Virginia narrowly tops Mississippi State 60-57 in NIT
AP
Mar 16, 2022
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Jayden Gardner had 16 points, Reece Beekman added 14 and Virginia Cavaliers beat Mississippi State Bulldogs 60-57 in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night.
Beekman made two free throws with 35 seconds left for a seven-point lead.
Kihei Clark added eight points and nine assists for Virginia (20-13).
Tolu Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs (18-16). Iverson Molinar and Garrison Brooks each had 13 points.
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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
19
UVA
Cavaliers
27
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tolu Smith vs. Kadin Shedrick (Reece Beekman gains possession)
19:43
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
0-2
19:25
Iverson Molinar turnover
19:06
Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
19:04
Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
18:57
Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
18:55
Tolu Smith offensive rebound
18:57
Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
18:54
+1
Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-2
18:54
Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:54
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
18:37
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
18:35
Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
18:17
Tolu Smith turnover (back court violation)
17:59
Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
17:57
Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
17:47
Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
17:45
Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
17:35
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
17:33
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
17:18
Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals)
17:13
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point layup
1-4
17:13
Shakeel Moore shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
17:13
Reece Beekman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:13
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
16:52
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)
3-4
16:51
Reece Beekman shooting foul (Iverson Molinar draws the foul)
16:51
+1
Iverson Molinar makes regular free throw 1 of 1
4-4
16:34
+2
Francisco Caffaro makes two point dunk (Kihei Clark assists)
4-6
16:19
Andersson Garcia turnover (traveling)
15:52
Kody Stattmann misses two point layup
15:50
Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
15:45
+2
Francisco Caffaro makes two point tip shot
4-8
15:22
Francisco Caffaro blocks D.J. Jeffries's two point layup
15:22
Cavaliers defensive rebound
15:22
TV timeout
14:57
Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
14:55
Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
14:45
Iverson Molinar turnover (back court violation)
14:40
+2
Kody Stattmann makes two point layup (Kihei Clark assists)
4-10
14:13
Tolu Smith turnover (traveling)
13:56
Francisco Caffaro misses two point hook shot
13:54
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
13:36
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup
6-10
13:15
+2
Kody Stattmann makes two point layup (Kihei Clark assists)
6-12
12:50
+2
Shakeel Moore makes two point layup (Tolu Smith assists)
8-12
12:18
+2
Francisco Caffaro makes two point dunk (Jayden Gardner assists)
8-14
11:49
Tolu Smith misses two point hook shot
11:47
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
11:30
Jayden Gardner turnover (lost ball)
11:30
TV timeout
11:07
+2
Derek Fountain makes two point layup
10-14
10:37
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
10:35
D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
10:23
D.J. Jeffries misses two point jump shot
10:21
Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
10:08
Kody Stattmann turnover (traveling)
9:54
Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass)
9:24
Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
9:22
Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
9:02
D.J. Jeffries offensive foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
9:02
D.J. Jeffries turnover
8:52
Garrison Brooks personal foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
8:42
Cam Carter shooting foul (Kihei Clark draws the foul)
8:42
+1
Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 3
10-15
8:42
+1
Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 3
10-16
8:42
+1
Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 3 of 3
10-17
8:14
Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
8:12
Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
8:04
Kihei Clark turnover (bad pass) (Iverson Molinar steals)
7:58
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point layup
12-17
7:27
Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Kihei Clark draws the foul)
7:27
TV timeout
7:27
+1
Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-18
7:27
+1
Kihei Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-19
7:07
+2
Shakeel Moore makes two point layup
14-19
6:46
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot
14-21
6:23
Francisco Caffaro personal foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
6:12
Iverson Molinar misses two point jump shot
6:10
Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
5:56
Shakeel Moore personal foul (Armaan Franklin draws the foul)
5:37
Kody Stattmann misses three point jump shot
5:35
Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
5:26
Garrison Brooks misses three point jump shot
5:24
Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
5:10
Andersson Garcia personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
5:10
+1
Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-22
5:10
+1
Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-23
4:42
+2
Garrison Brooks makes two point layup (Tolu Smith assists)
16-23
4:14
Kody Stattmann misses three point jump shot
4:12
Jayden Gardner offensive rebound
4:06
Jayden Gardner offensive foul (Garrison Brooks draws the foul)
4:06
Jayden Gardner turnover
3:37
Tolu Smith misses two point jump shot
3:35
Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:35
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
3:35
TV timeout
3:16
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot
16-25
2:57
Garrison Brooks misses three point jump shot
2:55
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
2:35
Jayden Gardner misses two point hook shot
2:33
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
2:24
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point layup
18-25
2:00
+2
Francisco Caffaro makes two point dunk (Reece Beekman assists)
18-27
1:31
Garrison Brooks misses two point jump shot
1:29
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
1:14
Francisco Caffaro turnover (bad pass) (Tolu Smith steals)
1:02
Jayden Gardner shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
1:02
+1
Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-27
1:02
Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:02
Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
0:36
Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
0:34
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
0:29
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:04
Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
0:02
Kadin Shedrick defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MSST
Bulldogs
38
UVA
Cavaliers
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:46
+2
Tolu Smith makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)
21-27
19:24
Kadin Shedrick misses two point jump shot
19:22
Iverson Molinar defensive rebound
19:01
Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Tolu Smith draws the foul)
19:01
+1
Tolu Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-27
19:01
Tolu Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:01
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
18:46
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
18:44
Garrison Brooks defensive rebound
18:22
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point layup
24-27
18:10
Armaan Franklin misses two point jump shot
18:08
Tolu Smith defensive rebound
17:56
+2
Shakeel Moore makes two point jump shot (Iverson Molinar assists)
26-27
17:30
+3
Armaan Franklin makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
26-30
17:06
+2
Iverson Molinar makes two point jump shot
28-30
16:49
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot (Kihei Clark assists)
