Backup guard Brandon Rechsteiner transformed seven of eight free throws within the ultimate 32 seconds as Virginia Tech rallied for a 65-63 win over Notre Dame Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.
Tobi Lawal produced 15 factors and 10 rebounds to tempo Virginia Tech (11-13, 6-7 Atlantic Coast Convention), which trailed by 11 factors with simply over 12 minutes to play. Rechsteiner added 12 factors stepping in for foul-prone Ben Hammond and Ben Burnham posted 10 factors off the bench because the Hokies received their third straight street recreation.
Markus Burton led Notre Dame (10-13, 4-8) with 23 factors and three steals however he missed a key four-minute stretch of the second half with an damage above his left eye. Tae Davis added 18 factors and eight rebounds whereas Braeden Shrewsberry, the workforce’s No. 3 point-producer at 14.3 per recreation, was held scoreless on 0-for-8 taking pictures.
When Burton cashed his solely 3-pointer of the day with 14 minutes to play, he lifted the Irish to a 42-32 lead. However lower than 30 seconds later, Burton subbed out and walked into the workforce’s locker room with a towel over his head.
Notre Dame went up 46-35 with 12:12 to go and nonetheless led by 9 when Burton returned to the bench on the 10:59 mark holding an ice pack above his left eye.
Virginia Tech then scored 5 straight factors to shut inside 48-43 and immediate a Combating Irish timeout to get Burton again within the recreation. Burton hit a 14-foot pull-up for the sport’s subsequent basket, however the Hokies saved closing in.
Lawal’s putback dunk with 3:06 to play gave Virginia Tech a 55-54 edge – its first lead since Lawal’s alley-oop slam to open the sport. Burnham added a nook 3 with 2:01 left earlier than Rechsteiner preserved the lead from the free throw line.
The Hokies made simply two of their first 15 field-goal makes an attempt as Notre Dame’s man-to-man protection restricted the guests’ open photographs and compelled 4 turnovers. In the meantime, the Combating Irish reeled off a 12-0 run to construct an 18-4 lead as freshman Sir Mohammed provided a basket and two assists.
Virginia Tech responded with eight straight factors to chop its deficit to 18-12 on the 8:24 mark. Tyler Johnson sank the sport’s first 3-pointer with 6:40 left to assist the Hokies pull inside 20-15.
Burton scored six factors within the ultimate three minutes of the half because the Irish seized a 33-26 lead on the break.
–Subject Degree Media