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Beekman shines on senior night as Virginia beats Georgia Tech 72-57

AP
Mar 09, 2024

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Reece Beekman finished with 21 points, nine assists and six rebounds on senior night and Virginia Cavaliers cruised to a 72-57 victory over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Sunday, closing out the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season.

The Cavaliers (22-9, 13-7) clinched the third seed and earned a double bye in the conference tournament. The Yellow Jackets (14-17, 7-13) tied Notre Dame for 12th place in the 14-team conference.

Georgia Tech and the Fighting Irish square off to begin the first round on Tuesday. Virginia will play on Thursday against No. 6 seed Clemson or the winner of the first-round game between No. 11 seed Boston College and 14th-seed Miami should they upset the Tigers.

Beekman made 8 of 10 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers for Virginia. He is the Cavaliers all-time leader in steals, picking up three more. Isaac McKneely sank four 3-pointers and scored 16. Taine Murray added 12 points and three assists off the bench. He hit 5 of 10 shots with two 3-pointers.

Baye Ndongo was the lone player to reach double figures for Georgia Tech, scoring 21 on 8-for-12 shooting. He had nine rebounds and five of the Yellow Jackets' 12 turnovers.

Beekman had 13 points and five assists in the first half and Virginia took a 38-24 lead into intermission. Kyle Sturdivant sank a 3-pointer to pull Georgia Tech even at 15 with 9:11 remaining. Blake Buchanan answered with a basket, Beekman hit 1 of 2 free throws and a 3-pointer and the Cavaliers stayed in front after eight prior lead changes. Ndongo had 10 first-half points for the Yellow Jackets.

Georgia Tech got within nine early in the second half, but Murray buried a 3-pointer, Beekman followed with a dunk and Virginia led by double digits the rest of the way.

Virginia has been held to fewer than 50 points six times this season, its most since 1947-48 when it had eight. The Cavaliers topped 50 on a Jordan Minor layup with 14:23 left to play.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
24
UVA
Cavaliers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:39		Tafara Gapare misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
19:37		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
19:18		Jordan Minor turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals)
18:56		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball)
18:37	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists)	0-3
18:26		Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals)
18:14		Jordan Minor turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
18:04		Jordan Minor personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
17:54		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
17:52		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
17:44		Reece Beekman misses two point driving floating jump shot
17:42		Naithan George defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point running layup (Naithan George assists)	2-3
17:19		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
17:17		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point cutting layup (Tafara Gapare assists)	4-3
16:42	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point pullup jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	4-5
16:28	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point floating jump shot (Naithan George assists)	6-5
16:08	+2	Ryan Dunn makes two point driving finger roll layup	6-7
15:44		Blake Buchanan personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:32	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point turnaround hook shot	8-7
15:10		Isaac McKneely misses two point pullup jump shot
15:07		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
14:48		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Dunn steals)
14:29	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	8-10
14:07	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point driving layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	10-10
13:43		Taine Murray misses two point driving hook shot
13:41		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
13:34		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
13:32		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
13:20		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
13:18		Naithan George defensive rebound
13:06		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
13:04		Taine Murray defensive rebound
12:51		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
12:49		Jacob Groves offensive rebound
12:34		Isaac McKneely turnover (lost ball) (Deebo Coleman steals)
12:18	+2	Naithan George makes two point stepback jump shot	12-10
11:51	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving hook shot	12-12
11:40		Ryan Dunn blocks Tafara Gapare's two point cutting dunk
11:38		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
11:29		Isaac McKneely misses two point driving layup
11:27		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
11:01		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
10:59		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
10:58		TV timeout
10:42		Dante Harris misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:40		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
10:25		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals)
10:04		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
10:02		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
9:53		Naithan George misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:51		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
9:36	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	12-15
9:13	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	15-15
8:56		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
8:54		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
8:41		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:39		Dante Harris defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point floating jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	15-17
8:07		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Dante Harris steals)
8:00		Kowacie Reeves Jr. shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-18
8:00		Reece Beekman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:00		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:39		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:37		Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
7:30		Baye Ndongo misses two point turnaround hook shot
7:28		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
7:02		Tafara Gapare blocks Dante Harris's three point jump shot
7:00		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
6:45		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Dunn steals)
6:32	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	15-21
6:08		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
6:08		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
6:08	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-21
6:08	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-21
5:45		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
5:43		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
5:37		Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) (Taine Murray steals)
5:16	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving hook shot (Reece Beekman assists)	17-23
4:52		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
4:52		Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:52	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-23
4:32		Taine Murray misses two point pullup jump shot
4:30		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
4:15		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Isaac McKneely steals)
4:08	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	18-26
4:06		TV timeout
3:50		Miles Kelly misses two point driving layup
3:48		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point pullup jump shot	18-28
2:56		Naithan George misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:54		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
2:53	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point tip layup	20-28
2:21	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point driving floating jump shot	20-30
1:59	+2	Naithan George makes two point pullup jump shot	22-30
1:37	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	22-33
1:17		Carter Murphy misses three point jump shot
1:15		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point cutting layup (Reece Beekman assists)	22-35
0:47	+2	Naithan George makes two point pullup jump shot	24-35
0:22	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Jacob Groves assists)	24-38
0:03		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
0:01		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
33
UVA
Cavaliers
34

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
19:40		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
19:22	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point driving layup	26-38
18:56	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point stepback jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	26-41
18:48		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
18:48		TV timeout
18:27		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
18:25		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
18:25		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
18:25	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-41
18:25	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-41
17:59		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
17:57		Naithan George defensive rebound
17:51	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Naithan George assists)	30-41
17:26		Ryan Dunn misses two point driving layup
17:24		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
17:18	+2	Naithan George makes two point driving layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	32-41
16:49		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
16:47		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
16:43	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	32-44
16:23		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals)
16:19	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point running layup	32-46
16:11		Jacob Groves shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
16:11	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-46
16:11	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-46
15:57	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	34-49
15:25		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point turnaround bank jump shot
15:23		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
15:23		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
15:23		TV timeout
15:23	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-49
15:23		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:23		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
15:01		Miles Kelly personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
14:53		Jordan Minor misses two point cutting layup
14:51		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:43		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
14:41		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
14:24	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point cutting layup (Reece Beekman assists)	35-51
13:56		Baye Ndongo misses two point finger roll layup
13:54		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
13:52	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point putback layup	37-51
13:19		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
13:17		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
13:00		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
12:58		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
12:42	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point pullup jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	37-53
12:14		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point stepback jump shot
12:12		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
12:03		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass)
11:52		Tafara Gapare misses two point cutting dunk
11:50		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
11:29		Blake Buchanan misses two point pullup jump shot
11:27		Naithan George defensive rebound
11:18		Miles Kelly misses three point stepback jump shot
11:16		Dante Harris defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Dante Harris assists)	37-55
10:21		Naithan George misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot
10:19		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Dante Harris makes two point driving layup	37-57
10:01		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
10:01		TV timeout
9:33	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Deebo Coleman assists)	40-57
8:56		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
8:52		Cavaliers offensive rebound
8:43	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point pullup jump shot	40-59
8:20		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Dante Harris steals)
8:04	+2	Taine Murray makes two point turnaround jump shot	40-61
7:53		Baye Ndongo turnover (traveling)
7:53		TV timeout
7:43		Naithan George personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
7:22		Baye Ndongo blocks Blake Buchanan's two point cutting dunk
7:20		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
7:03		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-61
7:03	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-61
6:43		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-62
6:43		Reece Beekman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:43		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
6:24		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:21		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
6:15		Reece Beekman blocks Naithan George's three point pullup jump shot
6:13		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
6:05	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point pullup jump shot	42-65
5:52	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	44-65
5:22		Blake Buchanan misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:20		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
5:05		Blake Buchanan blocks Baye Ndongo's two point driving layup
5:03		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
5:02	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point putback layup	46-65
4:45		Dante Harris misses two point pullup jump shot
4:43		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
4:17	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point bank jump shot (Naithan George assists)	49-65
3:52	+2	Dante Harris makes two point driving reverse layup	49-67
3:31		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
3:29		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
3:10		Dante Harris misses three point jump shot
3:08		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
3:03		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:01		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
2:55		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
2:53		Reece Beekman defensive rebound
2:33		Dante Harris misses two point driving reverse layup
2:31		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
2:24		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
2:24		TV timeout
2:09	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point stepback jump shot	51-67
1:35		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
1:33		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
1:16		Jordan Minor blocks Baye Ndongo's two point turnaround jump shot
1:14		Deebo Coleman offensive rebound
1:14	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point putback layup	53-67
1:14		Taine Murray shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-67
0:47	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	54-70
0:47		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
0:35		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point pullup jump shot
0:33		Tristan How defensive rebound
0:29		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
0:15	+2	Tristan How makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	54-72
0:11	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	57-72
0:00		End of period

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Deebo Coleman makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)