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Backup Schutt sinks two free throws to cap Virginia Tech rally over N.C. State, 79-76

AP
Jan 15, 2025

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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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
45
VT
Hokies
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield vs. Mylyjael Poteat (Brandon Rechsteiner gains possession)
19:46	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	0-3
19:13		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
19:11		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
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		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball)
17:44		Jayden Taylor misses two point layup
17:42		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
17:39	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	6-6
17:17		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
17:15		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
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		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
16:13		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
16:07		Dontrez Styles personal foul (Hokies draws the foul)
15:59		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
15:57		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
15:56	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup	8-11
15:35	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	10-11
15:10		Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass)
15:06		Marcus Hill misses two point dunk
15:02		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
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		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Jaydon Young steals)
14:09		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals)
14:04		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul)
13:55		TV timeout
14:04		Dennis Parker Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:04	+1	Dennis Parker Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-13
13:37		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:32		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
13:31		Michael O'Connell turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Wessler steals)
13:30		Tyler Johnson misses two point layup
13:30		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
13:30	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk	13-15
13:30		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
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		Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
12:12		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
11:56		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:54		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
11:32		Dennis Parker Jr. blocks Ben Burnham's two point jump shot
11:30		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
11:30		Patrick Wessler misses two point layup
11:30		Wolfpack defensive rebound
11:30		Patrick Wessler personal foul (Ismaël Diouf draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
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		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
10:16		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
10:09		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass)
9:55		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Breon Pass draws the foul)
9:46		Paul McNeil turnover (out of bounds)
9:41	+2	Jaydon Young makes two point layup	20-23
9:13		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
9:11		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
9:04	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	20-26
9:02		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
8:47		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
8:45		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
8:24		Ben Burnham misses two point layup
8:22		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
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		Ben Burnham personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:21		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:19		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
7:15	+3	Michael O'Connell makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	25-29
6:46		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
6:44		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
6:30	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	28-29
6:14		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
6:12		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
6:12	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
6:12		Dontrez Styles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:12		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
6:00		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Breon Pass steals)
5:54		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:52		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
5:33		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
5:19	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	32-29
5:00		Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
4:57		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
4:57	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point hook shot	32-31
4:57		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
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		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
3:20		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	39-34
3:08		Hokies 30 second timeout
3:08		TV timeout
2:58		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
2:42		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
2:40		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
2:26		Trey Parker personal foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
2:12		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
2:10		Trey Parker defensive rebound
2:05		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:03		Trey Parker offensive rebound
1:57		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-34
1:57		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:57		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
1:43		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup
1:41		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
1:30		Tobi Lawal personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
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		Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
0:55	+3	Bryce Heard makes three point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	45-34
0:28		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul)
0:05		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04		Ismaël Diouf offensive foul (Hokies draws the foul)
0:04		Ismaël Diouf turnover (offensive foul)
0:00		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
31
VT
Hokies
45

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:38		Marcus Hill offensive rebound
19:38		Tyler Johnson personal foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
19:34		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
19:32		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
19:22	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot	47-34
18:57		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul)
18:44		Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot
18:42		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
18:39		Tobi Lawal misses two point dunk
18:37		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
18:37		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (lost ball) (Ben Middlebrooks steals)
18:27		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point hook shot
18:25		Wolfpack offensive rebound
18:10	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Marcus Hill assists)	49-34
17:58	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tobi Lawal assists)	49-37
17:39		Brandon Rechsteiner personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
17:32		Jaydon Young personal foul (Wolfpack draws the foul)
17:25		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:23		Marcus Hill offensive rebound
17:20		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
17:18		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
17:04		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
17:02		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
16:54		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-37
16:54	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-37
16:33		TV timeout
16:33	+2	Jaydon Young makes two point layup	51-39
16:33		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul)
16:33	+1	Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-40
16:33		Jaydon Young flagrant 1 (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
16:33	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-40
16:33	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-40
16:19		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
16:17		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
16:03		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
16:01		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
15:58	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk	53-42
15:32	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup (Breon Pass assists)	55-42
15:13		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:11		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
15:13	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	55-44
15:04		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
15:03		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
15:03	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	55-44
15:03		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
15:03	+1	Patrick Wessler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-45
14:45	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	57-45
14:26		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
14:24		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
14:23		Tyler Johnson turnover (bad pass)
14:07		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
14:05		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
13:40		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup
13:38		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	59-45
13:29		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
13:29	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-45
13:07		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
13:00	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point layup	60-47
13:00		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Ben Burnham makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-48
12:38	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot (Breon Pass assists)	62-48
12:22		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:20		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
12:16		Breon Pass turnover (bad pass)
11:47	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	62-51
11:12		Tobi Lawal blocks Breon Pass's two point layup
11:10		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
11:01	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	62-54
10:48		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
10:48		TV timeout
10:38		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
10:37		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
10:37		TV timeout
10:11		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
10:11	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-55
10:11	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-56
9:38		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
9:36		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
9:11		Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
9:09		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
9:08		Tobi Lawal misses two point layup
9:08		Wolfpack defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Ismaël Diouf makes two point layup (Marcus Hill assists)	64-56
8:28		Ismaël Diouf shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
8:28		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:28	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-57
8:06	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	66-57
8:04		Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
8:04	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-57
7:38		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
7:36		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
7:28	+2	Ismaël Diouf makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	69-57
7:28		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Ismaël Diouf draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:28	+1	Ismaël Diouf makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-57
7:26		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
7:26		Ismaël Diouf personal foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
7:26	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-58
7:26		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:26		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
7:09		Ismaël Diouf misses two point layup
7:07		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
6:57		Jaydon Young misses two point layup
6:55		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
6:55		Dennis Parker Jr. shooting foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul)
6:55	+1	Ben Burnham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-59
6:55	+1	Ben Burnham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-60
6:38		Jaydon Young personal foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-60
6:38	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-60
6:08		Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
6:06		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
5:50		Marcus Hill turnover (lost ball) (Ben Burnham steals)
5:45		Ben Burnham misses two point layup
5:43		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
5:42	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup	72-62
5:13		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
5:11		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
4:53	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Ben Burnham assists)	72-65
4:52		Hokies 30 second timeout
4:31		Jump ball. Jayden Taylor vs. Tobi Lawal (Tobi Lawal gains possession)
4:31		Jayden Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Tobi Lawal steals)
4:10	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point hook shot	72-67
3:37	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point hook shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	74-67
3:18		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul)
3:18		TV timeout
3:18	+1	Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-68
3:18		Rodney Brown Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:18		Rodney Brown Jr. offensive rebound
3:04	+2	Jaden Schutt makes two point jump shot	74-70
2:47	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	76-70
2:25	+2	Jaden Schutt makes two point layup	76-72
1:55		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
1:53		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
1:41	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot	76-75
1:27		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
1:17		Tobi Lawal blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup
1:12		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
0:56		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:48		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
0:46		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
0:18		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:16		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
0:05		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
0:03		Jaden Schutt offensive rebound
0:02		Marcus Hill personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-76
0:02		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:02	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-77
0:02		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:01		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ben Burnham steals)
0:01	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point dunk	76-79
0:00		End of period

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Ben Burnham makes two point dunk