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Young scores 27 points, Burnham sparks large run in 2nd half to help Virginia Tech beat Miami 81-68

AP
Feb 22, 2025

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Jaydon Young scored 27 points, Ben Burnham added 14 and the pair combined for six 3-pointers in the second half to help Virginia Tech Hokies beat Miami 81-68 on Saturday night.

The score was tied at 38 at the break and Miami opened the second half on a 10-4 surge for a 48-42 advantage with 15:14 remaining. Burnham answered with consecutive 3-pointers and ended a 33-11 run with another 3 to give Virginia Tech a 75-59 lead with about five minutes left.

Young scored 19 points and was 3 of 8 from distance in the second half for Virginia Tech (12-15, 7-9 Atlantic Coast Conference). Burnham scored 11 second-half points with three 3s. They finished with nine of the Hokies' 12 3-pointers.

A.J. Staton-McCray, who entered seven points shy of surpassing 1,000 career points, made four 3s and scored 21 points to lead Miami (6-21, 2-14). Lynn Kidd added 16 points, Paul Djobet had 12 points and Brandon Johnson 10.

The Hurricanes shot 54% (14 of 26) and made half of their 10 3-point shots in the first half but shot 39% (10 of 26) and 2 of 10 from long range after the break.

Virginia Tech hosts No. 25 Louisville on Tuesday.

Miami will look to end a three-game losing streak with a home game against third-ranked Duke on Tuesday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
38
MIA
Hurricanes
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hurricanes gains possession)
19:33		Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
19:31		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
19:28		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
19:11		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
19:10		Hokies offensive rebound
19:05		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
19:03		Divine Ugochukwu defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	0-2
18:33		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
18:31		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
18:24		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
18:22		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
18:12		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:10		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
17:58		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
17:56		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
17:42	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	3-2
17:26	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point dunk (Brandon Johnson assists)	3-4
16:57	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup	5-4
16:31	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	5-6
16:09	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point jump shot	7-6
15:49		Tyler Johnson shooting foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-7
15:49	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-8
15:31		Tobi Lawal turnover (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
15:07		Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
15:07		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:07	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-9
14:55		Ben Hammond turnover (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
14:48		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
14:46		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Jaydon Young makes two point layup	9-9
14:32		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
14:21	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Patrick Wessler assists)	12-9
14:00		Jalil Bethea turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
13:59		Jalil Bethea personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
13:42		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
13:40		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	12-11
13:10	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	14-11
12:41		Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
12:39		Hokies defensive rebound
12:24	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	16-11
12:06		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
12:04		Austin Swartz offensive rebound
12:01	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point layup	16-13
11:34	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	19-13
11:14		Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
11:12		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
10:59		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point layup
10:57		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
10:51		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:49		Austin Swartz defensive rebound
10:42		Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
10:40		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
10:24	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	21-13
10:24		Jalil Bethea shooting foul
10:24		TV timeout
10:24		Patrick Wessler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:24		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
10:07	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	21-16
9:35		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
9:33		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
9:19		Ben Burnham personal foul
9:09	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)	21-18
9:09		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
9:09		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:09		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
8:51		Tobi Lawal turnover (Brandon Johnson steals)
8:42		Brandon Johnson turnover (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
8:30	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	23-18
8:02	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Paul Djobet assists)	23-21
7:43	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	26-21
7:17	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	26-23
6:56	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tyler Johnson assists)	28-23
6:42	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	28-26
6:21		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
6:19		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
6:15	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Austin Swartz assists)	28-28
5:56	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup	30-28
5:56		Paul Djobet shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
5:56		TV timeout
5:56	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-28
5:35	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	31-30
5:01		Brandon Johnson blocks Patrick Wessler's two point jump shot
4:59		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
4:47		Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
4:45		Paul Djobet offensive rebound
4:39		Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
4:37		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:18		Paul Djobet personal foul
4:07	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot	33-30
3:55		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Jaden Schutt steals)
3:48		Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass)
3:48		TV timeout
3:35		Brandon Johnson turnover (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
3:12		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
3:10		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
3:01		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
3:01	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-31
3:01	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-32
2:52		Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
2:49		Hurricanes defensive rebound
2:24	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Lynn Kidd assists)	33-35
2:01		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:59		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
1:56	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	35-35
1:41		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
1:39		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
1:28		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
1:21	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	38-35
0:59		Patrick Wessler personal foul
0:59		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:54		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
0:52		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
0:37		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
0:35		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:25		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:08	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	38-38
0:00		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Austin Swartz steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
43
MIA
Hurricanes
30

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
19:30		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
19:11		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
19:09		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
18:51	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	38-40
18:29		Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
18:27		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
18:08		Lynn Kidd blocks Tobi Lawal's two point layup
18:06		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
17:58	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	38-42
17:30		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
17:28		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
17:12		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:10		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup	40-42
16:36	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point alley-oop dunk (Brandon Johnson assists)	40-44
16:11	+2	Patrick Wessler makes two point layup	42-44
15:50		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (A.J. Staton-McCray draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:50	+1	A.J. Staton-McCray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-45
15:50		A.J. Staton-McCray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:50		Connor Serven defensive rebound
15:27		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
15:25		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
15:16	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	42-48
14:47	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	45-48
14:21		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:19		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
14:07	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	48-48
13:46		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
13:44		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
13:40		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
13:38		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
13:30		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
13:28		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
13:18	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	51-48
13:16		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
13:16		TV timeout
12:52		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
12:50		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
12:34		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
12:32		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
12:09		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
12:07		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Jaydon Young makes two point layup	53-48
11:31		A.J. Staton-McCray turnover (Tyler Johnson steals)
11:27		Lynn Kidd personal foul
11:27		TV timeout
11:20		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
11:18		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
11:05		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
11:03		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point jump shot	55-48
10:22		Tyler Johnson personal foul
10:20	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	55-50
9:59	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup	57-50
9:41		Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
9:39		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
9:32		Divine Ugochukwu personal foul
9:24	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Ben Burnham assists)	60-50
9:07	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point jump shot	60-52
8:53	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point layup	62-52
8:33	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point layup	62-54
8:33		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Paul Djobet draws the foul)
8:33		Paul Djobet misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:33		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
8:19		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-54
8:19	+1	Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-54
7:47		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
7:47		TV timeout
7:27	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists)	67-54
6:55		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
6:55		Lynn Kidd misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:55	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-55
6:49	+2	Jaydon Young makes two point layup	69-55
6:22		Paul Djobet misses two point layup
6:20		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
6:09		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
6:07		A.J. Staton-McCray defensive rebound
6:01		Jaydon Young shooting foul (Paul Djobet draws the foul)
6:01		Paul Djobet misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:01	+1	Paul Djobet makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-56
5:39		Tyler Johnson misses two point layup
5:37		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
5:30		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (Jaydon Young steals)
5:22	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	72-56
5:12	+3	A.J. Staton-McCray makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	72-59
5:12		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
4:58	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	75-59
4:41	+2	Paul Djobet makes two point jump shot	75-61
4:41		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Paul Djobet draws the foul)
4:41	+1	Paul Djobet makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-62
4:29	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point alley-oop dunk (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	77-62
4:07		Paul Djobet misses two point jump shot
4:05		Lynn Kidd offensive rebound
4:01	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup	77-64
3:46		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
3:44		Austin Swartz defensive rebound
3:33		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
3:31		Hokies defensive rebound
3:31		TV timeout
3:06		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
3:04		Austin Swartz defensive rebound
2:50		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
2:48		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
2:37		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
2:35		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
2:21		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
2:19		Austin Swartz offensive rebound
2:14		Tobi Lawal personal foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-65
2:14	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-66
1:53		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
1:51		Lynn Kidd defensive rebound
1:43		Paul Djobet misses three point jump shot
1:41		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
1:16		Lynn Kidd shooting foul (Jaydon Young draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-66
1:16	+1	Jaydon Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-66
1:07		Jalil Bethea turnover (Jaydon Young steals)
1:04	+2	Jaydon Young makes two point layup	81-66
0:54		Tobi Lawal personal foul (Lynn Kidd draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-67
0:54	+1	Lynn Kidd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-68
0:32		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
0:30		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
0:22		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
0:00		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tobi Lawal defensive rebound