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Cross, Harris lead SMU past Virginia Tech 81-75

AP
Feb 05, 2025

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Matt Cross scored 21 points, Chuck Harris had 20, and SMU held off a late rally by Virginia Tech for an 81-75 victory on Wednesday night.

There were eight ties and seven lead changes in the first 14-plus minutes of the second half and SMU took the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Harris with 5:49 remaining. He hit another key 3-pointer 3 1/2 minutes later and Cross also hit from deep for a 77-68 lead with 1:23 left.

Virginia Tech then rallied with a 3-pointer from Jaden Schutt and two free throws each by Tobi Lawal and Ben Hammond while the Mustangs had a missed 3 and a turnover. Now trailing 77-75 with 20 seconds left, the Hokies put Boopie Miller on the line and he made both ends of the one-and-one. Hammond missed a jumper and Cross closed out the win with two more free throws.

Samet Yigitoglu scored 12 points, backup guard Kario Oquendo 11, and Miller 10 for SMU (18-5, 9-3), which has won seven of eight.

Mylyjael Poteat had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Schutt scored 15 points and reserve Ben Burnham scored 12 for the Hokies (10-13, 5-7).

Neither team led by more than six points in the first half. SMU took a 9-8 lead with 15 minutes remaining and did not give it up until Brandon Rechsteiner hit a 3-pointer to put the Hokies ahead 35-32 with about 90 seconds remaining in the half. Cross answered with a 3 to make it 35-all at halftime.

Virginia Tech visits Notre Dame on Saturday and SMU hosts Pitt on Tuesday.

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1st Half
SMU
Mustangs
35
VT
Hokies
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Samet Yiğitoğlu vs. Tobi Lawal (Ben Hammond gains possession)
19:38	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:08		B.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot
19:06		Matt Cross offensive rebound
19:03		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
19:01		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
18:56		Chuck Harris blocks Ben Hammond's two point layup
18:54		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
18:42	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point hook shot (Kevin Miller assists)	2-2
18:24		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
18:22		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
18:10	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	2-5
17:53		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
17:51		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
17:43	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot	2-8
17:31		Tyler Johnson blocks Chuck Harris's three point jump shot
17:29		Mustangs offensive rebound
17:26		Jaden Schutt shooting foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul)
17:26	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-8
17:26	+1	B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-8
17:15		Jaden Schutt misses two point layup
17:13		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
17:02	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	7-8
16:37		Tobi Lawal misses two point hook shot
16:35		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
16:23		B.J. Edwards misses two point layup
16:21		Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive rebound
16:20		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point layup
16:18		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
15:57		Jaden Schutt turnover (lost ball) (B.J. Edwards steals)
15:49		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point layup
15:47		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
15:39		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
15:37		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
15:29		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
15:27		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
15:12		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
15:10		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
15:05	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup	9-8
14:48		Kevin Miller personal foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
14:48		TV timeout
14:42		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
14:40		Ben Hammond offensive rebound
14:37		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:35		Ben Hammond offensive rebound
14:29		Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:27		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
14:23		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
14:21		Matt Cross defensive rebound
13:59	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Chuck Harris assists)	12-8
13:24		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
13:22		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
13:21		Kario Oquendo shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
13:21		Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:21	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-9
13:11		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
13:09		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Jaydon Young makes two point jump shot	12-11
12:23	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	14-11
12:08		Chuck Harris personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
11:52		Samet Yiğitoğlu blocks Ben Burnham's two point layup
11:50		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
11:50		TV timeout
11:48		Jaydon Young turnover (lost ball)
11:34	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)	16-11
11:18		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
11:16		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
11:07		Ben Burnham blocks Chuck Harris's two point layup
11:05		Brandon Rechsteiner defensive rebound
10:51	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point dunk (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	16-13
10:34	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	18-13
10:15	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	18-15
10:00		B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
9:58		Chuck Harris offensive rebound
9:56	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot	21-15
9:25	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	21-18
9:05		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
9:03		B.J. Edwards offensive rebound
9:00		B.J. Edwards misses two point layup
8:58		Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
8:56		Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses two point layup
8:54		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
8:50		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
8:48		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
8:26		Chuck Harris misses two point jump shot
8:24		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
8:08		Keon Ambrose-Hylton personal foul (Ben Burnham draws the foul)
7:57		Kevin Miller shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-19
7:57	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-20
7:29	+2	B.J. Edwards makes two point layup	23-20
7:12	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup	23-22
6:58	+2	Matt Cross makes two point jump shot	25-22
6:34		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
6:32		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
6:14	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup	25-24
5:56		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
5:56		Hokies 30 second timeout
5:56	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-24
5:56	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-24
5:44		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
5:42		Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:27		Yohan Traore offensive foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
5:27		Yohan Traore turnover (offensive foul)
5:18		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
5:15		Ben Burnham blocks Matt Cross's two point dunk
5:13		Yohan Traore offensive rebound
5:13		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Yohan Traore draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Yohan Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-24
5:13		Yohan Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:13		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot	28-26
4:44		Tobi Lawal blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
4:42		Mustangs offensive rebound
4:34	+2	B.J. Edwards makes two point layup	30-26
4:17		Yohan Traore personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
4:17	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-27
4:17		Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:17		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
3:59		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point layup
3:57		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
3:45		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:43		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
3:33	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot	30-30
3:09		Tyler Johnson personal foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
3:09		TV timeout
2:51		Chuck Harris turnover (bad pass) (Jaydon Young steals)
2:49		Tyler Johnson offensive foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
2:49		Tyler Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
2:23		B.J. Edwards misses two point layup
2:21		Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive rebound
2:20	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point layup	32-30
2:05	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	32-32
1:53		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
1:51		Hokies defensive rebound
1:35	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	32-35
1:16		Tobi Lawal personal foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
1:04	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	35-35
0:48		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
0:46		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
0:44		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
0:42		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
0:39		Mustangs 30 second timeout
0:14		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
0:12		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
0:01		Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Miller steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMU
Mustangs
46
VT
Hokies
40

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass)
19:34		Tobi Lawal offensive foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul)
19:34		Tobi Lawal turnover (offensive foul)
19:09		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
19:07		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
18:50	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point jump shot (Tobi Lawal assists)	35-37
18:41		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
18:39		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
18:23		Samet Yiğitoğlu personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
18:15	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tyler Johnson assists)	35-39
18:02		Mylyjael Poteat blocks Kevin Miller's two point jump shot
18:00		Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive rebound
17:59		Ben Hammond shooting foul (Samet Yiğitoğlu draws the foul)
17:59		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:59		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:59		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
17:56		Tobi Lawal turnover (bad pass) (B.J. Edwards steals)
17:56		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
17:56	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-39
17:56	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-39
17:31	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point layup	37-41
17:02	+2	Matt Cross makes two point hook shot	39-41
16:53		Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Miller steals)
16:49	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists)	41-41
16:28	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point dunk (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	41-43
16:02	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point dunk (Kevin Miller assists)	43-43
15:40		Ben Burnham misses two point jump shot
15:40		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
15:40		Samet Yiğitoğlu personal foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
15:40		TV timeout
15:27		Kevin Miller shooting foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
15:27	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-44
15:27	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-45
15:15	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point dunk (B.J. Edwards assists)	45-45
14:50		Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
14:41		B.J. Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Schutt steals)
14:30	+3	Ben Burnham makes three point jump shot (Jaydon Young assists)	45-48
14:11	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	48-48
13:50		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
13:48		Chuck Harris personal foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
13:45		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:43		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
13:35		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:33		Matt Cross defensive rebound
13:29		Jaden Schutt personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
13:11	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)	50-48
12:54		Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot
12:52		Chuck Harris defensive rebound
12:41		Kario Oquendo turnover (traveling)
12:15		Jaydon Young misses two point layup
12:13		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
12:11	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point layup (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	50-50
11:45		Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot
11:43		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	50-52
11:03	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	53-52
10:41	+2	Ben Burnham makes two point layup (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	53-54
10:27		Matt Cross misses two point jump shot
10:25		Matt Cross offensive rebound
10:24	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup	55-54
10:24		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
10:24		TV timeout
10:24	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-54
10:07		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
10:05		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
10:04	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup	56-56
9:38		Matt Cross misses two point layup
9:36		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
9:36		Jerrell Colbert personal foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
9:15		Jerrell Colbert personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
9:06		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass)
8:47	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	59-56
8:19	+2	Jaden Schutt makes two point jump shot	59-58
8:03		Brandon Rechsteiner personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
7:56		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
7:54		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
7:50	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	59-61
7:29	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup	61-61
7:29		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul)
7:29		TV timeout
7:29		Chuck Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:29		Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive rebound
7:25		Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point layup
7:23		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
7:06		Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
7:04		Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound
6:44	+2	Chuck Harris makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)	63-61
6:13	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot	63-63
5:49	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (Samet Yiğitoğlu assists)	66-63
5:19		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
5:17		Hokies offensive rebound
5:16		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
5:14		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
5:10	+2	Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point layup (B.J. Edwards assists)	68-63
4:46	+2	Jaden Schutt makes two point layup (Ben Burnham assists)	68-65
4:42		Jaden Schutt personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
4:42	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
4:42		Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:42		Matt Cross offensive rebound
4:30	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	71-65
4:10		Chuck Harris shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
4:10		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:10	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-66
3:44		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
3:42		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
3:26		Samet Yiğitoğlu personal foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
3:26		TV timeout
3:26	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-67
3:26	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-68
3:05		Jaden Schutt blocks B.J. Edwards's two point layup
3:03		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
2:38		Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
2:36		Mustangs defensive rebound
2:14	+3	Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot (B.J. Edwards assists)	74-68
2:12		Mustangs 30 second timeout
2:12		TV timeout
1:51		Samet Yiğitoğlu personal foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
1:51		Tobi Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:51		B.J. Edwards defensive rebound
1:23	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot	77-68
1:21		Mustangs 30 second timeout
1:10	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Tobi Lawal assists)	77-71
1:09		Hokies 30 second timeout
1:07		Matt Cross turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals)
1:06		Matt Cross personal foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-72
1:06	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-73
1:03		Mustangs 60 second timeout
0:37		B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot
0:35		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
0:19		Kario Oquendo shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-74
0:19	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-75
0:19		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:15		Ben Hammond personal foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-75
0:15	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-75
0:07		Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
0:05		Matt Cross defensive rebound
0:05		Tyler Johnson personal foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-75
0:05	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-75
0:02		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
0:00		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound