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Poteat's late three-point play send Virginia Tech past Miami 86-85

AP
Jan 04, 2025

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Mylyjael Poteat scored a career-high 25 points and his three-point play with 2.7 seconds left carried Virginia Tech past Miami 86-85 on Saturday.

Poteat gathered a pass in the lane from Ben Hammond and drew a foul on Brandon Johnson on the game-tying layup before sinking the foul shot for the win. After a timeout, and faced with going the length of the court, the Hurricanes failed to get off a shot as time expired.

Tobi Lawal added 22 point for Virginia Tech (6-8, 1-2 ACC) which ended its four-game skid against the Hurricanes that dated to 2022.

Matthew Cleveland scored 21 points, Jalil Bethea 15 and Austin Swartz 12 for Miami (4-10, 0-3). Now a Miami starter, former Hokie Lynn Kidd scored seven points in his return to Virginia Tech. Kidd left the floor after the game and was not present in the handshake line between players and coaches.

The Hurricanes finished the first half shooting 57% (16 for 28) with Virginia Tech right behind at 55% (16 for 29). Lawal and Poteat each scored 10 points by the midway mark. Neither team fell off after the break as the Hokies finished at 54.2% (32 for 59) and Miami at 58.9% (33 for 56).

Ben Burnham's 3-pointer gave Virginia Tech its largest first-half lead at 28-23 with 11:38 left before halftime. Miami's largest lead before the break occurred when Matthew Cleveland's 3 made it 38-32 with 3:22 left before intermission.

Miami hosts Florida State on Wednesday. The Hokies head west to play Stanford on Wednesday.

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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
39
VT
Hokies
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hokies gains possession)
19:39	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	0-3
19:12	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)	2-3
18:42		Brandon Johnson blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
18:40		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
18:38		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
18:38		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:38	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
18:25	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Paul Djobet assists)	5-4
18:06	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	5-6
17:52		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
17:50		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
17:33		Paul Djobet blocks Tobi Lawal's two point layup
17:31		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	7-6
17:04	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists)	7-9
16:42		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:40		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Tobi Lawal assists)	7-11
16:07	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Matthew Cleveland assists)	9-11
16:05		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
16:05	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-11
15:57		Tyler Johnson misses two point layup
15:55		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
15:48	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	10-13
15:36		Paul Djobet turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
15:18	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	10-16
14:54	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	12-16
14:30		Tobi Lawal turnover
14:21	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	14-16
14:02		Jaden Schutt turnover
14:02		TV timeout
13:43		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
13:41		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point layup	14-18
13:12	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	16-18
12:53		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
12:51		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	18-18
12:19		Paul Djobet shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
12:19	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-19
12:19	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-20
12:00		Paul Djobet offensive foul
12:00		Paul Djobet turnover (offensive foul)
12:00		TV timeout
11:44	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	18-23
11:21		Lynn Kidd turnover (Ben Burnham steals)
11:10		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
11:08		Hurricanes defensive rebound
10:47	+2	Jalen Blackmon makes two point layup	20-23
10:29		Jalen Blackmon shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
10:29		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:29	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-24
10:16		Jalen Blackmon misses three point jump shot
10:14		Hokies defensive rebound
10:07		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (Austin Swartz steals)
10:01	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Jalen Blackmon assists)	22-24
9:49		Ben Hammond misses two point layup
9:47		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
9:39		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
9:37		Austin Swartz defensive rebound
9:31	+2	Isaiah Johnson-Arigu makes two point layup (Austin Swartz assists)	24-24
9:22		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
9:20		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
9:09		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
9:07		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
8:59		Ben Burnham misses two point layup
8:57		Austin Swartz defensive rebound
8:52	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point layup	26-24
8:50		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Austin Swartz draws the foul)
8:50		Austin Swartz misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:50		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup	26-26
8:18		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
8:16		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
8:04		Jaydon Young turnover (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
7:46		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
7:44		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	26-28
7:29		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
7:29		TV timeout
7:14		Jaydon Young shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
7:14		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:14	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-28
6:54	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Tobi Lawal assists)	27-30
6:26	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	30-30
6:04		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
6:02		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
5:53		Jaden Schutt personal foul
5:38		Jaden Schutt personal foul
5:28		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
5:26		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot (Tobi Lawal assists)	30-32
4:53	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot	32-32
4:32		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:30		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
4:08	+3	Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Johnson-Arigu assists)	35-32
3:50		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:48		Isaiah Johnson-Arigu defensive rebound
3:25	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	38-32
3:19		Hokies 30 second timeout
3:19		TV timeout
2:58	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot	38-34
2:42		Jalil Bethea misses two point layup
2:40		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
2:34		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
2:34		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:34	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-34
2:12	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	39-36
1:51		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:49		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
1:46		Isaiah Johnson-Arigu personal foul
1:39	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)	39-38
1:15		Jalil Bethea turnover
1:02	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	39-40
0:37		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
0:35		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
0:07		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
0:05		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:03		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:01		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIA
Hurricanes
46
VT
Hokies
46

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+3	Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	42-40
19:32		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
19:30		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
19:23		Jalil Bethea turnover (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
19:14	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	42-43
18:43		Ben Hammond personal foul
18:41	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	44-43
18:22		Brandon Johnson blocks Mylyjael Poteat's two point layup
18:20		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
18:12		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
18:10		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
18:07		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
18:07		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
18:07		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
18:07	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-44
18:07	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-45
18:00	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	46-45
18:00		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
18:00	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-45
17:43		Tobi Lawal turnover (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
17:38	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point dunk (Matthew Cleveland assists)	49-45
17:29	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot	49-47
17:11	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	51-47
16:46	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tobi Lawal assists)	51-49
16:17		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
16:15		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
16:08		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
16:06		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
15:58	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists)	51-52
15:37	+3	Jalil Bethea makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)	54-52
15:27		TV timeout
15:23		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
15:21		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
15:16	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk	54-54
15:07		Lynn Kidd turnover (Tyler Johnson steals)
14:59		Jaden Schutt misses two point layup
14:57		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
14:52		Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
14:50		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
14:37		Matthew Cleveland blocks Tyler Johnson's two point layup
14:35		Hokies offensive rebound
14:27		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
14:27	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-54
14:27	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-54
14:08		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:06		Jalen Blackmon defensive rebound
14:04		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Paul Djobet draws the foul)
14:04	+1	Paul Djobet makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-54
14:04	+1	Paul Djobet makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-54
13:45	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	58-56
13:25	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	61-56
13:03	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	61-59
12:32		Patrick Wessler personal foul
12:24	+2	Jalen Blackmon makes two point jump shot	63-59
12:03		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Jalen Blackmon steals)
11:55	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Jalen Blackmon assists)	66-59
11:41		Matthew Cleveland blocks Rodney Brown Jr.'s three point jump shot
11:39		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
11:35		TV timeout
11:25		Lynn Kidd turnover (Brandon Rechsteiner steals)
11:04		Jalil Bethea shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
11:04	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-60
11:04	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-61
10:53		Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
10:51		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
10:42		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
10:40		Brandon Rechsteiner offensive rebound
10:29		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (Matthew Cleveland steals)
10:22	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point layup	68-61
10:09	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	68-63
9:47		Jalen Blackmon turnover (Ben Burnham steals)
9:27		Ben Hammond turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
9:17		Tyler Johnson personal foul
9:13	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	70-63
8:41		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
8:41	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-64
8:41	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-65
8:41		Hokies 30 second timeout
8:41		TV timeout
8:38		Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
8:36		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
8:27		Lynn Kidd misses two point layup
8:25		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
8:21	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	72-65
8:03		Ben Burnham misses two point layup
8:01		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
7:51		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
7:42		Ben Hammond turnover
7:40		Tyler Johnson personal foul
7:40		TV timeout
7:40		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:40		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
7:26		Tobi Lawal turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
7:18		Brandon Johnson turnover
7:11	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Tyler Johnson assists)	72-67
6:57		Austin Swartz misses two point layup
6:55		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
6:44		Austin Swartz shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
6:44	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-68
6:44	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-69
6:36	+2	Divine Ugochukwu makes two point layup	74-69
6:02	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	74-72
5:35		Lynn Kidd turnover (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
5:27	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup (Tobi Lawal assists)	74-74
5:27		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
5:13	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot	76-74
4:42	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk	76-76
4:13		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
4:11		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
4:01	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot	78-76
4:00		Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	79-76
3:49		Ben Hammond turnover
3:21		Tyler Johnson personal foul (Divine Ugochukwu draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Divine Ugochukwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-76
3:21		Divine Ugochukwu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:21		Jalil Bethea offensive rebound
3:19	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot	82-76
2:59		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
2:54		Lynn Kidd blocks Ben Hammond's two point layup
2:52		Hokies offensive rebound
2:48	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	82-79
2:33		Lynn Kidd misses two point jump shot
2:31		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
2:26		Ben Hammond personal foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
2:26		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:26	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-79
1:58	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	83-81
1:41	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Brandon Johnson assists)	85-81
1:15		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
1:13		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
1:09		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
1:07		Hokies offensive rebound
0:52		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
0:50		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
0:42	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup	85-83
0:42		Hokies 60 second timeout
0:18		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
0:16		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
0:10		Jalil Bethea personal foul
0:10		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:02	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)	85-85
0:02		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
0:02		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:02	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 1	85-86
0:02		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Hurricanes 30 second timeout