Poteat, Kidd lead Virginia Tech to 91-67 romp over Georgia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Mylyjael Poteat and Lynn Kidd scored 18 points apiece and Virginia Tech cruised to a 91-67 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
Poteat came off the bench to match his career high by sinking 6 of 9 shots and all six of his free throws for the Hokies (13-7, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won three in a row. He added six rebounds and blocked two shots. Kidd made 7 of 9 attempts and 4 of 4 at the foul line.
Robbie Beran finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for Virginia Tech. Hunter Cattoor and reserve Tyler Nickel both made three 3-pointers and scored 11. Cattoor added five assists.
Freshman Baye Ndongo totaled 16 points and nine rebounds to pace the Yellow Jackets (9-11, 2-7), who have lost three straight and eight of the last nine. Miles Kelly scored 11.
Poteat had 12 points to help Virginia Tech take a 44-28 lead at halftime. Reserves Tyzhaun Claude and Carter Murphy both scored six as the Yellow Jackets had just three players make two baskets before the break.
The Hokies shot 51.5% with five 3-pointer in building the 16-point lead. Virginia Tech took one less shot but had seven more baskets than Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets shot 29.4% but half of their 10 baskets came from beyond the arc.
Georgia Tech got as close as 64-57 on a basket by Ndongo with 7:57 left to play, but Sean Pedulla, who scored nine with five assists, answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and Cattoor added a third to end the threat.
The Hokies lead the all-time series 23-9. Georgia Tech won the only meeting last season 77-70.
Virginia Tech will host No. 12 Duke on Monday. Georgia Tech returns home to play No. 3 North Carolina on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Hokies gains possession) | Â |
| 19:45 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:43 |  | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:25 | | Â | Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:23 | | Â | MJ Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:55 | | Â | Naithan George misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:49 | | Â | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:45 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:43 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:29 | | Â | MJ Collins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:27 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:22 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | | +2 | MJ Collins makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists) | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | | Â | Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:17 | | +1 | Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:57 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:42 | | +3 | MJ Collins makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 5-8 |
| 16:12 | | Â | Naithan George misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:10 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:56 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 5-10 |
| 15:22 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 15:20 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:01 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 5-12 |
| 14:54 | | Â | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | Â |
| 14:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:41 | | +2 | Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot | 7-12 |
| 14:24 | | Â | MJ Collins misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:22 | | Â | Tyler Nickel offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:13 | | +3 | Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists) | 7-15 |
| 13:57 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Hokies offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Robbie Beran misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:43 | | Â | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:28 | | Â | Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:26 | | Â | Lynn Kidd defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:19 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:18 | | Â | Lynn Kidd offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Lynn Kidd misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:16 | | Â | Deebo Coleman defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:09 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:09 | | +2 | Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup | 9-15 |
| 13:09 | | Â | Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:09 | | +1 | Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-15 |
| 12:56 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:54 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:33 | | Â | Deebo Coleman misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:31 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:15 | | +3 | Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists) | 10-18 |
| 11:58 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:56 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:38 | | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point layup (Sean Pedulla assists) | 10-20 |
| 11:07 | | Â | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:56 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Deebo Coleman defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:41 | | Â | Robbie Beran personal foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:28 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists) | 10-23 |
| 10:04 | | Â | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:02 | | Â | MJ Collins defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:54 | | Â | Robbie Beran misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:50 | | Â | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:30 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:28 | | Â | Robbie Beran defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:10 | | +2 | MJ Collins makes two point layup | 10-25 |
| 8:53 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup | 12-25 |
| 8:21 | | Â | MJ Collins turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals) | Â |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 14-25 |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Robbie Beran makes two point jump shot (MJ Collins assists) | 14-27 |
| 7:48 | | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Tyler Nickel defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | MJ Collins turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Robbie Beran shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:17 | | +1 | Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-27 |
| 6:56 | | +3 | Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Tyler Nickel assists) | 15-30 |
| 6:43 | | +3 | Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 18-30 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot | 18-32 |
| 6:12 | | Â | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (MJ Collins steals) | Â |
| 6:06 | | Â | MJ Collins misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Tyler Nickel blocks Deebo Coleman's three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:46 | | Â | Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals) | Â |
| 5:37 | | +2 | Lynn Kidd makes two point hook shot (Hunter Cattoor assists) | 18-34 |
| 5:36 | | Â | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | Â |
| 5:20 | | Â | Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:20 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 5:20 | | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-34 |
| 5:11 | | Â | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:09 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-35 |
| 5:09 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-36 |
| 4:52 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Deebo Coleman personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Baye Ndongo blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup | Â |
| 4:36 | | Â | Hokies offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:24 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:24 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-37 |
| 4:24 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-38 |
| 4:06 | | Â | Tyler Nickel personal foul | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:43 | | Â | Tyler Nickel defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:11 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat blocks Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s two point dunk | Â |
| 3:09 | | Â | Sean Pedulla defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists) | 19-40 |
| 2:32 | | Â | Mylyjael Poteat blocks Carter Murphy's two point layup | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Naithan George offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | MJ Collins personal foul | Â |
| 2:13 | | +3 | Carter Murphy makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 22-40 |
| 1:48 | | Â | Carter Murphy personal foul | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Miles Kelly personal foul | Â |
| 1:39 | | +2 | Tyler Nickel makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists) | 22-42 |
| 1:21 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Carter Murphy assists) | 25-42 |
| 0:57 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot | 25-44 |
| 0:46 | | +3 | Carter Murphy makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists) | 28-44 |
| 0:20 | | Â | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:18 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Carter Murphy misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |