BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) – Mailijael Poteet and Lynn Kidd each scored 18 points and Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech 91-67 on Saturday.
Poteet came off the bench and sank 6 of 9 shots and made all 6 of his free throws against the Hokies (13-7, 5-4), who are on a three-game winning streak against the Atlantic Coast Conference. Achieved a personal best record. He added six rebounds and blocked two shots. Kidd completed 7 of 9 attempts and 4 of 4 from the foul line.
Robby Beran had 14 points and nine rebounds for Virginia Tech. Hunter Cattore and backup Tyler Nickel both made three 3-pointers for 11 points, with Cattore adding five assists.
Freshman Baye Ndongo totaled 16 points and nine rebounds to pace the Yellow Jackets (9-11, 2-7), who have lost three in a row and eight in a row. Myles Kelly had 11 points.
Poteat scored 12 points and Virginia Tech led 44-28 at halftime. Before halftime, the Yellow Jackets had just three players make two baskets, but reserves Tideshorn Claude and Carter Murphy both scored six points.
The Hokies made five 3-pointers for a success rate of 51.5% and built a 16-point lead. Virginia Tech had one fewer shot, but seven more baskets than Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets shot 29.4 percent from the field, but half of their 10 baskets came from beyond the arc.
Georgia Tech got within 64-57 on Ndongo's basket with 7:57 left, but Sean Pedula, who had nine points and five assists, answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and Kattoa added his third point to end the game. threat.
The Hokies lead the series all-time with 23 wins and 9 losses. Georgia Tech won 77-70 in the only meeting last season.
Virginia Tech hosts No. 12 Duke on Monday. Georgia Tech returns home Tuesday to take on No. 3 North Carolina State.
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