Virginia Tech Hokies at Louisville Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Virginia Tech pulls away from Louisville late for 71-54 win
Mutts scored 13 points and had 12 rebounds, Hunter Cattoor scored 11 and Sean Pedulla scored 10.
El Ellis and Mike James each scored 14 for Louisville.
Lynn Kidd's basket with 12:30 left before intermission gave the Hokies (17-13, 7-12 ACC) a 10-8 lead and they stayed ahead for the remainder. The basket jumpstarted a 12-2 run and Cattoor's 3-pointer made it 20-10 with 7:15 before intermission. Virginia Tech went to the break up 35-27.
MJ Collins made two foul shots with 16:28 remaining for a 41-29 advantage before Louisville (4-26, 2-17) closed to within 47-41 six minutes later. But Louisville struggled to score from there and Virginia Tech sealed it outscoring the Cardinals 24-13 in the last 10 minutes for the second half. Louisville failed to score in a 4:59 stretch.
Virginia Tech ends the regular season hosting Florida State on Saturday. Louisville closes regular-season play Saturday at No. 13 Virginia.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Hercy Miller made Layup. | 71 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Hercy Miller Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:16 | John Camden missed Jumper. | 71 - 52 |
Statistics
 VT |
 LOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-64 | FG | 24-57 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 2-14 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 13-17 | FT | 4-9 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 44 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 5 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Louisville, KY
Attendance: 11,879 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |