two point layup
11:08		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
10:57		David N'Guessan misses two point layup
10:55		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
10:55	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	15-16
10:55		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
10:55	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-16
10:37	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)	16-18
10:37		Khalid Moore shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
10:37	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-19
10:21		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Sean Pedulla steals)
10:17		Miles Kelly personal foul
10:10		Hunter Cattoor turnover (lost ball)
9:54		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
9:50	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	19-19
9:31		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
9:30		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
9:30		Jordan Usher personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
9:26		Dabbo Coleman shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-20
9:26	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-21
9:11	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point jump shot	21-21
8:48	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	21-23
8:28	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup (Dabbo Coleman assists)	23-23
8:12		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
8:12	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-25
8:05		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
8:03		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
7:47	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)	23-28
7:22		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
7:20		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
7:04		Michael Devoe shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-29
7:04	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-29
7:04	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-30
6:46		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
6:44		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
6:25		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
6:23		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
6:16		Khalid Moore misses two point jump shot
6:14		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
5:58		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
5:56		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
5:38	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	25-30
5:22	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (David N'Guessan assists)	25-32
5:16		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
5:14		Khalid Moore offensive rebound
5:09		Khalid Moore misses two point layup
5:07		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot	25-34
4:38		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
4:36		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
4:27	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup	25-36
4:06		Michael Devoe offensive rebound
4:16		TV timeout
4:08		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
4:06		Michael Devoe offensive rebound
3:56		Dabbo Coleman misses two point jump shot
3:54		Hokies defensive rebound
3:31		Darius Maddox misses two point layup
3:29		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
3:24	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup	25-38
3:07	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	27-38
2:50	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (David N'Guessan assists)	27-41
2:31	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	30-41
2:15	+2	Storm Murphy makes two point layup	30-43
1:52	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot	33-43
1:23	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point hook shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	33-45
1:04	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	35-45
0:43		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
0:43		Darius Maddox misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:18		Justyn Mutts blocks Khalid Moore's two point layup
0:43	+1	Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 3	35-46
0:43		Darius Maddox misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:43		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
0:18		Justyn Mutts blocks Khalid Moore's two point layup
0:16		Hokies defensive rebound
0:02		Nahiem Alleyne turnover (lost ball) (Khalid Moore steals)
0:01		Saba Gigiberia misses two point jump shot
0:00		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
31
VT
Hokies
35

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
19:39		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
19:25	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	35-48
19:25		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
19:25		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:25		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
19:04		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
19:02		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
18:41		Jordan Usher personal foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
18:28	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point jump shot	35-50
18:16	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot	38-50
17:55		Storm Murphy misses two point jump shot
17:53		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
17:46		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
17:44		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
17:41		Jordan Usher turnover (lost ball) (Nahiem Alleyne steals)
17:36	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Storm Murphy assists)	38-52
17:21		Nahiem Alleyne personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
17:09		Jordan Usher misses two point dunk
17:07		Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
16:57		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
16:55		Khalid Moore offensive rebound
16:52		Khalid Moore misses two point layup
16:50		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
16:42	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot	38-55
16:26		Michael Devoe turnover (lost ball) (Storm Murphy steals)
16:20	+2	Storm Murphy makes two point layup	38-57
16:01	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	41-57
15:43		Khalid Moore shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:44		David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:44	+1	David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-58
15:19		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
15:17		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
15:02	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup	41-60
14:42		Khalid Moore misses three point jump shot
14:40		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
14:25		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
14:23		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
14:17		Michael Devoe turnover (lost ball) (Nahiem Alleyne steals)
13:59		Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
13:57		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
13:53	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup	41-62
13:53		Khalid Moore shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
13:53	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-63
13:38		Michael Devoe misses two point layup
13:36		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
13:31		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
13:29		Darius Maddox defensive rebound
13:18		Rodney Howard blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
13:16		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
13:10		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
13:08		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
12:53		Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (Rodney Howard steals)
12:48		David N'Guessan blocks Rodney Howard's two point layup
12:46		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
12:42		Jalon Moore turnover (out of bounds)
12:19		Rodney Howard blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
12:19		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
12:14		Darius Maddox shooting foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-63
12:14	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-63
11:58		Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
11:37		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
11:36		Hokies defensive rebound
11:36		Jalon Moore personal foul
11:25		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
11:25		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
11:23		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
11:15		Storm Murphy shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
11:15	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-63
11:15	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-63
11:00		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
10:58		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
10:50		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
10:48		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
10:22	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot	48-63
9:59		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball)
9:42		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
9:40		Hokies defensive rebound
9:22		Jump ball. Keve Aluma vs. Deivon Smith (Hokies gains possession)
9:20	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point alley-oop dunk (Storm Murphy assists)	48-65
8:41		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
8:39	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	50-65
8:07		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
8:05		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
8:05		Dabbo Coleman personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
7:58		Storm Murphy misses two point layup
7:56		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
7:55		Rodney Howard turnover (bad pass)
7:55		TV timeout
7:36		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
7:34		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
7:22	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	53-65
6:57	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)	53-67
6:38		Miles Kelly offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
6:38		Miles Kelly turnover
6:35		Storm Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
6:29		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
6:27		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
6:16	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	53-69
6:02		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
6:02		TV timeout
5:41		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
5:39		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
5:38		Nahiem Alleyne personal foul
5:38		Hunter Cattoor personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
5:22		Michael Devoe offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
5:22		Michael Devoe turnover
4:59	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Keve Aluma assists)	53-72
4:49	+2	Dabbo Coleman makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	55-72
4:49		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Dabbo Coleman draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Dabbo Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-72
4:25		Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
4:23		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
4:12	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point layup	58-72
3:52		Storm Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
3:47	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot	61-72
3:21		Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
3:19		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
3:15		Kyle Sturdivant offensive foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
3:15		Kyle Sturdivant turnover
3:15		TV timeout
2:47		Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
2:45		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
2:34	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	61-74
2:19	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	63-74
2:11		Keve Aluma turnover (traveling)
2:11		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
1:52		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
1:50		Hokies defensive rebound
1:38		Jordan Usher personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-75
1:38		Hunter Cattoor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:38		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
1:27		Hunter Cattoor blocks Michael Devoe's three point jump shot
1:25		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup	63-77
1:14		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
1:11		Khalid Moore offensive foul
1:11		Khalid Moore turnover
1:05		Miles Kelly personal foul (Storm Murphy draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Storm Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-78
1:05	+1	Storm Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-79
0:50	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot	66-79
0:49		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:42		Jalon Moore personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-80
0:42	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-81
0:33		Dabbo Coleman misses two point jump shot
0:31		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
0:02		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)