Young scores 27 points, Burnham sparks large run in 2nd half to help Virginia Tech beat Miami 81-68
AP
Feb 22, 2025
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Jaydon Young scored 27 points, Ben Burnham added 14 and the pair combined for six 3-pointers in the second half to help Virginia Tech Hokies beat Miami 81-68 on Saturday night.
The score was tied at 38 at the break and Miami opened the second half on a 10-4 surge for a 48-42 advantage with 15:14 remaining. Burnham answered with consecutive 3-pointers and ended a 33-11 run with another 3 to give Virginia Tech a 75-59 lead with about five minutes left.
Young scored 19 points and was 3 of 8 from distance in the second half for Virginia Tech (12-15, 7-9 Atlantic Coast Conference). Burnham scored 11 second-half points with three 3s. They finished with nine of the Hokies' 12 3-pointers.
A.J. Staton-McCray, who entered seven points shy of surpassing 1,000 career points, made four 3s and scored 21 points to lead Miami (6-21, 2-14). Lynn Kidd added 16 points, Paul Djobet had 12 points and Brandon Johnson 10.
The Hurricanes shot 54% (14 of 26) and made half of their 10 3-point shots in the first half but shot 39% (10 of 26) and 2 of 10 from long range after the break.
Virginia Tech hosts No. 25 Louisville on Tuesday.
Miami will look to end a three-game losing streak with a home game against third-ranked Duke on Tuesday.
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1st Half
VT
Hokies
38
MIA
Hurricanes
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Hurricanes gains possession)
19:33
Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
19:31
Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
19:28
Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
19:11
Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
19:10
Hokies offensive rebound
19:05
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
19:03
Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
18:49
+2
Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)
0-2
18:33
Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
18:31
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
18:24
Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
18:22
Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
18:12
Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:10
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
17:58
A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
17:56
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
17:42
+3
Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)
3-2
17:26
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Brandon Johnson assists)
3-4
16:57
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point layup
5-4
16:31
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
5-6
16:09
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point jump shot
7-6
15:49
Tyler Johnson shooting foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
15:49
TV timeout
15:49
+1
A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-7
15:49
+1
A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-8
15:31
Tobi Lawal turnover (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
15:07
Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
15:07
Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:07
+1
Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-9
14:55
Ben Hammond turnover (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
14:48
A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
14:46
Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
14:41
+2
Jaydon Young makes two point layup
9-9
14:32
Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
14:21
+3
Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Patrick Wessler assists)
12-9
14:00
Jalil Bethea turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
13:59
Jalil Bethea personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
13:42
Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
13:40
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
13:29
+2
Paul Djobet makes two point layup
12-11
13:10
+2
Patrick Wessler makes two point layup
14-11
12:41
Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
12:39
Hokies defensive rebound
12:24
+2
Patrick Wessler makes two point layup
16-11
12:06
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
12:04
Austin Swartz offensive rebound
12:01
+2
Austin Swartz makes two point layup
16-13
11:34
+3
Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
19-13
11:14
Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
11:12
Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
10:59
Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point layup
10:57
Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
10:51
Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:49
Austin Swartz defensive rebound
10:42
Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
10:40
Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
10:24
+2
Patrick Wessler makes two point layup (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
21-13
10:24
Jalil Bethea shooting foul
10:24
TV timeout
10:24
Patrick Wessler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:24
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
10:07
+3
A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)
21-16
9:35
Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
9:33
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
9:19
Ben Burnham personal foul
9:09
+2
Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)
21-18
9:09
Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
9:09
Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:09
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
8:51
Tobi Lawal turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
8:42
Brandon Johnson turnover (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
8:30
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)
23-18
8:02
+3
A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Paul Djobet assists)
23-21
7:43
+3
Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)
26-21
7:17
+2
A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup
26-23
6:56
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tyler Johnson assists)
28-23
6:42
+3
Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)
28-26
6:21
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
6:19
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
6:15
+2
Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Austin Swartz assists)
28-28
5:56
+2
Tyler Johnson makes two point layup
30-28
5:56
Paul Djobet shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
5:56
TV timeout
5:56
+1
Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
31-28
5:35
+2
Paul Djobet makes two point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)
31-30
5:01
Brandon Johnson blocks Patrick Wessler's two point jump shot
4:59
Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
4:47
Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
4:45
Paul Djobet offensive rebound
4:39
Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
4:37
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:18
Paul Djobet personal foul
4:07
+2
Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot
33-30
3:55
Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Jaden Schutt steals)
3:48
Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass)
3:48
TV timeout
3:35
Brandon Johnson turnover (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
3:12
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
3:10
A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
3:01
Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
3:01
+1
A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-31
3:01
+1
A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-32
2:52
Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
2:49
Hurricanes defensive rebound
2:24
+3
Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)
33-35
2:01
Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:59
Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
1:56
+2
Patrick Wessler makes two point layup
35-35
1:41
A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
1:39
Ben Burnham defensive rebound
1:28
Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
1:21
+3
Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)
38-35
0:59
Patrick Wessler personal foul
0:59
Hokies 30 second timeout
0:54
Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
0:52
Ben Burnham defensive rebound
0:37
Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
0:35
Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:25
Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:08
+3
Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)
