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FINAL
Dec 29, 2020

Game Recap

No. 24 Virginia Tech holds off Miami 80-78 in ACC battle. Keve Aluma scored a career-high 26 points and No. 24 Virginia Tech made crucial free throws in the final minute on the way to an 80-78 victory over Miami on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
MIA334578
VT423880
Miami Hurricanes logoMIAMIMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
1Anthony Walker121-30-10-00200322
3Nysier Brooks215-50-00-061012210
2Isaiah Wong354-113-95-653102416
5Harlond Beverly306-132-40-096205314
4Elijah Olaniyi344-81-42-232001111
33Matt Cross266-84-60-021204216
22Deng Gak154-40-00-03011028
13Earl Timberlake250-40-11-24510231
15Willie Herenton20-00-00-00000000
TOTAL30-5653.6%10-2540.0%8-1080.0%322072191978
Virginia Tech Hokies logoVIRGINIA TECHMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Keve Aluma329-161-47-1064131226
25Justyn Mutts345-113-52-592303215
4Nahiem Alleyne242-71-22-21120217
23Tyrece Radford346-90-11-191100213
3Wabissa Bede261-31-21-31220334
35Cordell Pemsl90-00-00-01000110
5David N'Guessan20-00-00-00100000
0Hunter Cattoor181-41-20-00120103
13Darius Maddox60-20-00-00001000
15Jalen Cone155-102-70-002100012
TOTAL29-6246.8%9-2339.1%13-2161.9%2714124111180

Play-by-Play

1st halfmiavt
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (19:35) Nysier Brooks made Layup.
    20
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (19:20) Nahiem Alleyne missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (19:17) Isaiah Wong Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (19:00) Elijah Olaniyi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (18:57) Tyrece Radford Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (18:49) Keve Aluma missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (18:45) Harlond Beverly Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (18:42) Harlond Beverly missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (18:42) Keve Aluma Block.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (18:39) Tyrece Radford Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (18:15) Nahiem Alleyne missed Layup.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (18:13) Isaiah Wong Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:52) Foul on Keve Aluma.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +1 (17:52) Elijah Olaniyi made Free Throw.
    30
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +1 (17:52) Elijah Olaniyi made Free Throw.
    40
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (17:31) Keve Aluma made Jumper.
    42
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (17:11) Isaiah Wong missed Layup.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (17:05) Nysier Brooks Offensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (17:05) Nysier Brooks made Layup.
    62
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:58) Keve Aluma missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:53) Justyn Mutts Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:53) Justyn Mutts missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:51) Keve Aluma Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (16:51) Keve Aluma made Dunk.
    64
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (16:37) Elijah Olaniyi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:33) Justyn Mutts Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:26) Wabissa Bede Turnover.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (16:26) Harlond Beverly Steal.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (16:22) Anthony Walker made Dunk. Assisted by Harlond Beverly.
    84
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (16:10) Tyrece Radford made Layup.
    86
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (16:10) Foul on Nysier Brooks.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (16:10) Tyrece Radford made Free Throw.
    87
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (15:53) Deng Gak made Layup. Assisted by Harlond Beverly.
    107
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (15:34) Justyn Mutts made Layup.
    109
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (15:11) Foul on Nahiem Alleyne.
  • (15:11) Official TV Timeout
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (14:59) Matt Cross Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:59) Justyn Mutts Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:54) Justyn Mutts missed Layup.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (14:51) Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:46) Foul on Cordell Pemsl.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (14:46) Earl Timberlake missed Free Throw.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (14:46) Miami Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +1 (14:46) Earl Timberlake made Free Throw.
    119
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (14:31) Justyn Mutts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrece Radford.
    1112
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (14:12) Isaiah Wong Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:12) Justyn Mutts Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:06) Tyrece Radford missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:04) Justyn Mutts Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:02) Justyn Mutts missed Layup.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (14:02) Deng Gak Block.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (13:59) Earl Timberlake Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (13:54) Earl Timberlake missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (13:52) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (13:37) Justyn Mutts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (13:35) Deng Gak Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (13:24) Foul on Matt Cross.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (13:24) Matt Cross Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (13:06) Justyn Mutts missed Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (13:03) Nysier Brooks Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (12:36) Matt Cross missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (12:34) Tyrece Radford Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (12:27) Jalen Cone made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keve Aluma.
    1115
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (12:01) Matt Cross made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Wong.
    1315
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (11:38) Foul on Nysier Brooks.
  • (11:38) Official TV Timeout
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (11:38) Keve Aluma missed Free Throw.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (11:38) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (11:38) Keve Aluma made Free Throw.
    1316
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (11:19) Earl Timberlake Turnover.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (11:08) Foul on Earl Timberlake.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (11:08) Keve Aluma made Free Throw.
    1317
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (11:08) Keve Aluma missed Free Throw.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (11:07) Earl Timberlake Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (10:49) Anthony Walker Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:49) Hunter Cattoor Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:44) Hunter Cattoor missed Layup.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (10:42) Elijah Olaniyi Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (10:37) Elijah Olaniyi made Layup. Assisted by Earl Timberlake.
    1517
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (10:36) Miami Timeout
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (10:24) Keve Aluma made Layup. Assisted by David N'Guessan.
    1519
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (10:09) Harlond Beverly made Jumper.
    1719
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (9:56) Foul on Harlond Beverly.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (9:52) Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (9:48) Harlond Beverly Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +3 (9:39) Matt Cross made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Olaniyi.
    2019
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (9:09) Keve Aluma missed Layup.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (9:06) Harlond Beverly Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (8:56) Harlond Beverly missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (8:53) Keve Aluma Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (8:45) Keve Aluma made Layup. Assisted by Justyn Mutts.
    2021
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (8:45) Foul on Anthony Walker.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (8:45) Keve Aluma made Free Throw.
    2022
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (8:30) Elijah Olaniyi made Layup.
    2222
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (8:04) Keve Aluma missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (7:59) Justyn Mutts Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (7:59) Justyn Mutts made Layup.
    2224
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (7:47) Harlond Beverly made Jumper.
    2424
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (7:26) Justyn Mutts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keve Aluma.
    2427
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (7:12) Deng Gak made Layup. Assisted by Harlond Beverly.
    2627
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (6:53) Keve Aluma missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (6:48) Deng Gak Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (6:31) Matt Cross Turnover.
  • (6:31) Official TV Timeout
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (6:11) Tyrece Radford missed Layup.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (6:08) Harlond Beverly Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (6:04) Harlond Beverly Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (6:04) Keve Aluma Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (5:56) Justyn Mutts Turnover.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (5:39) Deng Gak made Jumper. Assisted by Harlond Beverly.
    2827
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (5:23) Keve Aluma missed Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (5:20) Isaiah Wong Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (5:09) Isaiah Wong missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (5:05) Justyn Mutts Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (4:56) Keve Aluma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justyn Mutts.
    2830
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (4:40) Elijah Olaniyi missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (4:36) Justyn Mutts Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (4:31) Justyn Mutts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (4:26) Deng Gak Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +2 (4:22) Harlond Beverly made Jumper.
    3030
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (3:53) Wabissa Bede missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (3:51) Harlond Beverly Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (3:44) Foul on Wabissa Bede.
  • (3:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (3:43) Anthony Walker Turnover.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (3:29) Foul on Anthony Walker.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (3:29) Justyn Mutts missed Free Throw.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (3:28) Earl Timberlake Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (3:18) Elijah Olaniyi Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (3:18) Jalen Cone Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (3:14) Jalen Cone made Layup.
    3032
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (2:57) Harlond Beverly missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (2:54) Tyrece Radford Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (2:50) Tyrece Radford made Layup.
    3034
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (2:48) Virginia Tech Timeout
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (2:37) Harlond Beverly Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (2:37) Justyn Mutts Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (2:31) Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (2:28) Tyrece Radford Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (2:18) Keve Aluma made Layup.
    3036
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (2:01) Harlond Beverly missed Layup.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (1:58) Harlond Beverly Offensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (1:58) Harlond Beverly missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (1:57) Tyrece Radford Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (1:47) Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (1:44) Keve Aluma Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (1:44) Keve Aluma made Layup.
    3038
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (1:44) Foul on Isaiah Wong.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (1:44) Keve Aluma made Free Throw.
    3039
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (1:26) Foul on Harlond Beverly.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (1:26) Harlond Beverly Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (1:15) Jalen Cone made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keve Aluma.
    3042
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    +3 (0:50) Isaiah Wong made Three Point Jumper.
    3342
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:33) Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (0:30) Matt Cross Defensive Rebound.
  • Miami Hurricanes logo
    (0:04) Isaiah Wong missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:01) Justyn Mutts Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points80
30-56(53.6%)Field Goal(%)29-62(46.8%)
10-25(40%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)
8-10(80%)Free Throw(%)13-21(61.9%)
34(5)Rebounds(Offensive)28(8)
20Assists14
7Steals12
2Blocks4
19Turnovers11
19(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)
4Largest Lead17

Game Details

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 · 6:00 PM
Cassell Coliseum · Blacksburg, VA
attendance: 250 (2.8%)
tv: ACC Network
spread: VT -8
over/under: 131.5