National Basketball Association
Virginia Tech 101, Syracuse 95
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 1, 2025
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # Nathan Farrell, # Michael Kitts
Attendance:
8925
By Field Level Media
Ben Hammond poured in 21 points and his 3-pointer with 1:36 to play in overtime proved to be a dagger as Virginia Tech won 101-95 in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller on Senior Day in Blacksburg, Va.
Jaydon Young led all scorers with 26 points as the Hokies (13-16, 8-10) put a dent in Syracuse's ACC tournament hopes.
Jaden Schutt poured in 20 on 6-of-7 shooting, Mylyjael Poteat finished with 14 and Tyler Johnson added 10.
Jyare Davis led Syracuse (12-17, 6-12) with 21 points while Eddie Lampkin Jr. came through with his 13th double-double of the year, scoring 16 and grabbing 12 rebounds.
JJ Starling chipped in 16 points while Kyle Cuffe Jr. scored 13 for the Orange, who led 65-52 with 10:59 to play in regulation but couldn't hold on as they fell to 3-7 in true road games.
Syracuse nearly lost in regulation but a 3-pointer from Jaquan Carlos with a second left tie the game and forced OT.
The Orange went to halftime with a 47-38 lead and stretched their cushion to 54-44 after Bell drilled a 3-pointer with 17 minutes left.
Virginia Tech shot just 3-of-8 to start the second half but got a huge long-range shot from Schutt with 15:13 left that cut the Hokies' deficit to 54-50.
Cuffe came up big, though, drilling a 3-pointer and scoring off a layup as the Orange pulled in front 61-52 and forced the Hokies to burn a 30-second timeout at the 13:10 mark.
Starling's jumper nudged the lead back to double digits for the Orange at 63-52 with 11:49 to go. But Virginia Tech didn't go away quietly and a 9-0 run late allowed the Hokies to tie the game at 70-70 thanks to a layup by Johnson with 4:42 left.
Hammond's two free throws for a 97-93 edge with 23 seconds left iced the game for the Hokies, who won for the second time in their last five games.
Syracuse owned the first half and shot a sizzling 65.5 percent (19-of-29) from the field as it went into halftime with a nine-point edge after Lampkin scored as time expired.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Syracuse |
|
Virginia Tech |
Jyare Davis 21 |
Scoring |
Jaydon Young 26 |
Jaquan Carlos 9 |
Assists |
Ben Hammond 7 |
Eddie Lampkin Jr. 12 |
Rebounds |
Ben Hammond 7 |
Chris Bell 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Ben Hammond 5 |
Jaquan Carlos 2 |
Steals |
Ben Hammond 3 |
Chris Bell 1 |
Blocks |
Mylyjael Poteat 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Syracuse
|
95 |
54.1 |
6-15 |
23-29 |
18 |
26 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
Virginia Tech
|
101 |
60.7 |
8-19 |
19-23 |
19 |
20 |
2 |
8 |
10 |