BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Tobi Lawal scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Virginia Tech Hokies to a 78-61 victory over Bryant Bulldogs on Wednesday night.
Christian Gurdak added 15 points for Virginia Tech (5-0), which shot 52% (30 of 58) from the floor. Ben Hammond and Neoklis Avdalas scored 11 points apiece and Tyler Johnson had 10.
Virginia Tech (5-0) took the lead for good with about five minutes remaining in the first half and had a 10-point lead early in the second. Bryant used an 11-4 surge, capped by Keegan Harvey's 3-pointer, to pull to 38-35 with 17:11 remaining.
The Bears stayed within single digits for most of the next 12 minutes before Hammond converted a three-point play to make it 62-52 and the Hokies cruised from there.
Quincy Allen scored 13 points, Harvey added 12 points and Timofei Rudovskii finished with 11 for Bryant (1-4).
Virginia Tech closed the first half on a 15-4 run for a 32-24 lead. Johnson scored seven points and had five rebounds for the Hokies. Rudovskii scored six first-half points for Bryant.
It was the 110th win at Virginia Tech for coach Mike Young, who surpassed Chuck Noe to move to third place in the program.
Virginia Tech, which is 5-0 for the first time since 2022-23, will play Colorado State next Wednesday in an opening round game at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Bryant plays at third-ranked UConn on Sunday.
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1st Half
BRY
Bulldogs
24
VT
Hokies
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:35
+3
Quincy Allen makes three point jump shot (Ashley Sims II assists)
3-0
19:10
Antonio Dorn turnover (lost ball)
19:02
Ty Tabales misses three point jump shot
19:00
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
18:48
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point layup
3-2
18:29
Keegan Harvey offensive foul
18:29
Keegan Harvey turnover (offensive foul)
18:10
Antonio Dorn misses two point jump shot
18:08
Ashley Sims II defensive rebound
17:48
Quincy Allen misses three point jump shot
17:46
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
17:24
Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
17:22
Ashley Sims II defensive rebound
16:58
Tyler Johnson personal foul
16:41
Ashley Sims II misses three point jump shot
16:37
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
16:22
Christian Gurdak misses two point layup
16:19
Ashley Sims II defensive rebound
16:09
Quincy Allen misses three point jump shot
16:05
Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
15:59
+2
Jailen Bedford makes two point dunk
3-4
15:42
Lennart Weber misses two point jump shot
15:39
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
15:23
Quincy Allen blocks Jailen Bedford's two point layup
15:20
Quincy Allen defensive rebound
15:14
+2
Timofei Rudovskii makes two point layup (Quincy Allen assists)
5-4
14:45
Neoklis Avdalas misses two point jump shot
14:45
Quincy Allen defensive rebound
14:36
+2
Ashley Sims II makes two point layup (Quincy Allen assists)
7-4
14:19
Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
14:18
Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
14:17
+2
Tyler Johnson makes two point layup
7-6
14:17
Ty Tabales shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
14:17
TV timeout
14:17
Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:16
Quincy Allen defensive rebound
13:50
Quincy Allen misses three point jump shot
13:47
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
13:40
Tobi Lawal turnover (traveling)
13:19
Joe Green turnover (lost ball)
13:13
Keegan Harvey shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
13:13
Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:13
Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:11
Quincy Allen defensive rebound
12:44
+2
Joe Green makes two point layup
9-6
12:24
Quincy Allen personal foul
12:15
Antonio Dorn misses two point layup
12:13
Timofei Rudovskii defensive rebound
12:00
Timofei Rudovskii turnover (bad pass)
11:55
Gio Sanford personal foul
11:55
TV timeout
11:46
+2
Antonio Dorn makes two point layup (Neoklis Avdalas assists)
9-8
11:35
+3
Lennart Weber makes three point jump shot (Ty Tabales assists)
12-8
11:18
+3
Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)
12-11
10:56
Gio Sanford turnover (Jaden Schutt steals)
10:38
Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
10:36
Ethane Bourgade defensive rebound
10:29
Antonio Dorn personal foul
10:23
Lennart Weber misses three point jump shot
10:21
Ben Hammond defensive rebound
10:11
Lennart Weber shooting foul (Antonio Dorn draws the foul)
10:11
Antonio Dorn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:11
+1
Antonio Dorn makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-12
9:49
+2
Jakai Robinson makes two point layup (Ty Tabales assists)
14-12
9:32
Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
9:29
Jakai Robinson defensive rebound
9:21
Ty Tabales misses two point jump shot
9:18
Christian Gurdak defensive rebound
9:05
Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
9:02
Ty Tabales defensive rebound
8:53
+2
Jakai Robinson makes two point layup (Timofei Rudovskii assists)
16-12
8:25
Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
8:23
Christian Gurdak offensive rebound
8:21
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point layup
16-14
7:59
Timofei Rudovskii misses three point jump shot
7:56
Bulldogs offensive rebound
7:56
TV timeout
7:54
Ethane Bourgade turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
7:54
Joe Green personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
7:54
Ben Hammond misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:53
Quincy Allen defensive rebound
7:35
Quincy Allen turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
7:31
Ben Hammond misses two point layup
7:29
Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
7:24
Jamion Christian technical foul
7:24
Jailen Bedford misses technical free throw 1 of 2
7:24
+1
Jailen Bedford makes technical free throw 2 of 2
16-15
7:14
Tobi Lawal offensive foul
7:14
Tobi Lawal turnover (offensive foul)
7:00
+2
Timofei Rudovskii makes two point jump shot
18-15
6:33
Tobi Lawal turnover (3-second violation)
6:23
Jailen Bedford personal foul
6:14
Quincy Allen misses three point jump shot
6:11
Neoklis Avdalas defensive rebound
6:01
Neoklis Avdalas turnover (Ethane Bourgade steals)
5:55
Ty Tabales misses three point jump shot
5:53
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
5:41
+2
Neoklis Avdalas makes two point jump shot
18-17
5:14
+2
Ashley Sims II makes two point jump shot
20-17
4:54
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Tyler Johnson assists)
20-19
4:27
Timofei Rudovskii misses two point jump shot
4:24
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:14
+2
Neoklis Avdalas makes two point layup
20-21
4:14
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:14
TV timeout
3:56
Ty Tabales turnover (lost ball)
3:52
+2
Jaden Schutt makes two point dunk
20-23
3:37
Ty Tabales offensive foul
3:37
Ty Tabales turnover (offensive foul)
3:12
Neoklis Avdalas misses two point jump shot
3:10
Antonio Dorn offensive rebound
3:08
+2
Antonio Dorn makes two point layup
20-25
2:50
Timofei Rudovskii turnover (traveling)
2:37
+3
Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Neoklis Avdalas assists)
20-28
2:35
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:20
Jaden Schutt personal foul
2:01
Jakai Robinson misses three point jump shot
2:01
Bulldogs offensive rebound
2:01
Antonio Dorn personal foul
1:54
Timofei Rudovskii misses three point jump shot
1:51
Neoklis Avdalas defensive rebound
1:48
+2
Tyler Johnson makes two point dunk (Neoklis Avdalas assists)
20-30
1:21
+2
Keegan Harvey makes two point dunk (Timofei Rudovskii assists)
22-30
1:06
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
1:03
Quincy Allen defensive rebound
0:50
Christian Gurdak shooting foul (Timofei Rudovskii draws the foul)
0:50
+1
Timofei Rudovskii makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-30
0:50
+1
Timofei Rudovskii makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-30
0:25
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk
24-32
0:01
Tobi Lawal blocks Ashley Sims II's three point jump shot
0:00
Ethane Bourgade offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BRY
Bulldogs
37
VT
Hokies
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:38
Timofei Rudovskii shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
19:38
+1
Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-33
19:38
+1
Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-34
19:21
+2
Quincy Allen makes two point jump shot
26-34
19:00
Quincy Allen shooting foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul)
19:00
Neoklis Avdalas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:00
+1
Neoklis Avdalas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-35
18:40
+2
Timofei Rudovskii makes two point jump shot
28-35
18:19
Tyler Johnson turnover (Quincy Allen steals)
18:13
Quincy Allen misses three point jump shot
18:11
Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
18:07
Quincy Allen blocks Jailen Bedford's two point layup
18:06
Neoklis Avdalas offensive rebound
18:05
Timofei Rudovskii shooting foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul)
18:05
+1
Neoklis Avdalas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-36
18:05
Neoklis Avdalas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:05
Antonio Dorn personal foul
18:05
Antonio Dorn turnover
18:05
+1
Timofei Rudovskii makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-36
18:05
Timofei Rudovskii misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:05
Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:54
+3
Keegan Harvey makes three point jump shot (Timofei Rudovskii assists)
32-36
17:36
+2
Neoklis Avdalas makes two point jump shot
32-38
17:11
+3
Keegan Harvey makes three point jump shot (Ashley Sims II assists)
35-38
16:42
Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
16:40
Bulldogs defensive rebound
16:29
Gio Sanford misses two point layup
16:28
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
16:10
Tobi Lawal misses two point dunk
16:07
Keegan Harvey defensive rebound
16:03
Ty Tabales turnover (Jaden Schutt steals)
15:56
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)
35-40
15:34
Ashley Sims II misses two point layup
15:32
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
15:28
Tobi Lawal misses two point layup
15:28
Christian Gurdak offensive rebound
15:28
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point layup
35-42
15:28
TV timeout
15:19
Christian Gurdak personal foul
15:01
Quincy Allen misses two point jump shot
14:59
Gio Sanford offensive rebound
14:55
Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Quincy Allen draws the foul)
14:55
+1
Quincy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-42
14:55
Quincy Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:54
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
14:42
Jakai Robinson personal foul
14:27
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)
36-44
14:17
+2
Quincy Allen makes two point dunk (Keegan Harvey assists)
38-44
14:02
Jaden Schutt turnover (lost ball)
13:48
Quincy Allen misses three point jump shot
13:46
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
13:40
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)
38-46
13:24
Keegan Harvey turnover (bad pass)
13:19
Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass)
13:04
Timofei Rudovskii misses three point jump shot
13:01
Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
12:57
Gio Sanford personal foul
12:43
Timofei Rudovskii shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
12:43
Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:43
Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:41
Christian Gurdak offensive rebound
12:35
+2
Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Neoklis Avdalas assists)
38-48
12:21
+2
Timofei Rudovskii makes two point jump shot
40-48
11:59
Lennart Weber shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
11:59
TV timeout
11:59
+1
Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-49
11:59
+1
Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-50
11:29
+3
Quincy Allen makes three point jump shot (Jakai Robinson assists)
43-50
11:08
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
11:08
Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:08
Antonio Dorn personal foul
11:08
+1
Jakai Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-50
11:08
+1
Jakai Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-50
10:48
Ashley Sims II misses three point jump shot
10:46
Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:46
Ben Hammond personal foul
10:43
Timofei Rudovskii misses three point jump shot
10:41
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
10:24
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point layup
45-52
10:24
Quincy Allen shooting foul (Christian Gurdak draws the foul)
