Ben Burnam, young bench help Virginia Tech hold off Navy late for an 80-72 win
AP
Dec 15, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Ben Burnham came off a potent Virginia Tech Hokies bench to score a season-high 17 points, five in the final four minutes as the Hokies held off a Navy Midshipmen comeback bid to earn an 80-72 nonconference victory Sunday.
Virginia Tech's bench had three players score in double figures and contributed 46 points.
The Midshipmen (3-8) trailed by five at the break but Lysander Rehnstrom's 3-pointer at the 12-minute mark pulled them even at 59-59. Jaydon Young answered with a 3, and after an almost three-minute stretch where neither team scored, Jaden Schutt hit a 3 and the Hokies pushed the lead to nine after Burnham turned in a three-point play.
Coming off his career-best 17-points against North Carolina A&T, freshman Ben Hammond had his second straight double-digit performance with 11 points. Sophomore Rodney Brown Jr., who had played just 11 minutes all season before subbing in to score 13 points and grab seven boards against NC A&T, added 11 points, grabbed four rebounds, dished three assists and had two steals. Mylyjael Poteat scored 12 points and Jaden Schutt added 11. The Hokies (5-6), who snapped a six-game losing streak with the win over the Aggies, shot 52.9% (27 of 51), including 10 of 18 from long range (55.6%).
Rehnstrom came off the Navy bench to hit 4 of 9 from long range and score 14. Jordan Pennick scored 14 points, Austin Benigni had 13 points and five rebounds while Jinwoo Kim contributed 12 points.
Virginia Tech closes out its nonconference schedule against Saint Joseph's Saturday. Navy looks to snap a four-game losing streak Saturday at Coppin State.
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1st Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
41
VT
Hokies
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Aidan Kehoe vs. Tobi Lawal (Hokies gains possession)
19:54
+3
Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
0-3
19:23
Austin Benigni turnover (out of bounds)
19:04
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
19:02
Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
18:37
Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
18:37
+1
Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-3
18:37
+1
Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-3
18:10
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
2-5
17:39
Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
17:21
+3
Jordan Pennick makes three point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)
5-5
16:56
Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:54
Austin Benigni defensive rebound
16:49
Jump ball. Austin Benigni vs. Jaden Schutt (Midshipmen gains possession)
16:36
+3
Donovan Draper makes three point jump shot (Jinwoo Kim assists)
8-5
16:11
Patrick Wessler misses two point hook shot
16:09
Donovan Draper defensive rebound
15:56
+3
Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)
11-5
15:35
Jinwoo Kim personal foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
15:35
TV timeout
15:30
Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
15:30
+1
Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 3
11-6
15:30
+1
Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 3
11-7
15:30
+1
Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 3 of 3
11-8
15:20
Lysander Rehnstrom turnover (lost ball)
15:08
+3
Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)
11-11
14:46
Donovan Draper turnover (traveling)
14:33
+2
Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot
11-13
14:06
Rodney Brown Jr. personal foul (Jordan Pennick draws the foul)
13:52
+2
Donovan Draper makes two point jump shot
13-13
13:52
Ben Burnham shooting foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
13:52
+1
Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-13
13:22
Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
13:20
Donovan Draper defensive rebound
13:07
Jinwoo Kim turnover (lost ball)
13:03
Sam Krist personal foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul)
12:55
Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
12:55
Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul)
12:40
Sam Krist turnover (bad pass) (Tobi Lawal steals)
12:31
Jaydon Young turnover (lost ball) (Austin Benigni steals)
12:26
+2
Austin Benigni makes two point layup
16-13
12:09
+2
Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point layup
16-15
11:50
+2
Jinwoo Kim makes two point layup
18-15
11:17
Tobi Lawal turnover (bad pass)
11:17
TV timeout
11:00
Ben Burnham shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
11:00
+1
Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-15
11:00
+1
Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-15
10:47
Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:45
Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
10:28
+3
Lysander Rehnstrom makes three point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)
23-15
10:03
Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
10:01
Hokies offensive rebound
10:01
Lysander Rehnstrom personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
9:56
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
9:54
Austin Benigni defensive rebound
9:33
+2
Austin Benigni makes two point layup
25-15
9:31
Hokies 30 second timeout
9:14
Jaden Schutt offensive foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
9:14
Jaden Schutt turnover (offensive foul)
9:09
Jaden Schutt personal foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
9:09
+1
Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-15
9:09
+1
Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-15
8:51
Jinwoo Kim shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
8:50
+1
Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-16
8:50
+1
Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-17
8:33
Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
8:31
Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
8:17
Donovan Draper personal foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
8:01
+3
Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
27-20
7:44
Lysander Rehnstrom misses three point jump shot
7:42
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
7:31
+2
Patrick Wessler makes two point hook shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
27-22
7:28
Midshipmen 30 second timeout
7:28
TV timeout
7:04
Jordan Pennick misses two point hook shot
7:02
Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
6:54
+2
Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot
27-24
6:38
Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
6:36
Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
6:27
+3
Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot
27-27
6:12
+2
Austin Benigni makes two point layup
29-27
5:58
+2
Tyler Johnson makes two point layup
29-29
5:32
Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
5:30
Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
5:24
+2
Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup
31-29
5:00
Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:58
Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
4:49
Tobi Lawal misses two point layup
4:47
Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
4:44
+2
Patrick Wessler makes two point layup
31-31
4:37
Jordan Pennick turnover (bad pass) (Rodney Brown Jr. steals)
4:32
Sam Krist shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
4:32
+1
Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-32
4:32
+1
Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-33
4:16
+3
Jinwoo Kim makes three point jump shot (Jack Medalie assists)
34-33
3:43
+3
Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)
34-36
3:24
+2
Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup
36-36
3:06
+3
Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists)
36-39
2:49
+2
Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Cam Cole assists)
38-39
2:19
+2
Ben Hammond makes two point layup
38-41
2:00
Tyler Johnson personal foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
