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Mutts, Murphy lift Virginia Tech past Notre Dame, 79-73

AP
Jan 15, 2022

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Justyn Mutts gave Virginia Tech the lead with just over a minute to go and Storm Murphy hit a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to earn the Hokies a 79-73 win over Notre Dame on Saturday.

Virginia Tech came from 10 points down in the second half to get its first win in five Atlantic Coast Conference starts. It also snapped Notre Dame's six-game win streak.

Paul Atkinson Jr. scored at the basket to give Notre Dame a 50-40 lead with 14:53 left, but Virginia Tech roared back, sandwiching 3-pointers by Murphy and Nahiem Alleyne around a Mutts layup to trail by two, 50-48, with 13:04 remaining. Alleyne hit two free throws and Keve Aluma added a third free throw and a jumper to put the Hokies in front, 66-62 with 5:22 left.

Blake Wesley hit 3 of 4 from the line to get Notre Dame with in one, 66-65, but Mutts scored at the basket and Alleyne hit from deep to take a six-point lead, 71-65. Prentiss Hubb hit two free throws with 2:03 left to tie the game at 71-71 and Wesley did the same to make it 73-73 with 1:26 left, but the Fighting Irish did not score again.

Mutts hit 9 of 11 shots from the field and led the Hokies (9-7, 1-4 ACC) with 24 points, adding seven rebounds and three assists. Alleyne hit 4 of 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 22 points. Aluma added 17 points and eight boards and Murphy contributed 12 points.

Atkinson led Notre Dame (10-6, 4-2) with 19 points and nine rebounds. Wesley added 15 points, Dane Goodwin and Hubb added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Virginia Tech plays at North Carolina State Wednesday. Notre Dame plays at Howard Monday.

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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
40
VT
Hokies
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Paul Atkinson vs. Keve Aluma (Fighting Irish gains possession)
19:34	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point hook shot	2-0
19:20	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point hook shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	2-2
19:04		Prentiss Hubb misses two point jump shot
19:02		Hokies defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	2-4
18:19	+3	Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot	5-4
17:44		Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
17:42		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
17:31	+3	Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot	8-4
17:08		Nahiem Alleyne turnover (lost ball) (Prentiss Hubb steals)
16:45	+2	Nate Laszewski makes two point layup (Paul Atkinson assists)	10-4
16:30		Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
16:28		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
16:07	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Prentiss Hubb assists)	12-4
15:45	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	12-7
15:23	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot	14-7
15:08	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point jump shot	14-9
14:43		Paul Atkinson misses two point jump shot
14:41		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
14:42		Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
14:42		TV timeout
14:42	+1	Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-9
14:42	+1	Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-9
14:19		Keve Aluma turnover (bad pass)
13:52		Paul Atkinson misses two point jump shot
13:50		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
13:34	+3	Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	16-12
13:18		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
13:16		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
13:04		Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
13:02		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
12:39	+3	Trey Wertz makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)	19-12
12:16		Sean Pedulla misses two point jump shot
12:14		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
12:04		Sean Pedulla personal foul
12:03	+2	Prentiss Hubb makes two point jump shot (Trey Wertz assists)	21-12
11:45		David N'Guessan misses three point jump shot
11:43		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
11:22		Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
11:20		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point jump shot	21-14
10:50		David N'Guessan blocks Cormac Ryan's two point layup
10:48		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
10:36		Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
10:34		Trey Wertz defensive rebound
10:11		Dane Goodwin misses two point jump shot
10:09		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
9:52		Trey Wertz personal foul
9:52		TV timeout
9:48		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
9:46		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
9:24		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
9:22		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	21-16
8:45	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup	23-16
8:28		Justyn Mutts misses two point jump shot
8:26		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
8:08		David N'Guessan personal foul
8:02	+3	Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	26-16
7:33		Blake Wesley personal foul
7:33		TV timeout
7:27		Darius Maddox misses two point jump shot
7:25		Keve Aluma offensive rebound
7:15	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	26-18
6:56		Trey Wertz misses two point jump shot
6:54		Blake Wesley offensive rebound
6:45	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point layup (Paul Atkinson assists)	28-18
6:17	+3	Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)	28-21
5:47		Storm Murphy personal foul
5:43	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	31-21
5:21		Keve Aluma misses two point hook shot
5:19		Hokies offensive rebound
5:10	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	31-23
4:51		Sean Pedulla personal foul
4:48	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point jump shot (Prentiss Hubb assists)	33-23
4:35		Nate Laszewski shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-24
4:35		Justyn Mutts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:35		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
4:33		Justyn Mutts misses two point jump shot
4:31		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
4:31		Hunter Cattoor personal foul
4:12		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
4:10		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
3:55	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot	33-27
3:30		Nahiem Alleyne kicked ball violation
3:30		TV timeout
3:22	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot	36-27
3:04		Justyn Mutts offensive foul
3:04		Justyn Mutts turnover
2:54		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
2:52		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
2:25		Cormac Ryan personal foul
2:19	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	36-30
1:53		Dane Goodwin misses two point jump shot
1:51		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
1:45		Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
1:43		Nate Laszewski defensive rebound
1:41		Keve Aluma personal foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
1:41		Hokies 30 second timeout
1:41	+1	Nate Laszewski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-30
1:41	+1	Nate Laszewski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-30
1:30		Nahiem Alleyne turnover (bad pass)
0:59	+2	Prentiss Hubb makes two point jump shot (Nate Laszewski assists)	40-30
0:42	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point dunk	40-32
0:31		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
0:13		Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
0:11		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
0:03		Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
0:01		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ND
Fighting Irish
33
VT
Hokies
47

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Storm Murphy turnover (bad pass)
19:31	+2	Prentiss Hubb makes two point layup	42-32
19:13		Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
19:13	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-33
19:13	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-34
19:01		Keve Aluma shooting foul (Paul Atkinson draws the foul)
19:01		Paul Atkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:01	+1	Paul Atkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-34
18:45	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point layup	43-36
18:20		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
18:18		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
18:08		Storm Murphy turnover (bad pass)
17:56		Paul Atkinson misses two point hook shot
17:54		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	43-38
17:09	+3	Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	46-38
16:47		Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
16:45		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
16:34		Blake Wesley misses two point layup
16:32		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
16:28	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point tip shot	48-38
16:01		Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
15:59		Prentiss Hubb defensive rebound
15:37		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
15:35		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
15:25	+2	Nahiem Alleyne makes two point jump shot	48-40
14:59		Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot
14:57		Paul Atkinson offensive rebound
14:52	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup	50-40
14:36	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot	50-43
14:13		TV timeout
14:00		Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
13:58		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
13:58		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
13:41	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup	50-45
13:19		David N'Guessan blocks Blake Wesley's two point layup
13:17		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
13:05	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot	50-48
12:55		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
12:55		TV timeout
12:36		David N'Guessan blocks Dane Goodwin's two point layup
12:34		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
12:23		Hunter Cattoor misses two point jump shot
12:21		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
12:07	+2	Prentiss Hubb makes two point layup	52-48
12:07		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Prentiss Hubb draws the foul)
12:07	+1	Prentiss Hubb makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-48
11:50		Keve Aluma misses two point hook shot
11:48		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
11:20		Paul Atkinson misses two point jump shot
11:18		Hokies defensive rebound
11:18		Dane Goodwin personal foul
11:18		TV timeout
11:05		Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
11:03		Storm Murphy offensive rebound
10:49		David N'Guessan offensive foul
10:49		David N'Guessan turnover
10:33		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
10:31		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
10:11		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass) (Nate Laszewski steals)
10:05		Prentiss Hubb misses three point jump shot
10:03		Nahiem Alleyne defensive rebound
9:40	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point jump shot	53-50
9:28		Storm Murphy personal foul
9:16	+3	Dane Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Paul Atkinson assists)	56-50
8:55		Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
8:55		Hunter Cattoor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:55	+1	Hunter Cattoor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-51
8:31	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup	58-51
8:13	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Keve Aluma assists)	58-54
7:54		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Nate Laszewski draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:49		Blake Wesley misses three point jump shot
7:47		Storm Murphy defensive rebound
7:30	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)	58-56
7:13	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup (Blake Wesley assists)	60-56
7:01		Paul Atkinson personal foul
6:53		Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
6:53	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-57
6:53		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:53		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Dane Goodwin makes two point jump shot	62-57
6:16	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	62-59
6:02		Nate Laszewski offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
6:02		Nate Laszewski turnover
5:52	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point hook shot (Nahiem Alleyne assists)	62-61
5:52		Nate Laszewski shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
5:52		Mike Brey technical foul
5:52	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes technical free throw 1 of 2	62-62
5:52	+1	Nahiem Alleyne makes technical free throw 2 of 2	62-63
5:52	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-64
5:40		Dane Goodwin turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
5:23	+2	Keve Aluma makes two point hook shot	62-66
4:54		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
4:54		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:54	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
4:39		Storm Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Blake Wesley steals)
4:39		Keve Aluma personal foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
4:39	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-66
4:27	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (Keve Aluma assists)	65-68
4:04		Nate Laszewski misses three point jump shot
4:02		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
3:48	+3	Nahiem Alleyne makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)	65-71
3:36		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
3:36		TV timeout
3:27	+2	Paul Atkinson makes two point layup	67-71
3:11		Keve Aluma turnover (bad pass) (Blake Wesley steals)
2:48	+2	Nate Laszewski makes two point dunk	69-71
2:39		Hokies 30 second timeout
2:26		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
2:24		Paul Atkinson defensive rebound
2:05		Prentiss Hubb misses two point jump shot
2:03		Prentiss Hubb offensive rebound
2:03		Storm Murphy personal foul (Prentiss Hubb draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Prentiss Hubb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-71
2:03	+1	Prentiss Hubb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-71
1:50		Keve Aluma misses two point layup
1:48		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
1:44	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point dunk	71-73
1:26		Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 1 of 3	72-73
1:26		Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:26	+1	Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 3 of 3	73-73
1:06		Paul Atkinson shooting foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-74
1:06	+1	Justyn Mutts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-75
0:50		Jump ball. Blake Wesley vs. Justyn Mutts (Fighting Irish gains possession)
0:50		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:47		Sean Pedulla shooting foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul)
0:47		Cormac Ryan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:47		Cormac Ryan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:47		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
0:22	+3	Storm Murphy makes three point jump shot (Hunter Cattoor assists)	73-78
0:15		Justyn Mutts blocks Prentiss Hubb's two point layup
0:13		Keve Aluma defensive rebound
0:13		Cormac Ryan personal foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-79
0:13		Keve Aluma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Dane Goodwin defensive rebound
0:08		Dane Goodwin misses three point jump shot
0:06		Cormac Ryan offensive rebound
0:00		Cormac Ryan misses two point jump shot
0:00		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound