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Virginia Tech upsets No. 3 Villanova 81-73 in overtime

AP
Nov 29, 2020

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) Virginia Tech overcame some late-game adversity to dominate overtime and upset No. 3 Villanova just a day after learning they would be playing the Wildcats.

Keve Aluma scored 22 points, Nahiem Alleyne had 20 and Tyrece Radford added eight points and 13 rebounds for Tech (2-0), which won 81-73 Saturday night, outscoring the Wildcats 17-9 in the extra frame.

''I thought we guarded so very well throughout and we did it again over a five-minute period in the overtime and found a way to win,'' Coach Mike Young said. ''A huge win for us.''

Collin Gillespie scored 18 of his 25 points in the first half for Villanova (2-1). Caleb Daniels added 17 points and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl finished with 14 for the Wildcats.

The teams were tied at 29 after 20 minutes and deadlocked at 38 five minutes into the second half.

The Wildcats appeared to take control of the game from there, going on an 11-0 run and holding the Hokies scoreless for five minutes.

''You learn when you have a lead and you're playing against a good team, you've got to play every possession until the end,'' Villanova coach Jay Wright said. ''So, we're definitely going to learn that the hard way.''

Virginia Tech chipped away and led 64-62 lead with 1.3 seconds remaining on an odd three-point play by Aluma, who scored on a beautiful assist from Cartier Diarra in the lane, and then unintentionally banked in a free throw he was trying to miss.

Villanova's Justin Moore then drew a charge on Justyn Mutts on the inbounds play and Moore's two foul shots sent the game into overtime tied at 64.

Mutts made up for that mistake by scoring the first five points in extra time and the Hokies never relinquished the lead.

''That was a key, just keeping our cool and feeding off our bench's energy, that helped us through the game,'' Aluma said.

The game was an unexpected third in four days for Villanova in''Bubbleville,'' the 11-day gathering of college basketball teams at the Mohegan Sun resort casino for early season nonconference play.

The Hokies were supposed to face Temple on Saturday, but the Owls were forced to pause team activities for two weeks on Thanksgiving after a positive coronavirus test in the program. That meant canceling not only Saturday's game, but a contest that had been scheduled for Dec. 3 at Villanova.

That left both the Hokies and the Wildcats at the Mohegan Sun looking for a game.

WILD ENDING

Young took the blame for his team failing to close the game out in regulation, admitting his didn't prepare his team for the possibility that Aluma would accidentally make his foul shot.

Villanova then baited Mutts into a charge on the baseline, a call that originally went against Villanova but was reversed.

''I failed to coach my player on one of the oldest tricks in the book and it almost cost us,'' Young said. ''So, nobody's fault but mine.''

BIG PICTURE

Virginia Tech: Neither team has anyone over 6-foot-9 on the roster, but the Hokies outscored Villanova 32-22 in the paint and outrebounded the Wildcats 40-31.

''I'm not sure we've ever outrebounded anyone,'' Young said. ''I'm not sure we ever outscored another team, certainly not in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the paint. That's what I'm comfortable with. That's how I've always wanted to play.''

Villanova: The Wildcats' bench scored just eight points against the Hokies, who got 25 points from their reserves.

DEJA VU

This is the second straight year the Hokies have upset the No. 3 team in the country in an early season nonconference game. The Hokies upset Michigan State last November in Maui.

UP NEXT

Virginia Tech: The Hokies stay in ''Bubbleville'' for a Sunday night game against South Florida.

Villanova: The Wildcats head home to play Saint Joseph's, a game that was moved from Monday to Wednesday as part of the schedule reshuffling resulting from Temple's virus issues.

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1st Half
NOVA
Wildcats
29
VT
Hokies
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wildcats gains possession)
19:35		Collin Gillespie misses three point jump shot
19:33		Wabissa Bede defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:37		Keve Aluma blocks Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's two point layup
18:35		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound
18:32		Caleb Daniels turnover
18:03		Wabissa Bede misses two point layup
18:01		Caleb Daniels defensive rebound
17:55		Justin Moore offensive foul
17:55		Justin Moore turnover
17:39		Wabissa Bede turnover (bad pass)
17:30	+3	Collin Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Caleb Daniels assists)	3-2
17:19	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot	3-4
16:20		Wabissa Bede personal foul
16:00		Caleb Daniels misses three point jump shot
15:58		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
15:52		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
15:50		Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
15:40	+3	Collin Gillespie makes three point jump shot	6-4
15:10	+3	Wabissa Bede makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)	6-7
14:50		Justyn Mutts personal foul
14:50		TV timeout
14:48		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point jump shot
14:46		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
14:36		Keve Aluma offensive foul
14:36		Keve Aluma turnover
14:32	+2	Collin Gillespie makes two point jump shot	8-7
13:58	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot	8-10
13:31		Jermaine Samuels misses two point layup
13:29		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
13:23	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (Cartier Diarra assists)	8-12
12:58		Collin Gillespie misses three point jump shot
12:56		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
12:38		Tyrece Radford turnover (lost ball) (Collin Gillespie steals)
12:29		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Mutts steals)
12:17		Cartier Diarra misses two point layup
12:15		Jermaine Samuels defensive rebound
12:09		Jermaine Samuels misses three point jump shot
12:07		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
11:36		Cartier Diarra misses three point jump shot
11:34		Justin Moore defensive rebound
11:26		Cartier Diarra blocks Justin Moore's three point jump shot
11:24		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound
11:12	+3	Caleb Daniels makes three point jump shot (Collin Gillespie assists)	11-12
10:41	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point jump shot	11-14
10:15		Jermaine Samuels misses three point jump shot
10:13		Hokies defensive rebound
10:12		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul
10:12		TV timeout
9:58		Brandon Slater personal foul
9:53	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point layup	11-16
9:20		Justin Moore misses two point jump shot
9:18		Cordell Pemsl defensive rebound
8:54		Wabissa Bede misses three point jump shot
8:52		Wildcats defensive rebound
8:41		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point jump shot
8:39		Hokies defensive rebound
8:21	+2	Wabissa Bede makes two point jump shot	11-18
7:51	+2	Collin Gillespie makes two point jump shot	13-18
7:43		Wabissa Bede misses two point jump shot
7:41		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound
7:35		Collin Gillespie offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
7:35		Collin Gillespie turnover
7:35		TV timeout
7:24	+3	Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Cartier Diarra assists)	13-21
6:55	+3	Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Samuels assists)	16-21
6:29		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
6:27		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
6:17	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	16-23
6:03		Tyrece Radford personal foul (Jermaine Samuels draws the foul)
5:47		Collin Gillespie misses two point jump shot
5:45		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
5:45		Justyn Mutts turnover (out of bounds)
5:27	+2	Caleb Daniels makes two point layup	18-23
5:27		Cartier Diarra shooting foul (Caleb Daniels draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Caleb Daniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-23
5:18		Eric Dixon blocks Keve Aluma's two point layup
5:16		Jermaine Samuels defensive rebound
5:02		Caleb Daniels misses two point layup
5:00		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
4:55	+2	Cartier Diarra makes two point layup (Tyrece Radford assists)	19-25
4:32		Caleb Daniels misses two point layup
4:30		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
4:25		Cartier Diarra turnover (carrying)
4:07	+3	Collin Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	22-25
3:35		Cole Swider blocks Keve Aluma's two point layup
3:33		Cole Swider defensive rebound
3:25	+3	Collin Gillespie makes three point jump shot	25-25
3:01		Jermaine Samuels personal foul
3:01		TV timeout
2:56		Hunter Cattoor misses two point jump shot
2:54		Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
2:35		Jermaine Samuels misses three point jump shot
2:33		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
2:26		Cartier Diarra turnover (bad pass)
2:13	+2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point layup (Collin Gillespie assists)	27-25
1:43	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Wabissa Bede assists)	27-27
1:19		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Jermaine Samuels draws the foul)
1:08		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot
1:06		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
1:03		Official timeout
1:03		Jermaine Samuels personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
1:03		Jermaine Samuels personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
0:38	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup	27-29
0:13		Wabissa Bede personal foul (Collin Gillespie draws the foul)
0:13		Wabissa Bede personal foul (Collin Gillespie draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-29
0:10	+1	Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-29
0:10	+1	Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-29
0:04		Brandon Slater blocks Cartier Diarra's two point layup
0:02		Wabissa Bede offensive rebound
0:02		Wabissa Bede misses three point jump shot
0:00		Caleb Daniels defensive rebound

2nd Half
NOVA
Wildcats
35
VT
Hokies
35

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Caleb Daniels shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
19:44	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-30
19:44		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:44		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound
19:34	+2	Collin Gillespie makes two point jump shot	31-30
19:20		Keve Aluma offensive foul
19:20		Keve Aluma turnover
19:05		Justin Moore misses two point layup
19:03		Hokies defensive rebound
18:37		Collin Gillespie shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
18:37		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:37	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
18:37	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
18:17		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point layup
18:15		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
17:54	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	31-34
17:33	+2	Caleb Daniels makes two point jump shot	33-34
17:18		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
17:16		Jermaine Samuels defensive rebound
17:09		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot
17:07		Wabissa Bede defensive rebound
16:51		Keve Aluma misses two point hook shot
16:49		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound
16:42	+3	Justin Moore makes three point jump shot (Collin Gillespie assists)	36-34
16:22	+2	Tyrece Radford makes two point layup	36-36
15:59		TV timeout
15:52	+2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point layup (Collin Gillespie assists)	38-36
15:31		Cordell Pemsl misses two point layup
15:29		Hokies offensive rebound
15:19	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point jump shot	38-38
14:55		Wabissa Bede personal foul
14:43	+2	Caleb Daniels makes two point jump shot	40-38
14:27		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball)
14:09		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point layup
14:09		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound
14:05		Nahiem Alleyne shooting foul (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-38
14:05	+1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-38
13:36		Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot
13:34		Justin Moore defensive rebound
13:25	+2	Collin Gillespie makes two point jump shot	44-38
13:10		Cartier Diarra misses two point layup
13:08		Cole Swider defensive rebound
12:58		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
12:56		Wildcats offensive rebound
12:37		Cartier Diarra shooting foul (Collin Gillespie draws the foul)
12:37		Collin Gillespie misses regular free throw 1 of 3
12:37		Collin Gillespie misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:37		Collin Gillespie misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:37	+1	Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 3 of 3	45-38
12:37	+1	Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 3 of 3	45-38
12:10		Justyn Mutts offensive foul (Justin Moore draws the foul)
12:10		Justyn Mutts turnover
11:59		TV timeout
11:49	+2	Caleb Daniels makes two point jump shot	47-38
11:35		Tyrece Radford turnover (traveling)
11:21		Caleb Daniels offensive foul
11:21		Caleb Daniels turnover
10:59		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
10:57		Jermaine Samuels defensive rebound
10:44		Cole Swider misses two point layup
10:42		Cole Swider offensive rebound
10:40		Jump ball. Cole Swider vs. Tyrece Radford (Wildcats gains possession)
10:38	+2	Caleb Daniels makes two point jump shot (Cole Swider assists)	49-38
10:35		TV timeout
10:35		TV timeout
10:15	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup	49-40
9:44		Caleb Daniels offensive foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
9:44		Caleb Daniels turnover
9:19		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
9:17		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
9:14		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
8:49	+3	Cole Swider makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	52-40
8:29	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Wabissa Bede assists)	52-43
7:58		Jermaine Samuels misses two point layup
7:56		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
7:46		Tyrece Radford misses two point layup
7:46		Hokies offensive rebound
7:46		TV timeout
7:43	+3	Keve Aluma makes three point jump shot (Wabissa Bede assists)	52-46
7:20		Wabissa Bede personal foul
7:04		Collin Gillespie misses two point jump shot
7:02		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
6:56		Jermaine Samuels personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
6:43	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Tyrece Radford assists)	52-48
6:22		Collin Gillespie turnover (lost ball)
6:09		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point layup
6:07		Tyrece Radford offensive rebound
6:06		Justin Moore personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
6:02		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
6:00		Collin Gillespie defensive rebound
5:58	+2	Jermaine Samuels makes two point layup	54-48
5:20		Cartier Diarra misses three point jump shot
5:18		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound
4:44		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point jump shot
4:44		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
4:44	+3	Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	54-51
4:24		Caleb Daniels misses two point jump shot
4:24		Caleb Daniels misses two point jump shot
4:22		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound
4:17	+2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point layup	56-51
4:04	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot	56-54
3:41		Cartier Diarra shooting foul (Collin Gillespie draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41	+1	Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-54
3:41	+1	Collin Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-54
3:35		Cartier Diarra turnover (traveling)
3:23		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point jump shot
3:21		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
2:57		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
2:55		Jermaine Samuels defensive rebound
2:50		Nahiem Alleyne personal foul (Collin Gillespie draws the foul)
2:50		Collin Gillespie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:50		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
2:24		Justin Moore personal foul (Tyrece Radford draws the foul)
2:24	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
2:24	+1	Tyrece Radford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-56
2:11	+2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point layup	60-56
1:45	+3	Wabissa Bede makes three point jump shot (Keve Aluma assists)	60-59
1:15	+2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point jump shot (Justin Moore assists)	62-59
1:15	+2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point jump shot (Justin Moore assists)	62-59
0:59		Wabissa Bede misses two point jump shot
0:57		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
0:57		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
0:57		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:57		Jermaine Samuels defensive rebound
0:28		Wabissa Bede personal foul (Jermaine Samuels draws the foul)
0:28		Jermaine Samuels misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:28		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
0:28		Tyrece Radford misses two point jump shot
0:26		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
0:20		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
0:18		Cartier Diarra offensive rebound
0:14		Cartier Diarra misses two point layup
0:12		Cartier Diarra offensive rebound
0:12		Justin Moore personal foul (Cartier Diarra draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Cartier Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-60
0:12	+1	Cartier Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-60
0:12	+1	Cartier Diarra makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-61
0:10		Cartier Diarra personal foul (Justin Moore draws the foul)
0:10		Justin Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Justin Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Tyrece Radford defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot (Cartier Diarra assists)	62-63
0:01		Collin Gillespie shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-64
0:01		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Justin Moore draws the foul)
0:01		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Justin Moore draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Justin Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-64
0:01	+1	Justin Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-64

OT
NOVA
Wildcats
9
VT
Hokies
17

Time		Play	Score
4:57		(Hokies gains possession)
4:28		Keve Aluma turnover (lost ball)
4:28		Collin Gillespie misses two point jump shot
4:26		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot	64-67
3:46		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Mutts steals)
3:46		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
3:46	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
3:46	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
3:33		Keve Aluma blocks Caleb Daniels's two point layup
3:31		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
3:18		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Collin Gillespie steals)
3:10		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
3:08		Hokies defensive rebound
2:38		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
2:36		Justin Moore defensive rebound
2:25	+2	Justin Moore makes two point layup	66-69
1:57		Cartier Diarra misses three point jump shot
1:55		Justin Moore defensive rebound
1:47		Justin Moore misses three point jump shot
1:45		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
1:17	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)	66-71
0:59	+3	Caleb Daniels makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Samuels assists)	69-71
0:43	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Tyrece Radford assists)	69-73
0:43		Collin Gillespie shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-74
0:38		Caleb Daniels misses three point jump shot
0:36		Cartier Diarra defensive rebound
0:32		Caleb Daniels personal foul (Cartier Diarra draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Cartier Diarra makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-75
0:32		Cartier Diarra misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:32		Cole Swider defensive rebound
0:26		Cartier Diarra personal foul (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-75
0:32	+1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-75
0:25		Justin Moore personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-76
0:25	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-77
0:19		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot
0:17		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
0:16		Jermaine Samuels personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
0:16		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:16	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-78
0:11		Collin Gillespie misses three point jump shot
0:09		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
0:09		Cole Swider personal foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-79
0:07	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-80
0:04		Caleb Daniels misses three point jump shot
0:02		Cole Swider offensive rebound
0:02	+2	Cole Swider makes two point layup	73-80
0:02		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:01		Brandon Slater personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-81
0:01		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound