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Kidd propels Virginia Tech to a 75-41 romp over Virginia

AP
Feb 19, 2024

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Lynn Kidd scored 14 points and did not miss a shot and Virginia Tech Hokies just missed its largest margin of victory against rival Virginia Cavaliers, beating the Cavaliers 75-41 on Monday night.

The Hokies (15-11, 7-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) handed the Cavaliers (20-7, 11-5) their worst conference loss - by 10 points - in Tony Bennett's 15 seasons at the helm. Virginia Tech beat Virginia by 35 points, 105-70, in February of 1961.

It was the Hokies' fourth straight home win over Virginia, matching their longest streak set from 2007-10.

Kidd made all five of his shots from the floor and all four of his free throws for Virginia Tech. He added seven rebounds. Robbie Beran scored 13 and also didn't miss a shot - going 4 for 4 from the floor with two 3-pointers and 3 for 3 at the foul line. Reserve Tyler Nickel also scored 13, adding six assists and four rebounds. Mylyjael Poteat scored 11 off the bench on 5-for-7 shooting with a 3-pointer.

Isaac McKneely led Virginia with 11 points.

Virginia Tech went on a 20-0 run, holding Virginia scoreless for nearly nine minutes in building a 36-16 lead at halftime. Kidd scored 12 and Nickel added nine points as Virginia Tech shot 50% overall and made 4 of 11 from 3-point range.

Jordan Minor's layup pulled Virginia within 16-14 with 9:43 remaining. The Cavaliers did not score again until Leon Bond III dunked with 46 seconds left. Virginia shot 32% and missed all five of its 3-point attempts before intermission. All the Cavaliers' first-half scoring came in the paint.

Virginia had one basket over 14 minutes spanning the two halves until Reece Beekman hit the Cavaliers' first 3-pointer and Ryan Dunn followed with a layup to make it 43-21 with 17 minutes left to play. Beran buried a 3-pointer with 7:22 to go to push the Hokies' advantage to 63-31. Poteat scored twice in a 6-0 run and Virginia Tech led 69-33 with 3:47 remaining, prompting Hokies coach Mike Young to empty his bench.

Virginia beat Virginia Tech 65-57 at home on Jan. 17 to begin an eight-game win streak.

Virginia Tech travels to take on Pittsburgh on Saturday. Virginia returns home to play No. 10 North Carolina on Saturday.

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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
16
VT
Hokies
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jordan Minor vs. Lynn Kidd (Robbie Beran gains possession)
19:32	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	0-2
19:04		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
19:02		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
18:54		Sean Pedulla misses three point pullup jump shot
18:52		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
18:24		Lynn Kidd blocks Jordan Minor's two point cutting layup
18:22		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
18:12		Jordan Minor personal foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
18:08		Reece Beekman personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
17:58		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
17:56		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
17:41		Blake Buchanan misses two point fadeaway jump shot
17:39		MJ Collins defensive rebound
17:08		Hunter Cattoor misses two point driving floating jump shot
17:06		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
17:04		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
17:02		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
16:48	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point driving floating jump shot	2-2
16:25		MJ Collins misses two point pullup jump shot
16:23		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
16:07		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
16:05		MJ Collins defensive rebound
15:53		Andrew Rohde shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
15:53	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
15:29		Ryan Dunn misses two point turnaround jump shot
15:27		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
15:07		MJ Collins misses three point pullup jump shot
15:05		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
15:00		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
14:58		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
14:38	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point driving layup	4-4
14:18	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	4-7
14:00		Dante Harris misses two point pullup jump shot
13:58		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
13:39		Ryan Dunn blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
13:37		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point driving finger roll layup	6-7
13:13		Tyler Nickel offensive foul (Dante Harris draws the foul)
13:13		Tyler Nickel turnover (offensive foul)
12:44		Dante Harris misses two point driving floating jump shot
12:42		Jacob Groves offensive rebound
12:40	+2	Jacob Groves makes two point tip layup	8-7
12:24	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Tyler Nickel assists)	8-9
12:24		Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
12:24	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-10
12:01	+2	Dante Harris makes two point running reverse layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	10-10
11:43	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point stepback jump shot	10-13
11:19	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving layup	12-13
11:00		Jacob Groves shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
11:00		TV timeout
11:00		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:00		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:00		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
10:31		Reece Beekman misses two point turnaround jump shot
10:29		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
10:08	+3	Tyler Nickel makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	12-16
9:43	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point layup (Dante Harris assists)	14-16
9:43		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Jordan Minor draws the foul)
9:43		Jordan Minor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:43		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
9:26		Tyler Nickel misses two point pullup jump shot
9:24		Hokies offensive rebound
9:24		Jordan Minor personal foul
9:15	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point driving layup	14-18
8:50		Reece Beekman turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals)
8:33	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (MJ Collins assists)	14-20
8:01		Blake Buchanan misses two point floating jump shot
7:59		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
7:42		Blake Buchanan blocks Sean Pedulla's two point driving layup
7:40		Hokies offensive rebound
7:40		TV timeout
7:30		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
7:30	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-21
7:30	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-22
7:05		Blake Buchanan misses two point cutting layup
7:03		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
7:00		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:45	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point cutting dunk (MJ Collins assists)	14-24
6:23		Ryan Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
6:14	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point turnaround hook shot (Tyler Nickel assists)	14-26
6:12		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
5:48		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
5:46		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
5:18		MJ Collins misses three point pullup jump shot
5:16		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
4:54		Reece Beekman misses two point driving layup
4:52		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point turnaround jump shot	14-28
3:57		Isaac McKneely misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
3:55		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
3:32		Robbie Beran turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Groves steals)
3:27		Robbie Beran blocks Reece Beekman's two point driving layup
3:25		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
3:10	+2	MJ Collins makes two point stepback jump shot	14-30
2:45		Jacob Groves turnover (out of bounds)
2:45		TV timeout
2:35		Ryan Dunn personal foul (Tyler Nickel draws the foul)
2:35	+1	Tyler Nickel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-31
2:35		Tyler Nickel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:35		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
2:06		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
2:04		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
1:53	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Tyler Nickel assists)	14-33
1:24		Leon Bond III misses two point jump shot
1:22		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
1:03	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point running jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	14-36
0:59		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:46	+2	Leon Bond III makes two point cutting dunk (Dante Harris assists)	16-36
0:27		Tyler Nickel misses three point running jump shot
0:25		MJ Collins offensive rebound
0:06		MJ Collins misses two point turnaround jump shot
0:04		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
0:01		Dante Harris misses three point running pullup jump shot
0:00		Cavaliers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UVA
Cavaliers
25
VT
Hokies
39

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Jordan Minor turnover
19:26		Ryan Dunn shooting foul
19:26	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 1 of 3	16-37
19:26	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 3	16-38
19:26	+1	Robbie Beran makes regular free throw 2 of 3	16-39
19:12		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
19:10		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	16-41
18:44		Andrew Rohde turnover (Lynn Kidd steals)
18:34	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (MJ Collins assists)	16-43
18:15		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
18:13		MJ Collins defensive rebound
17:50		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
17:48		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
17:26	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot	19-43
17:06		Hunter Cattoor misses two point jump shot
17:04		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
16:57	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	21-43
16:22		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
16:21		Hokies offensive rebound
16:21		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
16:11		MJ Collins personal foul
16:05		Leon Bond III misses two point jump shot
16:03		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
15:53		Leon Bond III shooting foul
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-44
15:53	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-45
15:30		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
15:30	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-45
15:30	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-45
15:18		Blake Buchanan blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup
15:16		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
15:01		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
14:59		MJ Collins defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point layup	23-47
14:23		Leon Bond III offensive foul
14:23		Leon Bond III turnover (offensive foul)
14:04	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point layup (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	23-49
13:46		Reece Beekman turnover
13:29	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (MJ Collins assists)	23-51
13:18	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Reece Beekman assists)	25-51
13:05		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
13:03		Dante Harris defensive rebound
12:43	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot	28-51
12:11		MJ Collins turnover (Dante Harris steals)
12:05		Dante Harris turnover
11:50		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
11:48		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
11:41		Reece Beekman offensive foul
11:41		Reece Beekman turnover (offensive foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:23		Blake Buchanan personal foul
11:11		Blake Buchanan personal foul
11:04	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (MJ Collins assists)	28-54
10:34		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
10:32		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
10:09	+2	Tyler Nickel makes two point dunk	28-56
9:48	+2	Dante Harris makes two point jump shot (Elijah Gertrude assists)	30-56
9:30		Blake Buchanan personal foul
9:30	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-57
9:30	+1	Sean Pedulla makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-58
9:17		Dante Harris misses two point jump shot
9:15		Jordan Minor offensive rebound
9:10		Robbie Beran blocks Jordan Minor's two point layup
9:08		Cavaliers offensive rebound
9:01		Lynn Kidd shooting foul
9:01		Jordan Minor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:01	+1	Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-58
8:35		MJ Collins misses two point jump shot
8:33		Robbie Beran offensive rebound
8:27	+2	Robbie Beran makes two point layup	31-60
8:18		Elijah Gertrude misses two point jump shot
8:16		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
8:05		Jordan Minor misses two point jump shot
8:03		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
7:59		MJ Collins turnover (Dante Harris steals)
7:59		TV timeout
7:38		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
7:20	+3	Robbie Beran makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	31-63
6:59		Robbie Beran blocks Taine Murray's two point layup
6:57		Robbie Beran defensive rebound
6:41		Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot
6:39		Leon Bond III defensive rebound
6:33		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
6:33		TV timeout
6:19	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	33-63
5:46		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
5:44		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
5:34		Reece Beekman misses two point layup
5:32		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
5:16	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Tyler Nickel assists)	33-65
5:16		Isaac McKneely shooting foul
5:16		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:16		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
5:00		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
4:58		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
4:50		MJ Collins misses three point jump shot
4:48		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
4:39		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
4:37		Tyler Nickel defensive rebound
4:29	+2	MJ Collins makes two point layup (Tyler Nickel assists)	33-67
4:13		Andrew Rohde turnover (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
3:57	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tyler Nickel assists)	33-69
3:48		TV timeout
3:30	+2	Dante Harris makes two point layup	35-69
3:08		John Camden misses three point jump shot
3:06		Dante Harris defensive rebound
2:55		Elijah Gertrude misses three point jump shot
2:53		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
2:35		MJ Collins turnover (Elijah Gertrude steals)
2:35		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Jordan Minor draws the foul)
2:35	+1	Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-69
2:35	+1	Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-69
2:06	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot	37-72
1:51	+2	Elijah Gertrude makes two point layup	39-72
1:37	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	39-75
1:21		Dante Harris misses three point jump shot
1:19		Hokies defensive rebound
0:54		Conner Venable misses three point jump shot
0:52		Dante Harris defensive rebound
0:42	+2	Elijah Gertrude makes two point layup	41-75
0:10		Michael Ward misses three point jump shot
0:08		Hokies offensive rebound
0:08		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04		Patrick Wessler blocks Elijah Gertrude's two point jump shot
0:02		Taine Murray offensive rebound
0:02		Taine Murray misses two point layup
0:02		Leon Bond III offensive rebound
0:02		Leon Bond III misses two point layup
0:00		Cavaliers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Cavaliers offensive rebound