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 | |
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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 |