Hunter Cattoor, Sean Pedulla lead Virginia Tech to 84-78 victory over North Carolina State
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Hunter Cattoor scored 19 points, Sean Pedulla had 13 points and eight assists, and Virginia Tech defeated North Carolina State 84-78 on Saturday.
A 3-pointer by Pedulla gave Virginia Tech a 56-54 lead with seven minutes left in the second half. It was the last of 15 lead changes and came near the middle of a stretch in which the Hokies made eight shots in a row, the last two being a pair of 3-pointers by Cattoor that gave the Hokies a 70-58 lead.
A layup by Mohamed Diarra got the Wolfpack within 75-69 with 1:37 remaining, but Virginia Tech made 7 of 8 free throws down the stretch to wrap up the win.
Cattoor made three 3-pointers and 4 of 8 shots overall to go with 8 of 10 from the free-throw line.
Lynn Kidd had 14 points, Tyler Nickel 12 and Robbie Beran 11 for the Hokies (11-7, 3-4 ACC). Virginia Tech shot 53% and made 23 of 28 free throws. Pedulla committed eight of the Hokies' 20 turnovers.
NC State (13-5, 5-2), which had been off to its best start in league play since the 1988-89 season, got 19 points from Casey Morsell, 16 from DJ Horne and 15 from Jayden Taylor. Morsell made 9 of 10 free throws and Taylor was 7 for 8 from the line. The Wolfpack made 20 of 24 free throws.
There were nine lead changes in the first half. The Wolfpack scored the game's first six points for their biggest lead of the half and Virginia Tech had an 8-0 to take its biggest lead, 23-16 with a little under eight minutes remaining. The Wolfpack trailed for all but one possession from that point of the half forward but a 3-pointer by Breon Pass with four seconds left got them within 33-32 at halftime.
Virginia Tech hosts Boston College on Tuesday. NC State is at Virginia on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Lynn Kidd vs. DJ Horne (Hokies gains possession) | Â |
| 19:43 |  | Â | MJ Collins misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:41 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:16 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:08 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | | Â | Casey Morsell blocks Hunter Cattoor's three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Hokies offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:47 | | Â | Robbie Beran misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:45 | | Â | MJ Collins offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:45 | | Â | MJ Collins misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:42 | | Â | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 18:24 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Beran steals) | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | Robbie Beran turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 18:00 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:58 | | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:53 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point layup (Dennis Parker Jr. assists) | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup | Â |
| 17:40 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:37 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 17:24 | | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot | 0-6 |
| 17:07 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists) | 2-6 |
| 16:51 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:49 | | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:39 | | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 16:33 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:31 | | Â | Mekhi Long defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:18 | | +3 | Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot | 5-6 |
| 15:45 | | Â | Mekhi Long personal foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:43 | | Â | DJ Horne turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 15:35 | | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks blocks Lynn Kidd's two point layup | Â |
| 15:20 | | Â | Hokies offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:06 | | +3 | Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists) | 8-6 |
| 14:44 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:42 | | Â | Hokies defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (DJ Horne steals) | Â |
| 14:23 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point layup | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals) | Â |
| 14:11 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists) | 8-10 |
| 13:54 | | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Ben Middlebrooks steals) | Â |
| 13:47 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks blocks Mekhi Long's two point layup | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Hokies offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:14 | | Â | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 12:56 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Mekhi Long misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:35 | | Â | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:23 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:21 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:20 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:18 | | Â | Mekhi Long defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:18 | | +2 | Tyler Nickel makes two point layup | 10-10 |
| 12:18 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:18 | | +1 | Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-10 |
| 11:55 | | Â | Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:53 | | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:28 | | +2 | Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot | 13-10 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (D.J. Burns Jr. assists) | 13-12 |
| 10:52 | | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (lost ball) (D.J. Burns Jr. steals) | Â |
| 10:44 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point dunk | 13-14 |
| 10:31 | | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point layup (Lynn Kidd assists) | 15-14 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | D.J. Burns Jr. makes two point jump shot | 15-16 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 17-16 |
| 9:46 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:46 | | +1 | Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-16 |
| 9:30 | | Â | Casey Morsell offensive foul | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Casey Morsell turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 9:13 | | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals) | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | DJ Horne turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | D.J. Burns Jr. shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:53 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-16 |
| 8:24 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Casey Morsell offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 8:08 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:08 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-16 |
| 8:08 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-16 |
| 7:54 | | Â | DJ Horne misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:45 | | +2 | MJ Collins makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 23-16 |
| 7:26 | | Â | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:04 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Casey Morsell makes two point layup | 23-18 |
| 6:20 | | Â | Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:01 | | Â | Lynn Kidd personal foul (Mohamed Diarra draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:59 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Mohamed Diarra makes two point jump shot (DJ Horne assists) | 23-20 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup | 25-20 |
| 5:28 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:28 | | +1 | Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-20 |
| 5:13 | | Â | Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:11 | | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:54 | | Â | MJ Collins misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Mohamed Diarra makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists) | 26-22 |
| 4:10 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:49 | | +3 | Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists) | 26-25 |
| 3:35 | | Â | Sean Pedulla turnover (bad pass) (DJ Horne steals) | Â |
| 3:29 | | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point layup (DJ Horne assists) | 26-27 |
| 3:10 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor turnover (bad pass) (Mohamed Diarra steals) | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals) | Â |
| 2:59 | | +3 | Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 29-27 |
| 2:56 | | Â | Hokies 30 second timeout | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Mekhi Long personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:31 | | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | Mekhi Long defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Mohamed Diarra defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | DJ Horne misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:40 | | Â | Jayden Taylor personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:40 | | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 1:40 | | +1 | Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-27 |
| 1:21 | | Â | MJ Collins personal foul (DJ Horne draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:06 | | +2 | DJ Horne makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists) | 31-29 |
| 0:42 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup | 33-29 |
| 0:29 | | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:06 | | +3 | Breon Pass makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 33-32 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |