Basile scores 33, Virginia Tech heats up to beat Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Grant Basile scored 33 points, including 16 in a near six-minute stretch of the second half, and Virginia Tech defeated Notre Dame 93-87 on Saturday.
The Hokies made 10 consecutive shots - seven of them by Basile - in building an 85-75 lead with 3:49 to go and finished it off by making eight of their last nine from the free-throw line. Basile, a 15.6 points-per-game scorer, has back-to-back 33-point games.
After making 13 of their first 25 3-point tries, the Fighting Irish missed their last five in the final eight-plus minutes as Virginia Tech pulled away.
Justyn Mutts scored 19 points for the Hokies (15-10, 5-9 ACC) and M.J. Collins and Sean Pedulla added 12 points each. Basile made 13 of 19 shots, 3 of 7 from 3-point distance.
Nate Laszewski, who scored 20 points for Notre Dame (10-15, 2-12) in the first half, continued his hot shooting in the second half. He had 30 points and made six of his first eight 3-pointers to keep Notre Dame close and J.J. Starling tied the score at 59 when he hit a driving layup with 11:43 remaining.
But Virginia Tech, which had led for most of the game except for one 12-minute stretch of the first half, surged ahead with an 11-4 run capped by a three-point play by Basile that began his stretch of 16 points in six minutes as the Hokies went on to build their double-digit lead.
Laszewski finished with a career-high 33 points and eight rebounds. He made 12 of 17 shots, including 6 of 9 3-pointers. His previous high was 28 two seasons ago. Cormac Ryan made 5 of 9 3-pointers for Notre Dame and finished with 17 points. Ven-Allen Lubin added 11 points.
Notre Dame visits Duke on Tuesday and Virginia Tech's next game is at Georgia Tech on Thursday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Hokies gains possession) | ||
| 19:43 | | Nate Laszewski personal foul | ||
| 19:30 |  | Michael Collins Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 19:13 | | +2 | Nate Laszewski makes two point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | | +3 | Justyn Mutts makes three point bank jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | | Ven-Allen Lubin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:25 | | Justyn Mutts defensive rebound | ||
| 18:13 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point driving layup | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point jump shot | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | | Grant Basile shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul) | ||
| 17:55 | | +1 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-5 |
| 17:37 | | Justyn Mutts turnover (Nate Laszewski steals) | ||
| 17:26 | | Marcus Hammond misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 17:24 | | Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound | ||
| 17:15 | | Grant Basile misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:13 | | Nate Laszewski defensive rebound | ||
| 16:51 | | Justyn Mutts personal foul | ||
| 16:47 | | +3 | Marcus Hammond makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists) | 5-8 |
| 16:24 | | Justyn Mutts misses two point driving layup | ||
| 16:22 | | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | ||
| 16:22 | | Lynn Kidd personal foul | ||
| 16:02 | | Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:00 | | Michael Collins Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 15:43 | | Michael Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:41 | | Fighting Irish defensive rebound | ||
| 15:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:25 | | +3 | Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hammond assists) | 5-11 |
| 15:05 | | Nate Laszewski blocks Justyn Mutts's two point layup | ||
| 15:03 | | Lynn Kidd offensive rebound | ||
| 15:01 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup | 7-11 |
| 14:45 | | +2 | Nate Laszewski makes two point layup (Ven-Allen Lubin assists) | 7-13 |
| 14:34 | | Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul) | ||
| 14:34 | | +1 | Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-13 |
| 14:34 | | +1 | Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-13 |
| 14:08 | | JJ Starling misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 14:06 | | Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound | ||
| 13:43 | | +3 | Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | | Hunter Cattoor personal foul | ||
| 13:09 | | Matt Zona misses two point hook shot | ||
| 13:07 | | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | ||
| 12:57 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup | ||
| 12:55 | | Cormac Ryan defensive rebound | ||
| 12:34 | | +2 | Cormac Ryan makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-15 |
| 12:20 | | Matt Zona personal foul | ||
| 12:09 | | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:07 | | JJ Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 12:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:53 | | +3 | Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists) | 12-18 |
| 11:35 | | +3 | Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 15-18 |
| 11:20 | | Hunter Cattoor personal foul | ||
| 11:12 | | Trey Wertz turnover (Justyn Mutts steals) | ||
| 10:55 | | Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Grant Basile offensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul | ||
| 10:50 | | John Camden misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Dane Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | JJ Starling misses two point layup | ||
| 10:34 | | JJ Starling offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +3 | Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists) | 15-21 |
| 10:10 | | Grant Basile misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Justyn Mutts offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +2 | Justyn Mutts makes two point layup | 17-21 |
| 9:47 | | +3 | Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists) | 17-24 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Grant Basile makes two point hook shot (Justyn Mutts assists) | 19-24 |
| 9:03 | | Nate Laszewski misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:01 | | John Camden defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +3 | Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 22-24 |
| 8:27 | | Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Grant Basile defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Grant Basile offensive foul | ||
| 8:14 | | Grant Basile turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:05 | | Sean Pedulla personal foul | ||
| 8:05 | | +1 | Nate Laszewski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-25 |
| 8:05 | | +1 | Nate Laszewski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-26 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 24-26 |
| 7:30 | | Dane Goodwin turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:30 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:16 | | Justyn Mutts misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Nate Laszewski defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +3 | Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hammond assists) | 24-29 |
| 6:35 | | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Trey Wertz defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Nate Laszewski misses two point layup | ||
| 6:18 | | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Marcus Hammond personal foul | ||
| 6:03 | | Justyn Mutts misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Dane Goodwin shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-29 |
| 5:25 | | Cormac Ryan turnover (Hunter Cattoor steals) | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Michael Collins Jr. makes two point driving layup (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 27-29 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Marcus Hammond makes two point stepback jump shot | 27-31 |
| 4:29 | | +3 | Michael Collins Jr. makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists) | 30-31 |
| 4:05 | | Marcus Hammond misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Justyn Mutts defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists) | 32-31 |
| 3:30 | | Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Matt Zona offensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Jump ball. (Fighting Irish gains possession) | ||
| 3:28 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:26 | | Fighting Irish turnover (5-second violation) | ||
| 3:11 | | +3 | Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists) | 35-31 |
| 2:48 | | Justyn Mutts blocks Dane Goodwin's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +2 | Michael Collins Jr. makes two point jump shot | 37-31 |
| 2:31 | | Fighting Irish 30 second timeout | ||
| 2:19 | | +2 | JJ Starling makes two point driving reverse layup | 37-33 |
| 2:00 | | Justyn Mutts turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:33 | | +2 | JJ Starling makes two point driving layup | 37-35 |
| 1:18 | | Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Matt Zona shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-35 |
| 1:13 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:13 | | JJ Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Nate Laszewski makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists) | 38-37 |
| 0:33 | | Matt Zona shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Hokies 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-37 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-37 |
| 0:10 | | +3 | Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (JJ Starling assists) | 40-40 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point pullup jump shot | 43-40 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:43 | | Justyn Mutts misses two point hook shot | ||
| 19:41 | | Justyn Mutts offensive rebound | ||
| 19:40 | | +2 | Justyn Mutts makes two point layup | 45-40 |
| 19:25 | | +3 | Nate Laszewski makes three point jump shot (Dane Goodwin assists) | 45-43 |
| 19:02 | | Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:00 | | Dane Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 18:50 |