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FINAL
Dec 21, 2023

Game Recap

Kidd scores career-high 31 on 14-of-15 shooting to lead Virginia Tech over American University 77-55. Lynn Kidd scored a career-high 31 points on 14-of-15 shooting and Virginia Tech defeated American University 77-55 on Thursday for the Hokies' 20th straight nonconference home win at Cassell Coliseum.

Box Score

12T
AMER292655
VT374077
American University Eagles logoAMERICAN UNIVERSITYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Matt Mayock223-33-30-04110019
22Jermaine Ballisager Webb257-120-01-261101415
1Elijah Stephens283-131-41-10300128
8Lorenzo Donadio273-71-31-41120208
4Lincoln Ball250-80-00-06100010
23Greg Jones121-10-00-00010102
21Noah Jones140-20-00-02100040
14Gibraltar Coleman10-10-00-00000000
12Geoff Sprouse252-52-41-21200207
3Colin Smalls212-21-11-20310016
TOTAL21-5438.9%8-1553.3%5-1145.5%20136071355
Virginia Tech Hokies logoVIRGINIA TECHMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Mekhi Long191-10-00-04200112
15Lynn Kidd2414-150-03-3111020131
23Tyler Nickel302-71-40-00000125
10Brandon Rechsteiner301-40-20-101100222
0Hunter Cattoor273-62-51-22221139
11John Camden60-10-10-00000100
34Mylyjael Poteat91-10-03-52200025
31Robbie Beran213-31-10-04221027
5Patrick Wessler72-30-00-02001014
55Conner Venable00-00-00-00000000
33Michael Ward00-00-00-00000000
2MJ Collins Jr.225-81-31-132001012
13Jaydon Young50-10-10-00100000
TOTAL32-5064.0%5-1729.4%8-1266.7%28234571477

Play-by-Play

1st halfamervt
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (19:47) Tyler Nickel missed Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (19:44) Jermaine Ballisager Webb Defensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    +2 (19:17) Jermaine Ballisager Webb made Layup. Assisted by Elijah Stephens.
    20
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (18:53) Hunter Cattoor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lynn Kidd.
    23
  • American University Eagles logo
    (18:26) Lincoln Ball missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (18:24) Mekhi Long Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (18:19) Lynn Kidd made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Rechsteiner.
    25
  • American University Eagles logo
    +2 (18:00) Jermaine Ballisager Webb made Layup. Assisted by Matt Mayock.
    45
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:44) Mekhi Long Turnover.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (17:44) Jermaine Ballisager Webb Steal.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (17:30) Jermaine Ballisager Webb missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:30) Lynn Kidd Block.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:27) Hunter Cattoor Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (17:19) Lynn Kidd made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Rechsteiner.
    47
  • American University Eagles logo
    (17:05) Lorenzo Donadio missed Three Point Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (17:02) Lorenzo Donadio Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (17:02) Foul on Tyler Nickel.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (16:54) Elijah Stephens missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (16:50) Mylyjael Poteat Defensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (16:38) Foul on Noah Jones.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (16:38) Mylyjael Poteat made Free Throw.
    48
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +1 (16:38) Mylyjael Poteat made Free Throw.
    49
  • American University Eagles logo
    +3 (16:26) Colin Smalls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Stephens.
    79
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (16:05) Hunter Cattoor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mylyjael Poteat.
    712
  • American University Eagles logo
    (15:34) Lincoln Ball missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (15:28) Mylyjael Poteat Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (15:23) Tyler Nickel made Layup. Assisted by Mekhi Long.
    714
  • American University Eagles logo
    (14:50) Lincoln Ball missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:47) Mekhi Long Defensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (14:42) Foul on Lincoln Ball.
  • (14:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (14:30) Lynn Kidd made Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Cattoor.
    716
  • American University Eagles logo
    (14:03) Geoff Sprouse missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (14:03) Hunter Cattoor Block.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (14:03) American University Offensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (13:58) Geoff Sprouse Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (13:58) Hunter Cattoor Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (13:54) Hunter Cattoor made Layup.
    718
  • American University Eagles logo
    +2 (13:28) Lorenzo Donadio made Jumper.
    918
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (13:11) John Camden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (13:07) Jermaine Ballisager Webb Defensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    +3 (13:00) Lorenzo Donadio made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Smalls.
    1218
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (12:38) Jaydon Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (12:36) Jermaine Ballisager Webb Defensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    +2 (12:25) Greg Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jermaine Ballisager Webb.
    1418
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (12:12) Lynn Kidd made Layup. Assisted by Robbie Beran.
    1420
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (11:44) Foul on Hunter Cattoor.
  • (11:44) Official TV Timeout
  • American University Eagles logo
    (11:44) Lorenzo Donadio missed Free Throw.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (11:44) American University Offensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (11:44) Lorenzo Donadio missed Free Throw.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (11:43) Robbie Beran Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (11:27) Lynn Kidd made Dunk. Assisted by MJ Collins.
    1422
  • American University Eagles logo
    +2 (10:56) Elijah Stephens made Jumper.
    1622
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:25) Tyler Nickel missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:22) Lynn Kidd Offensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (10:22) Lynn Kidd made Layup.
    1624
  • American University Eagles logo
    (10:03) Noah Jones missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (10:01) Lynn Kidd Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (9:53) John Camden Turnover.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (9:53) Lorenzo Donadio Steal.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (9:30) Lorenzo Donadio missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (9:27) MJ Collins Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (9:18) Tyler Nickel missed Three Point Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (9:15) American University Defensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    +3 (8:52) Elijah Stephens made Three Point Jumper.
    1924
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (8:28) Hunter Cattoor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (8:24) Lincoln Ball Defensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    +2 (8:04) Colin Smalls made Jumper.
    2124
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +3 (7:42) MJ Collins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robbie Beran.
    2127
  • (7:12) Official TV Timeout
  • American University Eagles logo
    (7:07) American University Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (6:39) Patrick Wessler made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Rechsteiner.
    2129
  • American University Eagles logo
    (6:24) Foul on Jermaine Ballisager Webb.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (6:24) Jermaine Ballisager Webb Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (6:08) Patrick Wessler missed Layup.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (6:07) Patrick Wessler Offensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (6:07) Foul on Jermaine Ballisager Webb.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (6:00) Hunter Cattoor missed Three Point Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (5:57) Geoff Sprouse Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (5:35) Foul on Brandon Rechsteiner.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (5:16) Lincoln Ball missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (5:13) Lynn Kidd Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (5:05) Brandon Rechsteiner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (5:02) Lincoln Ball Defensive Rebound.
  • American University Eagles logo
    +3 (4:36) Geoff Sprouse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Jones.
    2429
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (4:14) Lynn Kidd made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Rechsteiner.
    2431
  • American University Eagles logo
    (3:46) Geoff Sprouse missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (3:40) Lynn Kidd Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (3:30) Lynn Kidd made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Rechsteiner.
    2433
  • American University Eagles logo
    (3:27) American University Timeout
  • (3:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (3:05) Foul on Brandon Rechsteiner.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (2:48) Jermaine Ballisager Webb missed Jumper.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (2:46) Lynn Kidd Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (2:33) Mekhi Long made Layup.
    2435
  • American University Eagles logo
    +3 (2:03) Matt Mayock made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geoff Sprouse.
    2735
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (1:32) Hunter Cattoor Turnover.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (1:32) Matt Mayock Steal.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (1:15) Geoff Sprouse Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (1:15) Hunter Cattoor Steal.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    +2 (1:10) MJ Collins made Dunk. Assisted by Mekhi Long.
    2737
  • American University Eagles logo
    +2 (0:46) Jermaine Ballisager Webb made Layup. Assisted by Lincoln Ball.
    2937
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:23) MJ Collins missed Three Point Jumper.
  • American University Eagles logo
    (0:20) Lincoln Ball Defensive Rebound.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:08) Foul on Tyler Nickel.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:02) Foul on Lynn Kidd.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:02) Virginia Tech Timeout
  • American University Eagles logo
    (0:00) Lorenzo Donadio Turnover.
  • Virginia Tech Hokies logo
    (0:00) Robbie Beran Steal.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

55Points77
21-54(38.9%)Field Goal(%)32-50(64%)
8-15(53.3%)3-Point(%)5-17(29.4%)
5-11(45.5%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)
23(8)Rebounds(Offensive)30(5)
13Assists23
6Steals4
0Blocks5
9Turnovers7
13(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
2Largest Lead25

Game Details

Thursday, December 21, 2023 · 4:00 PM
Cassell Coliseum · Blacksburg, VA
attendance: 4,886 (54.7%)
spread: VT -16.5
over/under: 137.5