Basile, Pedulla lead Virginia Tech past Dayton 77-49
AP
Dec 07, 2022
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Grant Basile had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Sean Pedulla added 19 points, and Virginia Tech Hokies defeated Dayton Flyers 77-49 on Wednesday night.
Dayton scored the first five points of the second half and trailed 42-26 but Virginia Tech soon led by 20 again. Mylyjael Poteat made two free throws for a 51-31 lead with 12:28 remaining to start a 9-0 run and the Hokies led by at least 20 points the rest of the way. The final score was their largest lead.
The Hokies finished the first half on a 21-5 run and led 42-21 at the break. Virginia Tech shot 56% and had only two turnovers in the first half. Basile led the way for the Hokies, scoring 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, hitting 4-of-6 3-pointers. He had six rebounds and two blocks.
Basile finished 9-of-17 from the field and made 4-of-9 3-pointers. Darius Maddox scored 12 points for Virginia Tech. The Hokies finished at 49.2% and committed only five turnovers in the game.
DaRon Holmes had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Flyers.
Virginia Tech (9-1) has won four in a row, including an 80-72 victory over then-No. 18 North Carolina. The last time the Hokies were 9-1 was in the 2018-19 season when they won 14 of their first 15 games.
The Flyers were the preseason favorite in the Atlantic 10 but have started 5-5 this season. Dayton returned all five starters from a team that finished 24-11 and tied for second in the A-10 with a 14-4 record.
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1st Half
DAYT
Flyers
21
VT
Hokies
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Hokies gains possession)
19:50
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
19:48
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
19:31
Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
19:29
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
19:17
Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
19:15
R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
19:03
+2
R.J. Blakney makes two point dunk (Mustapha Amzil assists)
2-0
18:43
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
18:41
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
18:31
DaRon Holmes II misses two point jump shot
18:29
Grant Basile defensive rebound
18:20
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point layup
2-2
18:05
Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
18:03
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
17:48
Mustapha Amzil personal foul
17:39
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
17:37
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
17:19
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup (R.J. Blakney assists)
4-2
17:03
Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
17:01
Mustapha Amzil defensive rebound
16:39
Toumani Camara misses two point layup
16:37
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
16:34
DaRon Holmes II misses two point layup
16:32
Mustapha Amzil offensive rebound
16:32
Mustapha Amzil misses two point layup
16:30
Toumani Camara offensive rebound
16:30
Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul)
16:30
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-2
16:30
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-2
16:15
+2
Hunter Cattoor makes two point layup
6-4
15:45
DaRon Holmes II misses two point layup
15:43
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
15:40
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup
8-4
15:26
Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
15:24
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
15:18
+2
Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup
10-4
15:18
Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
15:18
TV timeout
15:18
Mike Sharavjamts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:18
Hokies defensive rebound
14:55
+2
Grant Basile makes two point layup
10-6
14:39
Grant Basile blocks DaRon Holmes II's two point layup
14:37
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
14:32
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup
12-6
14:16
+2
Grant Basile makes two point jump shot
12-8
14:03
Justyn Mutts personal foul
13:50
Lynn Kidd blocks DaRon Holmes II's two point layup
13:48
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
13:43
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point layup
12-10
13:23
Toumani Camara misses two point hook shot
13:21
Hokies defensive rebound
13:10
+3
Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)
12-13
12:55
Mustapha Amzil offensive foul
12:55
Mustapha Amzil turnover (offensive foul)
12:43
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)
12-15
12:27
+2
Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup
14-15
12:09
Michael Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:07
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
11:50
Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot
11:48
Toumani Camara offensive rebound
11:40
Richard Amaefule misses two point jump shot
11:38
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
11:29
Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass)
11:24
Koby Brea misses two point layup
11:22
Hokies defensive rebound
11:22
TV timeout
10:54
Michael Collins Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:52
Flyers defensive rebound
10:46
Richard Amaefule offensive foul
10:46
Richard Amaefule turnover (offensive foul)
10:39
Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
10:37
Zimi Nwokeji defensive rebound
10:15
Zimi Nwokeji misses two point layup
10:13
Grant Basile defensive rebound
10:07
+3
Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)
14-18
9:50
Zimi Nwokeji misses three point jump shot
9:48
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
9:32
Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
9:30
Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
9:24
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point layup
14-20
9:24
Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
9:24
+1
Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-21
9:04
DaRon Holmes II misses two point hook shot
9:02
Zimi Nwokeji offensive rebound
8:49
+2
Zimi Nwokeji makes two point layup
16-21
8:32
+3
Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Michael Collins Jr. assists)
16-24
8:17
Zimi Nwokeji offensive foul
8:17
Zimi Nwokeji turnover (offensive foul)
8:04
Grant Basile offensive foul
8:04
Grant Basile turnover (offensive foul)
7:40
+2
DaRon Holmes II makes two point layup (Zimi Nwokeji assists)
18-24
7:24
+2
Grant Basile makes two point jump shot
18-26
6:56
Koby Brea misses three point jump shot
6:54
Grant Basile defensive rebound
6:44
Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
6:42
Koby Brea defensive rebound
6:34
DaRon Holmes II turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
6:26
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
6:24
R.J. Blakney defensive rebound
5:59
R.J. Blakney misses two point jump shot
5:57
Grant Basile defensive rebound
5:36
+3
Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Darius Maddox assists)
18-29
5:12
Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
5:10
Darius Maddox defensive rebound
5:00
Michael Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:58
Koby Brea defensive rebound
4:43
Zimi Nwokeji misses three point jump shot
4:41
Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound
4:33
Hokies 30 second timeout
4:33
TV timeout
4:14
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point layup
18-31
3:55
Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
3:53
Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
3:43
+2
Grant Basile makes two point dunk (Darius Maddox assists)
18-33
3:42
Flyers 30 second timeout
3:42
TV timeout
3:22
Grant Basile blocks Toumani Camara's two point layup
3:20
Grant Basile defensive rebound
2:59
+3
Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot
18-36
2:50
Lynn Kidd personal foul
2:34
Mike Sharavjamts turnover (bad pass)
2:25
+2
Darius Maddox makes two point jump shot
18-38
2:13
Mustapha Amzil misses three point jump shot
2:11
R.J. Blakney offensive rebound
2:01
Toumani Camara misses two point jump shot
1:59
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
1:39
Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
1:37
DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound
1:21
Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
1:19
Mike Sharavjamts offensive rebound
1:13
Mike Sharavjamts misses two point layup
1:11
Grant Basile defensive rebound
0:57
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
0:55
Darius Maddox offensive rebound
0:49
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Grant Basile assists)
18-40
0:38
+3
Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)
21-40
0:08
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot
21-42
0:02
Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
0:00
Flyers offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
DAYT
Flyers
28
VT
Hokies
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:34
+3
Mustapha Amzil makes three point jump shot (R.J. Blakney assists)
