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Lawal has double-double, Rechsteiner seals it at the line and Virginia Tech tops Notre Dame 65-63

AP
Feb 08, 2025

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Tobi Lawal had 15 points with 10 rebounds, Brandon Rechsteiner made seven free throws in the final minute and Virginia Tech rallied to defeat Notre Dame 65-63 on Saturday.

A dunk on an offensive rebound by Lawal gave Virginia Tech a 55-54 lead with 3:06 remaining. It was the Hokies' first lead since Lawal's dunk for a 2-0 lead. Ben Burnham added a 3-pointer for the Hokies a minute later for a 58-54 lead.

With 32 seconds left, Rechsteiner made one free throw and missed the second, but Jaden Schutt grabbed the offensive rebound. Rechsteiner was fouled with 27 seconds left and made both free throws for a 61-56 lead. He made four more free throws in the next 23 seconds, the last two for a 65-61 lead with four seconds remaining. Notre Dame's Cole Certa had a tip-in at the buzzer for the final score.

The Fighting Irish, who led by seven points at halftime, made only six baskets in the first 19 minutes of the second half and finished the half 8 for 28.

Marcus Burton scored 23 points for Notre Dame (10-13, 4-8) and Tae Davis had 18.

Rechsteiner finished with 12 points and Burnham added 10, both off the bench for the Hokies (11-13, 6-7 ACC).

Notre Dame built an 18-6 lead, but the Fighting Irish made only two shots in the next six minutes and their lead was down to 25-23. Burton scored six of Notre Dame's eight points in the final three minutes of the half and the Fighting Irish led 33-26 at the break.

Notre Dame travels to Boston College on Wednesday and the Hokies host Virginia on Saturday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
26
ND
Fighting Irish
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mylyjael Poteat vs. Kebba Njie (Fighting Irish gains possession)
19:35		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
19:33		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	2-0
18:54		Kebba Njie misses three point jump shot
18:52		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
18:34		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
18:32		Hokies offensive rebound
18:20		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
18:18		Tae Davis defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point dunk (Tae Davis assists)	2-2
17:48		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
17:46		Markus Burton defensive rebound
17:34		Tae Davis misses two point dunk
17:32		Hokies defensive rebound
17:20		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:18		Sir Mohammed defensive rebound
17:15		Tobi Lawal personal foul
17:11	+2	Sir Mohammed makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	2-4
16:44		Kebba Njie blocks Tobi Lawal's two point jump shot
16:42		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	2-6
16:00	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot	4-6
15:36	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	4-8
15:14		Sir Mohammed personal foul
15:14		TV timeout
15:09		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
15:07		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
14:36		Julian Roper II turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Schutt steals)
14:33		Jaydon Young turnover (lost ball) (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
14:18		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
14:16		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
14:08		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Kebba Njie steals)
14:03	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	4-10
13:46		Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Markus Burton steals)
13:40		Julian Roper II misses two point layup
13:38		Tae Davis offensive rebound
13:37		Tae Davis misses two point layup
13:35		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
13:31		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
13:31		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
13:29		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul
13:29		Cole Certa misses three point jump shot
13:29		Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
13:29		Tae Davis turnover (Brandon Rechsteiner steals)
13:29		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:27		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	4-12
12:07		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
12:05		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
11:54		Jaydon Young personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:42		Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point jump shot
11:40		Sir Mohammed offensive rebound
11:33	+2	Sir Mohammed makes two point layup	4-14
11:22		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
11:20		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point layup (Sir Mohammed assists)	4-16
11:11		Hokies 30 second timeout
11:00		Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
10:50		Sir Mohammed turnover (bad pass) (Jaydon Young steals)
10:43		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
10:41		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
10:35		Ben Hammond misses two point layup
10:33		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
10:26		Sir Mohammed blocks Jaydon Young's two point layup
10:24		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
10:18	+2	Garrett Sundra makes two point layup (Sir Mohammed assists)	4-18
9:54	+2	Jaydon Young makes two point layup	6-18
9:28		Sir Mohammed turnover (bad pass)
9:15		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
9:13		Jaydon Young offensive rebound
9:09		Julian Roper II technical foul
9:09	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-18
9:09	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-18
9:00	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point jump shot	10-18
8:34		Tae Davis turnover (lost ball) (Ben Hammond steals)
8:24	+2	Jaden Schutt makes two point layup (Tobi Lawal assists)	12-18
8:24		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
8:04		TV timeout
8:04		Kebba Njie misses two point jump shot
8:02		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
7:49		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
7:47		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
7:46		Tobi Lawal turnover (out of bounds)
7:40		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
7:24		Tobi Lawal turnover (bad pass) (Markus Burton steals)
7:24		Markus Burton turnover (out of bounds)
7:11		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
7:09		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	12-20
6:40	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	15-20
6:23	+3	Tae Davis makes three point jump shot (Kebba Njie assists)	15-23
6:07		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (lost ball) (Kebba Njie steals)
6:01		Sir Mohammed misses three point jump shot
5:59		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
5:49	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	17-23
5:36		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
5:34		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot	19-23
5:01		Ben Hammond shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
5:01	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-25
4:48	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot	21-25
4:32		Cole Certa turnover (lost ball) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
4:27	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)	23-25
4:09		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
4:07		Tae Davis offensive rebound
3:56		Cole Certa misses three point jump shot
3:54		Julian Roper II offensive rebound
3:51		Tyler Johnson personal foul
3:51		TV timeout
3:46		Ben Hammond personal foul
3:30		Julian Roper II turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Johnson steals)
3:10		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
3:08		Tae Davis defensive rebound
2:58	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	23-27
2:41	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	26-27
2:23		Nikita Konstantynovskyi turnover (lost ball)
2:12		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
2:10		Markus Burton defensive rebound
1:55	+2	Tae Davis makes two point jump shot	26-29
1:38		Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass)
1:24		Sir Mohammed turnover (out of bounds)
1:02		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
1:00		Tae Davis defensive rebound
0:51		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-30
0:51	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-31
0:40		Markus Burton personal foul
0:32		Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
0:06	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	26-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
39
ND
Fighting Irish
30

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Sir Mohammed shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
19:49		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:49		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:49		Tae Davis defensive rebound
19:21		Ben Hammond personal foul
19:11		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
19:11	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-34
19:11	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-35
18:56		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
18:54		Tae Davis defensive rebound
18:33		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
18:31		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
18:27		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:25		Jaden Schutt offensive rebound
18:21		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
18:19		Markus Burton defensive rebound
18:06		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
18:04		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
17:55		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
17:53		Tae Davis defensive rebound
17:35		Ben Hammond personal foul
17:30		Jaden Schutt personal foul
17:27		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
17:25		Sir Mohammed offensive rebound
17:22		Sir Mohammed turnover (lost ball) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
17:04		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (bad pass)
16:54		Tae Davis turnover (bad pass)
16:39		Nikita Konstantynovskyi shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
16:39	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-35
16:39	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-35
16:25		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
16:25	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-36
16:25	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-37
16:14	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot	30-37
15:58		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
15:56		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
15:56		TV timeout
15:48		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
15:46		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
15:33		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
15:31		Hokies offensive rebound
15:21	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Jaden Schutt assists)	32-37
14:55	+2	Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point layup	32-39
14:31		Ben Burnham turnover (bad pass)
14:02	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Logan Imes assists)	32-42
13:40		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:38		Jaden Schutt offensive rebound
13:36		Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul
13:29	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	35-42
13:00	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	35-44
12:33		Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot
12:31		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
12:31		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul
12:12		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
12:12	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-45
12:12	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-46
12:00		Braeden Shrewsberry shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-46
12:00	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-46
11:32		Kebba Njie misses two point layup
11:30		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
11:23	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Ben Burnham assists)	39-46
10:59		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
10:59	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-47
10:59	+1	Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-48
10:41		Kebba Njie shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
10:41	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
10:41		Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:41		Connor Serven offensive rebound
10:28		Tyler Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Sir Mohammed steals)
10:11		Sir Mohammed misses two point jump shot
10:09		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
10:04	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	43-48
10:01		Hokies 30 second timeout
10:01		TV timeout
9:32		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
9:30		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
9:30		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
9:09		Connor Serven misses three point jump shot
9:07		Garrett Sundra defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	43-50
8:26		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
8:24		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
8:20	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup	45-50
8:10		Markus Burton offensive foul
8:10		Markus Burton turnover (offensive foul)
7:47		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
7:45		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
7:45		TV timeout
7:32		Sir Mohammed turnover
7:10	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	47-50
6:40		Markus Burton misses two point layup
6:38		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
6:38		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
6:38	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-52
6:27	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	50-52
6:05		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
6:03		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
5:49		Julian Roper II shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
5:49		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:49	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-52
5:40		Kebba Njie turnover (bad pass)
5:27		Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Markus Burton steals)
5:23		Tobi Lawal blocks Logan Imes's two point layup
5:21		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
5:14		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
5:12		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
4:57		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
4:55		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:48		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:46		Markus Burton defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	51-54
3:58		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
3:56		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
3:53	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point dunk	53-54
3:31		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
3:29		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
3:16		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
3:14		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
3:06	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk	55-54
3:04		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
3:04		TV timeout
2:42		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
2:40		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
2:30		Tobi Lawal blocks Markus Burton's two point layup
2:28		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
2:18		Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
2:16		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
2:01	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	58-54
1:45		Tyler Johnson personal foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Julian Roper II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
1:45	+1	Julian Roper II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-56
1:19		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
1:17		Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
1:11		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
1:09		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
0:50		Tobi Lawal misses two point layup
0:48		Logan Imes defensive rebound
0:37		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
0:35		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
0:32		Braeden Shrewsberry personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-56
0:32		Brandon Rechsteiner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:32		Jaden Schutt offensive rebound
0:27		Markus Burton personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-56
0:27	+1	Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-56
0:19		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point layup
0:17		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
0:17	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point dunk	61-58
0:17		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:15		Julian Roper II personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-58
0:15	+1	Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-58
0:08	+3	Tae Davis makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	63-61
0:07		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:04		Garrett Sundra personal foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-61
0:04	+1	Brandon Rechsteiner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-61
0:04		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:03		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
0:01		Cole Certa offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Cole Certa makes two point layup	65-63
0:00		End of period

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Cole Certa makes two point layup