Virginia Tech shakes off pesky Delaware State behind Lawal's 23 points in 83-60 win
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Toibu Lawal scored 23 points and Mylyjael Poteat scored 14 points and Virginia Tech beat Delaware State 83-60 in a season opener for both teams on Monday night.
Jaydon Young added 13 points for the Hokies.
Martaz Robinson scored 30 points for Delaware State with the help of a 16-for-17 shooting effort from the foul line.
Raymond Somerville made a jump shot with 14:19 remaining and Robinson followed with a pair of free throws and Delaware State reduced its deficit to 49-43.
But Ben Burnham, Poteat and Patrick Wessler each sank a pair of free throws in succession and Tyler Johnson converted a layup and Virginia Tech extended the lead to 57-43 with 10:08 left. The Hokies led by double digits the rest of the way.
Virginia Tech pushed the lead to 20 - 71-51 - for the first time when Poteat made 1 of 2 free throws with 5:02 remaining.
The Hokies raced to a 21-6 lead in the game's first 6:50 before the Hornets got back in it and closed the gap to 40-32 at halftime.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Muneer Newton vs. Mylyjael Poteat (Hornets gains possession) | |||
19:44 | Robert Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
19:42 | Jaydon Young defensive rebound | |||
19:27 | Toibu Lawal turnover (bad pass) (Kaseem Watson steals) | |||
19:02 | Robert Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
19:00 | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | |||
18:46 | +2 | Toibu Lawal makes two point dunk (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 0-2 | |
18:28 | Muneer Newton turnover (lost ball) (Toibu Lawal steals) | |||
18:16 | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 0-5 | |
18:02 | Alston Andrews misses three point jump shot | |||
18:00 | Jaydon Young defensive rebound | |||
17:51 | Jaydon Young misses two point layup | |||
17:49 | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | |||
17:42 | +2 | Jaydon Young makes two point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 0-7 | |
17:30 | +2 | Martaz Robinson makes two point jump shot | 2-7 | |
17:12 | +3 | Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 2-10 | |
16:43 | Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
16:41 | Alston Andrews offensive rebound | |||
16:36 | Mylyjael Poteat blocks Muneer Newton's two point jump shot | |||
16:34 | Kaseem Watson offensive rebound | |||
16:15 | +2 | Kaseem Watson makes two point layup | 4-10 | |
16:15 | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot (Jaydon Young assists) | 4-12 | |
16:15 | Alston Andrews shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | |||
16:15 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-13 | |
16:04 | Jaden Schutt personal foul (Robert Smith draws the foul) | |||
16:03 | +2 | Kaseem Watson makes two point jump shot (Robert Smith assists) | 6-13 | |
15:41 | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | |||
15:39 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
15:37 | TV timeout | |||
15:26 | Kaseem Watson turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Rechsteiner steals) | |||
15:18 | Robert Smith shooting foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul) | |||
15:18 | Jaydon Young misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | |||
15:18 | +1 | Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 6-14 | |
15:18 | +1 | Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 6-15 | |
15:08 | Muneer Newton misses two point layup | |||
15:06 | Patrick Wessler defensive rebound | |||
14:49 | Jaydon Young turnover (bad pass) (Muneer Newton steals) | |||
14:42 | Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
14:40 | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | |||
14:20 | +3 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists) | 6-18 | |
13:56 | Alston Andrews misses two point jump shot | |||
13:54 | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | |||
13:28 | Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
13:26 | Hokies offensive rebound | |||
13:26 | Muneer Newton personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | |||
13:11 | +3 | Toibu Lawal makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 6-21 | |
12:52 | +2 | Martaz Robinson makes two point jump shot | 8-21 | |
12:26 | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists) | 8-24 | |
11:57 | TV timeout | |||
11:52 | Corey Perkins misses three point jump shot | |||
11:50 | Caleb Surgers offensive rebound | |||
11:41 | Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Caleb Surgers draws the foul) | |||
11:41 | Caleb Surgers misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:41 | Caleb Surgers misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:41 | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | |||
11:14 | Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot | |||
11:12 | Caleb Surgers defensive rebound | |||
11:00 | Raymond Somerville turnover (lost ball) (Toibu Lawal steals) | |||
10:51 | Raymond Somerville shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul) | |||
10:51 | Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
10:51 | Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:51 | Toibu Lawal offensive rebound | |||
10:47 | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Corey Perkins defensive rebound | |||
10:34 | Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
10:32 | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | |||
10:22 | Ben Burnham misses two point layup | |||
10:20 | Robert Smith defensive rebound | |||
10:04 | Tyler Johnson blocks Kaseem Watson's two point layup | |||
10:02 | Kaseem Watson offensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Robert Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
9:46 | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | |||
9:36 | Toibu Lawal misses three point jump shot | |||
9:34 | Kaseem Watson defensive rebound | |||
9:28 | Caleb Surgers turnover (Jaden Schutt steals) | |||
9:18 | Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:16 | Kaseem Watson defensive rebound | |||
9:10 | Kaseem Watson misses two point layup | |||
9:08 | Caleb Surgers offensive rebound | |||
9:01 | +2 | Caleb Surgers makes two point dunk | 10-24 | |
8:54 | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | |||
8:52 | Hokies offensive rebound | |||
8:45 | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | |||
8:43 | Martaz Robinson defensive rebound | |||
8:34 | Robert Smith turnover (out of bounds) | |||
8:21 | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 10-26 | |
8:21 | Raymond Somerville shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:21 | Corey Perkins defensive rebound | |||
8:01 | Ben Burnham shooting foul (Corey Perkins draws the foul) | |||
8:01 | +1 | Corey Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-26 | |
8:01 | Corey Perkins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:01 | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | |||
7:36 | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot | 11-29 | |
7:19 | +3 | Martaz Robinson makes three point jump shot (Corey Perkins assists) | 14-29 | |
6:59 | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | |||
6:57 | Ben Burnham offensive rebound | |||
6:53 | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | |||
6:51 | Martaz Robinson defensive rebound | |||
6:44 | +3 | Martaz Robinson makes three point jump shot (Robert Smith assists) | 17-29 | |
6:28 | Corey Perkins personal foul | |||
6:28 | TV timeout | |||
6:08 | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
5:51 | Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Martaz Robinson draws the foul) | |||
5:51 | +1 | Martaz Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-29 | |
5:51 | +1 | Martaz Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-29 | |
5:34 | Robert Smith shooting foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul) | |||
5:34 | +1 | Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-30 | |
5:34 | Jaydon Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:34 | Toibu Lawal offensive rebound | |||
5:28 | Toibu Lawal turnover (bad pass) | |||
5:20 | +2 | Kaseem Watson makes two point layup | 21-30 | |
5:07 | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | |||
5:05 | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | |||
4:59 | Jaydon Young turnover (lost ball) | |||
4:39 | Toibu Lawal blocks Alston Andrews's two point jump shot | |||
4:37 | Caleb Surgers offensive rebound | |||
4:31 | +2 | Caleb Surgers makes two point layup | 23-30 | |
4:17 | Alston Andrews shooting foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul) | |||
4:17 | +1 | Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-31 | |
4:17 | +1 | Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-32 | |
3:56 | Toibu Lawal blocks Kaseem Watson's two point layup | |||
3:56 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
3:56 | TV timeout | |||
3:48 | +2 | Kareem Watson makes two point jump shot | 25-32 | |
3:20 | +2 | Tyler Johnson makes two point layup | 25-34 | |
3:20 | Kareem Watson shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul) | |||
3:20 | Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
3:20 | Martaz Robinson defensive rebound | |||
3:13 | Ben Burnham shooting foul (Martaz Robinson draws the foul) | |||
3:13 | +1 | Martaz Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-34 | |
3:13 | +1 | Martaz Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-34 | |
3:02 | Toibu Lawal turnover (bad pass) (Kareem Watson steals) | |||
2:54 | Kaseem Watson misses two point jump shot | |||
2:52 | Toibu Lawal defensive rebound | |||
2:35 | +2 | Toibu Lawal makes two point dunk (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 27-36 | |
2:24 | Hornets 30 second timeout | |||
2:10 | Martaz Robinson misses two point jump shot | |||
2:08 | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | |||
1:38 | Toibu Lawal misses two point jump shot | |||
1:36 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
1:36 | Tyler Johnson personal foul | |||
1:19 | +2 | Robert Smith makes two point layup | 29-36 | |
1:13 | Toibu Lawal turnover (out of bounds) | |||
1:13 | Hokies 30 second timeout | |||
1:03 | Corey Perkins misses two point jump shot | |||
1:01 | Toibu Lawal defensive rebound | |||
1:01 | Martaz Robinson personal foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul) | |||
1:01 | Toibu Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:01 | +1 | Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-37 | |
0:43 | +3 | Corey Perkins makes three point jump shot (Kaseem Watson assists) | 32-37 | |
0:25 | +3 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists) | 32-40 | |
0:16 | Robert Smith turnover (bad pass) | |||
0:00 | End of period |