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Gayle scores 20 points as Michigan pulls away to beat Virginia Tech 75-63 at Fort Myers Tip-Off
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Roddy Gayle Jr. was 6-for-6 from the free throw line and scored 20 points as Michigan pulled away from Virginia Tech late to earn a 75-63 win Monday to advance to the championship game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off.
Michigan (5-1) converted 13 of 18 at the line in the second half and 15 of 20 overall.
Jaydon Young's 3 with 14:30 left gave Virginia Tech a 49-46 lead but Tre Donaldson, who hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game at 46-46, sparked a 7-0 Michigan run with a layup that L.J. Cason followed with a jumper and a trey to put the Wolverines up 53-49 with under 13 minutes left. Gayle hit four straight free throws and Vladislav Goldin knocked down a jumper to push the Michigan lead to 61-52. Rubin Jones turned a three-point play to push the lead to 13, 70-57 with 3:21 to go and Gayle hit from beyond the arc a minute later to go up 73-57.
Gayle hit 6 of 13 from the field, including 2 of 6 from deep, adding four rebounds and four assists. Will Tschetter added 10 points off the bench and Danny Wolf pulled down 11 rebounds.
Toibu Lawal hit 9 of 10 at the line to lead the Hokies (3-3) with 14 points. Young hit 2 of 6 from deep and added 12 points off the bench.
Michigan will face the winner of the South Carolina-Xavier game in Wednesday's tournament championship game. Virginia Tech will play the loser of that game in the consolation game.
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Will play the winner of the South Carolina-Xavier game Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Hokies gains possession) | ||
| 19:48 | | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (Danny Wolf steals) | ||
| 19:38 |  | Tre Donaldson misses two point layup | ||
| 19:36 | | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 19:20 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:18 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 19:12 | | +3 | Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | | Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:50 | | Danny Wolf defensive rebound | ||
| 18:45 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:43 | | Hokies defensive rebound | ||
| 18:24 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point hook shot | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | | Vladislav Goldin turnover (Brandon Rechsteiner steals) | ||
| 17:51 | | Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:49 | | Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound | ||
| 17:45 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup (Vladislav Goldin assists) | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 17:06 | | Danny Wolf turnover (Toibu Lawal steals) | ||
| 16:57 | | Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:55 | | Nimari Burnett defensive rebound | ||
| 16:48 | | Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:46 | | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:34 | | Vladislav Goldin blocks Tyler Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 16:32 | | Hokies offensive rebound | ||
| 16:28 | | Nimari Burnett shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul) | ||
| 16:28 | | Ben Hammond misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:28 | | +1 | Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-3 |
| 16:13 | | Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:11 | | Wolverines offensive rebound | ||
| 16:11 | | Jaydon Young personal foul | ||
| 15:58 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:56 | | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | ||
| 15:39 | | Jaden Schutt misses two point layup | ||
| 15:37 | | Patrick Wessler offensive rebound | ||
| 15:34 | | +2 | Patrick Wessler makes two point layup | 5-5 |
| 15:24 | | Sam Walters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:22 | | Wolverines offensive rebound | ||
| 15:22 | | Patrick Wessler personal foul | ||
| 15:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:02 | | Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:00 | | Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound | ||
| 14:59 | | Vladislav Goldin turnover (traveling) | ||
| 14:46 | | Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 14:46 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 14:46 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 14:37 | | Ben Burnham personal foul | ||
| 14:24 | | Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:22 | | Wolverines offensive rebound | ||
| 14:22 | | Mylyjael Poteat personal foul | ||
| 14:19 | | Sam Walters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:17 | | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 14:02 | | +2 | Jaydon Young makes two point layup | 5-9 |
| 13:56 | | Sam Walters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:54 | | Hokies defensive rebound | ||
| 13:38 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup | ||
| 13:36 | | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | ||
| 13:36 | | Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | ||
| 13:36 | | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-10 |
| 13:36 | | Mylyjael Poteat misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 13:36 | | L.J. Cason defensive rebound | ||
| 13:30 | | Nimari Burnett misses two point layup | ||
| 13:28 | | Jaydon Young defensive rebound | ||
| 13:17 | | Ben Burnham misses two point layup | ||
| 13:15 | | Tyler Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 13:15 | | Danny Wolf blocks Tyler Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 13:13 | | Hokies offensive rebound | ||
| 13:03 | | +2 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot | 5-12 |
| 12:53 | | +3 | Will Tschetter makes three point jump shot (Danny Wolf assists) | 8-12 |
| 12:30 | | +2 | Ben Burnham makes two point layup | 8-14 |
| 12:22 | | Rubin Jones turnover (Jaydon Young steals) | ||
| 12:16 | | Danny Wolf shooting foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul) | ||
| 12:16 | | +1 | Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-15 |
| 12:16 | | +1 | Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-16 |
| 11:59 | | Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:57 | | Danny Wolf offensive rebound | ||
| 11:57 | | Danny Wolf turnover (Jaden Schutt steals) | ||
| 11:38 | | Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 11:38 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | L.J. Cason makes two point layup | 10-16 |
| 11:13 | | Jaden Schutt turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:57 | | Danny Wolf misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Hokies defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +3 | Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot | 10-19 |
| 10:25 | | L.J. Cason turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Tyler Johnson assists) | 10-21 |
| 10:02 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup | 12-21 |
| 9:39 | | Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Danny Wolf defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +3 | Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 15-21 |
| 9:09 | | Tyler Johnson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Will Tschetter makes two point layup | 17-21 |
| 8:24 | | +2 | Toibu Lawal makes two point jump shot | 17-23 |
| 8:10 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +3 | Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists) | 17-26 |
| 7:57 | | Ben Hammond personal foul | ||
| 7:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point layup | 19-26 |
| 7:25 | | Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Will Tschetter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot | 21-26 |
| 6:47 | | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 6:17 | | Justin Pippen misses two point layup | ||
| 6:15 | | Danny Wolf offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Danny Wolf turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 6:04 | | Brandon Rechsteiner misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Danny Wolf defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Tre Donaldson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Danny Wolf offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Will Tschetter makes two point layup (Danny Wolf assists) | 23-26 |
| 5:28 | | Toibu Lawal turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:17 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (Brandon Rechsteiner steals) | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Jaden Schutt makes two point dunk (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 23-28 |
| 4:57 | | +3 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes three point jump shot (L.J. Cason assists) | 26-28 |
| 4:40 | | Jaydon Young misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Patrick Wessler offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Patrick Wessler misses two point layup | ||
| 4:31 | | L.J. Cason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Tre Donaldson misses two point layup | ||
| 4:29 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 4:14 | | Ben Burnham misses two point layup | ||
| 4:12 | | Rubin Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Vladislav Goldin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Jump ball. (Wolverines gains possession) | ||
| 3:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:56 | | +3 | Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists) | 29-28 |
| 3:36 | | Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (Nimari Burnett steals) | ||
| 3:22 | | L.J. Cason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Ben Burnham makes two point layup | 29-30 |
| 2:55 | | +3 | Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot (Sam Walters assists) | 32-30 |
| 2:29 | | Mylyjael Poteat offensive foul | ||
| 2:29 | | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:59 | | Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Wolverines offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Wolverines turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:33 | | Nimari Burnett shooting foul (Toibu Lawal draws the foul) | ||
| 1:33 | | Toibu Lawal misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:33 | | +1 | Toibu Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-31 |
| 1:33 | | Hokies 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:17 | | Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Tyler Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Toibu Lawal offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Toibu Lawal turnover (Rubin Jones steals) | ||
| 0:54 | | Jaden Schutt personal foul (Will Tschetter draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | +1 | Will Tschetter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-31 |
| 0:54 | | +1 | Will Tschetter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-31 |
| 0:36 | | +2 | Jaydon Young makes two point jump shot | 34-33 |
| 0:05 | | Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | L.J. Cason offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | L.J. Cason turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:02 | | Phat Phat Brooks personal foul | ||
| 0:01 | | Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wolverines defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |