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Gardner powers Virginia to 63-53 victory over Georgia Tech

AP
Feb 12, 2022

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Jayden Gardner scored 26 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots to propel Virginia Cavaliers to a 63-53 victory over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday.

Gardner sank 10 of 19 shots from the floor and all six of his free throws to help the Cavaliers (16-9, 10-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their fourth straight game. He has scored in double figures in nine straight. Kihei Clark hit three 3-pointers and scored 15. Virginia has won at least 10 conference games in 10 straight seasons.

Gardner had 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting to spark Virginia to a 32-19 lead at halftime. A dunk by Rodney Howard and a Michael Devoe 3-pointer pulled Georgia Tech (10-13, 3-10) within 49-47 with 5:44 remaining, but Gardner hit back-to-back buckets to push the Cavaliers' lead back to two possessions with 4:58 left.

After Jordan Usher scored in the paint for Georgia Tech, Francisco Caffaro hit the second of two free throws and Kihei Clark buried a 3-pointer to push Virginia's lead to 57-49 with 2:34 to go. Georgia Tech got no closer than six from there.

Devoe led the Yellow Jackets with 17 points. Usher pitched in with 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Howard scored 10 off the bench.

Virginia has won nine straight against the Yellow Jackets and Cavaliers coach Tony Bennett upped his record to 16-2 against Georgia Tech. The last time Georgia Tech won on Virginia's home floor was a 92-82 overtime victory on Jan. 27, 2008.

Virginia travels to play Virginia Tech on Monday. Georgia Tech returns home to host North Carolina State on Monday.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
19
UVA
Cavaliers
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jordan Meka vs. Francisco Caffaro (Jayden Gardner gains possession)
19:34		Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
19:32		Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
19:26		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
19:24		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
19:06		Jordan Usher turnover (bad pass)
18:40		Kihei Clark turnover (lost ball) (Michael Devoe steals)
18:22		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
18:20		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
18:06		Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
18:04		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
17:35		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
17:33		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
17:32		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
17:10	+2	Armaan Franklin makes two point jump shot	0-2
16:54		Jayden Gardner blocks Jordan Meka's two point layup
16:52		Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
16:45		Armaan Franklin turnover (bad pass) (Michael Devoe steals)
16:38	+2	Jordan Meka makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	2-2
16:17		Michael Devoe shooting foul (Armaan Franklin draws the foul)
16:17	+1	Armaan Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
16:17		Armaan Franklin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:17		Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
16:14		Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
16:12		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
15:46		Armaan Franklin blocks Jordan Usher's two point jump shot
15:44		Kihei Clark defensive rebound
15:17	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point layup	2-5
15:17		Khalid Moore shooting foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
15:17		TV timeout
15:17	+1	Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-6
14:51	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point jump shot	4-6
14:51		Reece Beekman shooting foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
14:51		Michael Devoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:51		Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
14:33		Jordan Meka shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-7
14:33	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-8
14:25		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
14:23		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
14:05	+3	Kody Stattmann makes three point jump shot (Armaan Franklin assists)	4-11
13:41		Armaan Franklin personal foul
13:31		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
13:29		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
13:19		Rodney Howard misses two point layup
13:17		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
12:59	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Kihei Clark assists)	4-13
12:50		Rodney Howard turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Gardner steals)
12:34		Jordan Usher personal foul
12:16	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Kihei Clark assists)	4-15
11:45		Jalon Moore offensive foul
11:45		Jalon Moore turnover
11:45		TV timeout
11:19	+3	Kihei Clark makes three point jump shot (Kody Stattmann assists)	4-18
10:51	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot	6-18
10:29	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Kody Stattmann assists)	6-20
10:11		Dabbo Coleman offensive foul
10:11		Dabbo Coleman turnover
9:47		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Usher steals)
9:34		Jordan Usher turnover (lost ball) (Reece Beekman steals)
9:23	+2	Kody Stattmann makes two point layup	6-22
9:03		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
9:01		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
8:31		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
8:29		Cavaliers offensive rebound
8:29		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
8:09		Malachi Poindexter personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
8:02	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot	9-22
7:44		Kody Stattmann misses three point jump shot
7:42		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
7:29		Kadin Shedrick blocks Michael Devoe's two point jump shot
7:27		Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
7:11		Kody Stattmann misses two point jump shot
7:09		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
6:55		Reece Beekman personal foul
6:55		TV timeout
6:42	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point dunk (Jordan Usher assists)	11-22
6:16		Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
6:14		Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
6:12		Rodney Howard personal foul (Francisco Caffaro draws the foul)
6:12	+1	Francisco Caffaro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-23
6:12	+1	Francisco Caffaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-24
5:55		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
5:53		Cavaliers defensive rebound
5:39		Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
5:37		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
5:29		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
5:27		Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
5:01		Kody Stattmann turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
4:36	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Michael Devoe assists)	13-24
4:18		Armaan Franklin turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Usher steals)
3:59		Jordan Usher turnover (bad pass)
3:59		TV timeout
3:46		Malachi Poindexter misses three point jump shot
3:44		Malachi Poindexter offensive rebound
3:33		Jayden Gardner misses two point layup
3:31		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
3:03		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
2:45	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)	13-26
2:31		Dabbo Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Armaan Franklin steals)
2:29		Armaan Franklin misses two point dunk
2:27		Jayden Gardner offensive rebound
2:27		Dabbo Coleman shooting foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-27
2:27	+1	Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-28
2:06		Michael Devoe turnover (bad pass) (Kihei Clark steals)
1:51	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot	13-30
1:17		Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-30
1:17	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-30
0:54		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-31
0:54	+1	Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-32
0:37	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	17-32
0:09		Kihei Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Usher steals)
0:03	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	19-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
34
UVA
Cavaliers
31

Time		Play	Score
19:42	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	22-32
19:10		Kihei Clark turnover (bad pass) (Dabbo Coleman steals)
18:53		Reece Beekman personal foul
18:46		Armaan Franklin shooting foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
18:46	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-32
18:46	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-32
18:35		Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
18:33		Cavaliers offensive rebound
18:23		Kihei Clark turnover (bad pass)
18:05		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
18:03		Kihei Clark defensive rebound
17:43		Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
17:41		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	26-32
17:03		Dabbo Coleman blocks Jayden Gardner's two point layup
17:01		Jayden Gardner offensive rebound
17:01	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point layup	26-34
17:01		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
17:01	+1	Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-35
16:41		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
16:39		Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
16:24		Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
16:22		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
16:16	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Jordan Usher assists)	29-35
15:51	+2	Francisco Caffaro makes two point hook shot	29-37
15:51		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Francisco Caffaro draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51	+1	Francisco Caffaro makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-38
15:26		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
15:24		Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
15:11		Kody Stattmann misses three point jump shot
15:09		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
15:03		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
15:01		Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Armaan Franklin makes two point jump shot (Jayden Gardner assists)	29-40
14:22	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point layup (Michael Devoe assists)	31-40
14:01		Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
13:59		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
13:43		Jayden Gardner blocks Dabbo Coleman's three point jump shot
13:41		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
13:35	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup	33-40
13:12		Francisco Caffaro misses two point layup
13:10		Jayden Gardner offensive rebound
13:04	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point tip shot	33-42
12:43		Michael Devoe turnover (lost ball) (Kody Stattmann steals)
12:41		Jordan Usher blocks Kody Stattmann's two point dunk
12:39		Cavaliers offensive rebound
12:33		Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
12:31		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
12:14		Kadin Shedrick blocks Rodney Howard's two point hook shot
12:12		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
12:05	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	35-42
11:52		Jordan Usher kicked ball violation
11:52		TV timeout
11:51		Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
11:49		Jayden Gardner offensive rebound
11:48		Jordan Usher shooting foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
11:48	+1	Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-43
11:48	+1	Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
11:25		Kadin Shedrick blocks Khalid Moore's two point layup
11:23		Khalid Moore offensive rebound
11:23		Jayden Gardner shooting foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
11:23	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-44
11:23		Khalid Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:23		Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
11:01		Armaan Franklin misses two point layup
10:59		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Michael Devoe assists)	38-44
10:29		Kadin Shedrick misses two point layup
10:27		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
10:01		Jayden Gardner blocks Khalid Moore's two point jump shot
9:59		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
9:58		Khalid Moore misses two point jump shot
9:56		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
9:56		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
9:37	+2	Kihei Clark makes two point layup	38-46
9:12	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	40-46
8:48		Armaan Franklin turnover (out of bounds)
8:27		Armaan Franklin shooting foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
8:27	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-46
8:27	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-46
8:15		Jordan Usher personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
8:00	+3	Kihei Clark makes three point jump shot (Jayden Gardner assists)	42-49
7:41	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point dunk (Jordan Usher assists)	44-49
7:24		Deivon Smith kicked ball violation
7:24		TV timeout
7:10		Jordan Usher personal foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
6:55		Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
6:53		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
6:40		Rodney Howard turnover (lost ball) (Kihei Clark steals)
6:31		Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
6:29		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
6:29		Kadin Shedrick personal foul (Dabbo Coleman draws the foul)
6:13		Rodney Howard turnover (traveling)
6:02		Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
6:00		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
5:49	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	47-49
5:22	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point layup (Reece Beekman assists)	47-51
5:07		Michael Devoe offensive foul
5:07		Michael Devoe turnover
4:58	+2	Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	47-53
4:42	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point layup (Rodney Howard assists)	49-53
4:42		Armaan Franklin shooting foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
4:42		Jordan Usher misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:42		Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
4:14		Jayden Gardner misses two point layup
4:12		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
3:56		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
3:54		Kihei Clark defensive rebound
3:30		Jayden Gardner misses two point layup
3:28		Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
3:28		Dabbo Coleman shooting foul (Francisco Caffaro draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:28		Francisco Caffaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:28	+1	Francisco Caffaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-54
3:00		Dabbo Coleman misses two point layup
2:58		Cavaliers defensive rebound
2:36	+3	Kihei Clark makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	49-57
2:26		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
2:26		TV timeout
2:08	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	51-57
1:40		Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
1:38		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
1:32		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
1:09		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
1:07		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
1:07		Deivon Smith personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
1:07	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-59
0:56		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
0:54		Kihei Clark defensive rebound
0:48		Deivon Smith personal foul (Kihei Clark draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-60
0:48	+1	Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-61
0:46		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:36	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	53-61
0:30		Deivon Smith personal foul (Kihei Clark draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-62
0:30	+1	Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-63
0:23		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
0:21		Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound