Mutts, Hokies steal 70-65 win over Oklahoma State

AP
Dec 11, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) Justyn Mutts had three steals and three points in the last two minutes and sparked a game-changing 7-0 run to help Virginia Tech beat Oklahoma State 70-65 on Sunday at the Hoop Hall Invitational in the Barclays Center.

Mylyjael Poteat broke a tie with a pair of free throws with 1:59 to play, putting the Hokies on top 62-60. Mutts then turned a steal into a free throw and another steal into a hook shot that pushed the lead to 65-60 with 47 seconds to go.

A third steal resulted in two free throws by Hunter Cattoor and a 67-60 lead with 37 seconds left.

Cattoor made 3 of 4 free throws after that to help the Hokies (10-1) run their winning streak to five and poised to join the Top 25.

Sean Pedulla scored 16 points with Grant Basile and Mutts adding 13 each. Mutts had six of his team's 11 steals.

Avery Anderson III and Kalib Boone had 15 each for the Cowboys (6-4) and Moussa Cisse added 12. Boone had four blocks and Anderson three steals.

The Hokies were comfortable at the Barclays Center, having played six games there last season, including four in March on their run to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title.

It showed as they twice had 12-point leads before Woody Newton's 3-pointer pulled Oklahoma State within 34-25 at the half.

Anderson had three 3-pointers in less than three minutes to start the second half and his jumper at the 13:43 mark had the Cowboys up 44-40.

OSU got the lead to five but Pedulla scored five quick points and no lead got bigger than four until the late Virginia Tech run, which made the Hokies 5-0 all-time against the Cowboys.

Oklahoma State is home against Wichita State Friday night and Grambling visits Virginia Tech on Saturday.

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1st Half
OKST
Cowboys
25
VT
Hokies
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Moussa Cisse vs. Grant Basile (Cowboys gains possession)
19:41	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	2-0
19:30		Kalib Boone blocks Sean Pedulla's two point layup
19:28		Hokies offensive rebound
19:19		Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball)
18:57		Moussa Cisse misses two point jump shot
18:55		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
18:38		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass) (Avery Anderson III steals)
18:26		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
18:24		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
18:09		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
18:07		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
17:48		Avery Anderson III misses two point pullup jump shot
17:47		Hokies defensive rebound
17:34		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
17:32		John-Michael Wright defensive rebound
17:20		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
17:18		Grant Basile defensive rebound
17:08	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	2-2
16:42		Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot
16:40		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
16:30	+3	Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	2-5
16:11		Justyn Mutts personal foul (Kalib Boone draws the foul)
16:11		Cowboys turnover (5-second violation)
15:57		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
15:52		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
15:55		Tyreek Smith shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-6
15:55	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
15:41		Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot
15:39		Kalib Boone offensive rebound
15:35	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point putback dunk	4-7
15:17		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
15:15		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point turnaround hook shot	6-7
14:47	+3	Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot	6-10
14:31		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
14:29		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
14:21		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
14:19		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
14:19		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Caleb Asberry draws the foul)
14:01		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
13:59		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
13:41	+2	Lynn Kidd makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	6-12
13:17		Tyreek Smith misses two point jump shot
13:15		Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
12:55		Michael Collins Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:53		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
12:40	+3	Caleb Asberry makes three point jump shot (Bryce Thompson assists)	9-12
12:16		Lynn Kidd turnover (lost ball) (John-Michael Wright steals)
12:10	+3	Caleb Asberry makes three point jump shot (Bryce Thompson assists)	12-12
11:57	+3	Justyn Mutts makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	12-15
11:31		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
11:29		Hokies defensive rebound
11:30		TV timeout
11:10		John-Michael Wright personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
11:01	+2	Michael Collins Jr. makes two point dunk (Sean Pedulla assists)	12-17
10:35	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists)	14-17
10:09		Avery Anderson III personal foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
10:00		Kalib Boone shooting foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-18
10:00	+1	Grant Basile makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-19
9:50		Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
9:45	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	14-21
9:26		Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot
9:24		Kalib Boone offensive rebound
9:14		Avery Anderson III turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals)
9:07		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
9:05		Bryce Thompson defensive rebound
9:02		Bryce Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Mutts steals)
8:49		Kalib Boone blocks Darius Maddox's two point layup
8:49		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
8:49		Darius Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Kalib Boone steals)
8:49		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
8:47		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
8:28		Sean Pedulla misses two point layup
8:26		Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
8:26	+2	Justyn Mutts makes two point tip layup	14-23
8:26		Cowboys 30 second timeout
8:26		TV timeout
8:09		Moussa Cisse turnover (bad pass)
7:52		Grant Basile misses two point jump shot
7:50		Chris Harris Jr. defensive rebound
7:28		Chris Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:26		Grant Basile defensive rebound
7:18	+3	Grant Basile makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)	14-26
6:51	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point driving layup	16-26
6:26		Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
6:24		Quion Williams defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Bryce Thompson makes two point layup (John-Michael Wright assists)	18-26
5:55		John-Michael Wright personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
5:50		Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
5:48		Chris Harris Jr. defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Chris Harris Jr. makes two point layup	20-26
5:13		Caleb Asberry personal foul (Sean Pedulla draws the foul)
5:13		Justyn Mutts misses two point jump shot
5:11		Chris Harris Jr. defensive rebound
5:13		Bryce Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Justyn Mutts steals)
5:00		Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass) (Chris Harris Jr. steals)
4:51		Sean Pedulla personal foul
4:39	+2	Kalib Boone makes two point layup	22-26
4:20		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
4:18		Darius Maddox offensive rebound
4:13	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point pullup jump shot	22-28
3:56		Jump ball. Bryce Thompson vs. Hunter Cattoor (Hokies gains possession)
3:56		Bryce Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
3:56		TV timeout
3:34	+2	Darius Maddox makes two point layup	22-30
3:14		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
3:12		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
3:05		Kalib Boone personal foul (Grant Basile draws the foul)
3:05		Grant Basile misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:05		Avery Anderson III defensive rebound
2:47		Bryce Thompson misses two point layup
2:45		Tyreek Smith offensive rebound
2:39		Tyreek Smith misses two point layup
2:37		Sean Pedulla defensive rebound
2:40		Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
2:38		Woody Newton defensive rebound
2:38		Woody Newton turnover (out of bounds)
2:31		Lynn Kidd offensive foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
2:31		Lynn Kidd turnover (offensive foul)
2:11		Woody Newton misses two point layup
2:09		Woody Newton offensive rebound
2:07		Lynn Kidd personal foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul)
1:51		Woody Newton turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Cattoor steals)
1:38		Avery Anderson III blocks Sean Pedulla's three point jump shot
1:37		Tyreek Smith defensive rebound
1:37		Darius Maddox personal foul (Tyreek Smith draws the foul)
1:24		Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass)
1:19	+2	Sean Pedulla makes two point layup	22-32
1:12		Tyreek Smith misses two point dunk
1:10		Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
1:07		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:41	+2	Grant Basile makes two point layup (Justyn Mutts assists)	22-34
0:14	+3	Woody Newton makes three point jump shot (Bryce Thompson assists)	25-34
0:01		Grant Basile misses three point jump shot
0:00		Moussa Cisse defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Mutts, Hokies steal 70-65 win over Oklahoma State

1st Half
OKST
Cowboys
25
VT
Hokies
34

Mutts, Hokies steal 70-65 win over Oklahoma State

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1st Half
OKST
Cowboys
25
VT
Hokies
34