Backup Schutt sinks two free throws to cap Virginia Tech rally over N.C. State, 79-76
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Reserve Jaden Schutt scored 17 points and made two foul shots with 2.3 seconds left to help Virginia Tech storm back down the stretch and beat N.C. State 79-76 on Wednesday night.
Forced to go the length of the court following Schutt's go-ahead foul shots that made it 77-76, Ben Burnham stole the inbound pass intended for the Wolfpack's Ben Middlebrooks, drove the lane and dunked it as time expired for the final margin.
With six seconds left, Schutt came up short on a 3-point attempt with the Hokies down 76-75. In a scramble for the loose ball, however, Marcus Hill fouled Schutt sending him to the line for the foul shots.
N.C. State's Jayden Taylor converted a three-point play to give the Wolfpack a 60-45 lead with 13:29 remaining. From there, Virginia Tech outscored N.C. State 34-16 to take the win.
The Wolfpack led 45-34 at halftime.
Tobi Lawal led Virginia Tech (8-9, 3-3 ACC) with 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds. Schutt finished 6-for-10 shooting and Burnham 12.
Taylor scored 17 points for N.C. State (9-8, 2-4). Middlebrooks scored 13 points and Marcus Hill 12.
N.C. State, which has lost four of five, hosts California on Saturday. Virginia Tech, which has won back-to-back contests, hosts Wake Forest on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield vs. Mylyjael Poteat (Brandon Rechsteiner gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | +3 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists) | 0-3 | |
19:13 | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
19:01 | +3 | Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Tobi Lawal assists) | 0-6 | |
18:43 | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 3-6 | |
18:06 | Â | Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point layup | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | Â | |
17:39 | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 6-6 | |
17:17 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:15 | Â | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
17:11 | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point layup | 8-6 | |
16:42 | +3 | Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists) | 8-9 | |
16:15 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | Â | |
16:13 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Dontrez Styles personal foul (Hokies draws the foul) | Â | |
15:59 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Tyler Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
15:56 | +2 | Tyler Johnson makes two point layup | 8-11 | |
15:35 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup | 10-11 | |
15:10 | Â | Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:06 | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point dunk | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
15:02 | +2 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point jump shot | 12-11 | |
14:45 | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Jaydon Young assists) | 12-13 | |
14:18 | Â | Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Jaydon Young steals) | Â | |
14:09 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals) | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
13:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:04 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
14:04 | +1 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-13 | |
13:37 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:32 | Â | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | Â | |
13:31 | Â | Michael O'Connell turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Wessler steals) | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Tyler Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â | |
13:30 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk | 13-15 | |
13:30 | Â | Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | Â | |
13:30 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-16 | |
13:12 | +2 | Ismaël Diouf makes two point layup (Jayden Taylor assists) | 15-16 | |
12:53 | +3 | Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot | 15-19 | |
12:31 | +3 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists) | 18-19 | |
12:14 | Â | Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:12 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
11:56 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:54 | Â | Patrick Wessler defensive rebound | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. blocks Ben Burnham's two point jump shot | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Patrick Wessler offensive rebound | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Patrick Wessler misses two point layup | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Wolfpack defensive rebound | Â | |
11:30 |  | Patrick Wessler personal foul (Ismaël Diouf draws the foul) |  | |
11:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:06 | +2 | Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point layup (Paul McNeil assists) | 20-19 | |
10:44 | +2 | Jaden Schutt makes two point jump shot | 20-21 | |
10:18 | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
10:16 | Â | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Breon Pass draws the foul) | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Paul McNeil turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
9:41 | +2 | Jaydon Young makes two point layup | 20-23 | |
9:13 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | Â | |
9:11 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
9:04 | +3 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists) | 20-26 | |
9:02 | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:47 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | Â | |
8:24 | Â | Ben Burnham misses two point layup | Â | |
8:22 | Â | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | Â | |
8:09 | +2 | Paul McNeil makes two point layup (Ben Middlebrooks assists) | 22-26 | |
7:46 | +3 | Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists) | 22-29 | |
7:28 | Â | Ben Burnham personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â | |
7:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Dontrez Styles offensive rebound | Â | |
7:15 | +3 | Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists) | 25-29 | |
6:46 | Â | Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | Â | |
6:30 | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists) | 28-29 | |
6:14 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul) | Â | |
6:12 | +1 | Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-29 | |
6:12 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Breon Pass steals) | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:52 | Â | Jaydon Young defensive rebound | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals) | Â | |
5:19 | +3 | Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists) | 32-29 | |
5:00 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:57 | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â | |
4:57 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point hook shot | 32-31 | |
4:57 | Â | Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul) | Â | |
4:57 | +1 | Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-32 | |
4:42 | +2 | Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot | 34-32 | |
4:05 | +2 | Patrick Wessler makes two point hook shot (Jaden Schutt assists) | 34-34 | |
3:46 | +3 | Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Breon Pass assists) | 37-34 | |
3:22 | Â | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | Â | |
3:09 | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot | 39-34 | |
3:08 | Â | Hokies 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:08 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:58 | Â | Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals) | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Trey Parker personal foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul) | Â | |
2:12 | Â | Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Trey Parker defensive rebound | Â | |
2:05 | Â | Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:03 | Â | Trey Parker offensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Ben Burnham shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â | |
1:57 | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-34 | |
1:57 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
1:57 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | Â | |
1:30 | Â | Tobi Lawal personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â | |
1:30 | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-34 | |
1:30 | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-34 | |
1:12 | Â | Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals) | Â | |
0:55 | +3 | Bryce Heard makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists) | 45-34 | |
0:28 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
0:05 | Â | Hokies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
0:04 |  | Ismaël Diouf offensive foul (Hokies draws the foul) |  | |
0:04 |  | Ismaël Diouf turnover (offensive foul) |  | |
0:00 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |