Louisville 71-66 Virginia Tech (Feb 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

Louisville Cardinals

22-6, 15-2 Conference

	1	2	T
LOU	34	37	71
VT	26	40	66

TIME	LOU	VT
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball won by Virginia Tech	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball lost by Louisville	0	0
19:47	Ben Hammond Turnover.	0	0
19:47	Terrence Edwards Jr. Steal.	0	0
19:25	J'Vonne Hadley made Layup.	2	0
19:03	Tobi Lawal Turnover.	2	0
19:03	Chucky Hepburn Steal.	2	0
18:39	Terrence Edwards Jr. Turnover.	2	0
18:39	Tyler Johnson Steal.	2	0
18:30	Tobi Lawal Turnover.	2	0
18:17	J'Vonne Hadley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Scott.	5	0
17:46	Ben Hammond missed Jumper.	5	0
17:41	Terrence Edwards Jr. Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:29	James Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Terrence Edwards Jr..	7	0
17:07	Ben Hammond Turnover.	7	0
17:07	Reyne Smith Steal.	7	0
17:02	Terrence Edwards Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Chucky Hepburn.	9	0
16:43	Tyler Johnson Turnover.	9	0
16:43	Chucky Hepburn Steal.	9	0
16:39	Chucky Hepburn made Layup.	11	0
16:39	Virginia Tech Timeout	11	0
16:39	Tobi Lawal subbing out for Virginia Tech	11	0
16:39	Tyler Johnson subbing out for Virginia Tech	11	0
16:39	Ben Hammond subbing out for Virginia Tech	11	0
16:39	Jaydon Young subbing in for Virginia Tech	11	0
16:39	Brandon Rechsteiner subbing in for Virginia Tech	11	0
16:39	Ben Burnham subbing in for Virginia Tech	11	0
16:15	Jaydon Young missed Layup.	11	0
16:11	J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.	11	0
16:04	J'Vonne Hadley Turnover.	11	0
16:01	Ben Burnham Turnover.	11	0
15:45	Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Layup.	11	0
15:42	Patrick Wessler Defensive Rebound.	11	0
15:31	Ben Burnham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Rechsteiner.	11	3
15:19	Reyne Smith made Layup.	13	3
15:01	Brandon Rechsteiner missed Three Point Jumper.	13	3
14:58	J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.	13	3
14:45	Chucky Hepburn missed Three Point Jumper.	13	3
14:41	Jaydon Young Defensive Rebound.	13	3
14:33	Jaden Schutt missed Three Point Jumper.	13	3
14:30	J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.	13	3
14:25	Reyne Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.	16	3
13:57	Ben Burnham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaydon Young.	16	6
13:27	James Scott made Dunk. Assisted by Terrence Edwards Jr..	18	6
13:08	Brandon Rechsteiner Turnover.	18	6
13:08	Official TV Timeout	18	6
13:08	Jaden Schutt subbing out for Virginia Tech	18	6
13:08	Patrick Wessler subbing out for Virginia Tech	18	6
13:08	Tobi Lawal subbing in for Virginia Tech	18	6
13:08	Tyler Johnson subbing in for Virginia Tech	18	6
13:08	James Scott subbing out for Louisville	18	6
13:08	J'Vonne Hadley subbing out for Louisville	18	6
13:08	Terrence Edwards Jr. subbing out for Louisville	18	6
13:08	Khani Rooths subbing in for Louisville	18	6
13:08	Aboubacar Traore subbing in for Louisville	18	6
13:08	Noah Waterman subbing in for Louisville	18	6
12:51	Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	18	6
12:49	Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.	18	6
12:35	Brandon Rechsteiner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaydon Young.	18	9
12:16	Noah Waterman made Layup. Assisted by Aboubacar Traore.	20	9
12:00	Brandon Rechsteiner missed Three Point Jumper.	20	9
11:57	Noah Waterman Defensive Rebound.	20	9
11:54	Official TV Timeout	20	9
11:54	Reyne Smith subbing out for Louisville	20	9
11:54	Terrence Edwards Jr. subbing in for Louisville	20	9
11:30	Chucky Hepburn missed Jumper.	20	9
11:27	Brandon Rechsteiner Defensive Rebound.	20	9
11:06	Tobi Lawal Turnover.	20	9
11:06	Khani Rooths Steal.	20	9
10:55	Khani Rooths missed Layup.	20	9
10:55	Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.	20	9
10:55	Foul on Aboubacar Traore.	20	9
10:55	Khani Rooths subbing out for Louisville	20	9
10:55	J'Vonne Hadley subbing in for Louisville	20	9
10:44	Brandon Rechsteiner made Three Point Jumper.	20	12
10:28	Chucky Hepburn Turnover.	20	12
10:28	Tyler Johnson Steal.	20	12
10:17	Foul on Chucky Hepburn.	20	12
10:17	Ben Burnham subbing out for Virginia Tech	20	12
10:17	Patrick Wessler subbing in for Virginia Tech	20	12
10:17	Chucky Hepburn subbing out for Louisville	20	12
10:17	Noah Waterman subbing out for Louisville	20	12
10:17	James Scott subbing in for Louisville	20	12
10:17	Reyne Smith subbing in for Louisville	20	12
10:11	Tyler Johnson made Layup.	20	14
10:11	Foul on Aboubacar Traore.	20	14
10:09	Tyler Johnson missed Free Throw.	20	14
10:07	Aboubacar Traore Defensive Rebound.	20	14
10:01	Terrence Edwards Jr. Turnover.	20	14
9:52	Jaydon Young made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Rechsteiner.	20	17
9:37	Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	20	17
9:31	Patrick Wessler Defensive Rebound.	20	17
9:09	Tyler Johnson missed Layup.	20	17
9:06	Aboubacar Traore Defensive Rebound.	20	17
8:58	Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	20	17
8:55	James Scott Offensive Rebound.	20	17
8:55	Foul on Tyler Johnson.	20	17
8:55	Patrick Wessler subbing out for Virginia Tech	20	17
8:55	Connor Serven subbing in for Virginia Tech	20	17
8:55	Aboubacar Traore subbing out for Louisville	20	17
8:55	Chucky Hepburn subbing in for Louisville	20	17
8:46	Foul on Connor Serven.	20	17
8:46	Jaydon Young subbing out for Virginia Tech	20	17
8:46	Jaden Schutt subbing in for Virginia Tech	20	17
8:38	Chucky Hepburn missed Three Point Jumper.	20	17
8:35	Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.	20	17
8:25	Tobi Lawal missed Jumper.	20	17
8:21	James Scott Defensive Rebound.	20	17
8:15	Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Jumper.	20	17
8:06	James Scott Offensive Rebound.	20	17
8:06	James Scott missed Two Point Tip Shot.	20	17
8:05	Brandon Rechsteiner Defensive Rebound.	20	17
8:02	Tyler Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	20	17
8:00	Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.	20	17
7:59	Connor Serven Turnover.	20	17
7:59	Reyne Smith Steal.	20	17
7:48	Chucky Hepburn made Jumper.	22	17
7:28	Brandon Rechsteiner made Jumper.	22	19
7:03	Chucky Hepburn missed Layup.	22	19
7:00	Brandon Rechsteiner Defensive Rebound.	22	19
6:57	Brandon Rechsteiner Turnover.	22	19
6:57	Official TV Timeout	22	19
6:57	Brandon Rechsteiner subbing out for Virginia Tech	22	19
6:57	Connor Serven subbing out for Virginia Tech	22	19
6:57	Ben Hammond subbing in for Virginia Tech	22	19
6:57	Ben Burnham subbing in for Virginia Tech	22	19
6:57	James Scott subbing out for Louisville	22	19
6:57	Noah Waterman subbing in for Louisville	22	19
6:38	J'Vonne Hadley made Jumper. Assisted by Reyne Smith.	24	19
6:21	Tobi Lawal missed Three Point Jumper.	24	19
6:18	Noah Waterman Defensive Rebound.	24	19
6:13	Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Layup.	24	19
6:13	Tobi Lawal Block.	24	19
6:06	Ben Burnham Defensive Rebound.	24	19
5:58	Ben Burnham missed Three Point Jumper.	24	19
5:54	J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.	24	19
5:35	J'Vonne Hadley missed Jumper.	24	19
5:31	Tyler Johnson Defensive Rebound.	24	19
5:21	Ben Burnham missed Layup.	24	19
5:18	Noah Waterman Defensive Rebound.	24	19
5:12	J'Vonne Hadley missed Three Point Jumper.	24	19
5:09	Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.	24	19
5:09	Tobi Lawal subbing out for Virginia Tech	24	19
5:09	Tyler Johnson subbing out for Virginia Tech	24	19
5:09	Ben Hammond subbing out for Virginia Tech	24	19
5:09	Jaydon Young subbing in for Virginia Tech	24	19
5:09	Brandon Rechsteiner subbing in for Virginia Tech	24	19
5:09	Connor Serven subbing in for Virginia Tech	24	19
5:09	Noah Waterman subbing out for Louisville	24	19
5:09	Khani Rooths subbing in for Louisville	24	19
4:54	Brandon Rechsteiner Turnover.	24	19
4:50	Terrence Edwards Jr. made Layup. Assisted by J'Vonne Hadley.	26	19
4:50	Foul on Connor Serven.	26	19
4:50	Terrence Edwards Jr. made Free Throw.	27	19
4:39	Brandon Rechsteiner missed Jumper.	27	19
4:35	Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.	27	19
4:34	Connor Serven missed Layup.	27	19
4:30	Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.	27	19
4:27	Chucky Hepburn made Layup.	29	19
4:06	Ben Burnham missed Three Point Jumper.	29	19
4:01	Chucky Hepburn Defensive Rebound.	29	19
3:47	Khani Rooths missed Three Point Jumper.	29	19
3:44	Jaydon Young Defensive Rebound.	29	19
3:33	Ben Burnham made Dunk.	29	21
3:03	J'Vonne Hadley made Layup.	31	21
2:42	Brandon Rechsteiner made Three Point Jumper.	31	24
2:30	Foul on Brandon Rechsteiner.	31	24
2:30	Official TV Timeout	31	24
2:30	Jaden Schutt subbing out for Virginia Tech	31	24
2:30	Ben Burnham subbing out for Virginia Tech	31	24
2:30	Connor Serven subbing out for Virginia Tech	31	24
2:30	Tobi Lawal subbing in for Virginia Tech	31	24
2:30	Patrick Wessler subbing in for Virginia Tech	31	24
2:30	Tyler Johnson subbing in for Virginia Tech	31	24
2:30	Reyne Smith subbing out for Louisville	31	24
2:30	Khani Rooths subbing out for Louisville	31	24
2:30	James Scott subbing in for Louisville	31	24
2:30	Noah Waterman subbing in for Louisville	31	24
2:24	Terrence Edwards Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	31	24
2:20	Noah Waterman Offensive Rebound.	31	24
2:04	Chucky Hepburn made Three Point Jumper.	34	24
1:47	Foul on Terrence Edwards Jr..	34	24
1:39	Foul on Noah Waterman.	34	24
1:39	Brandon Rechsteiner made Free Throw.	34	25
1:39	Noah Waterman subbing out for Louisville	34	25
1:39	Reyne Smith subbing in for Louisville	34	25
1:39	Brandon Rechsteiner made Free Throw.	34	26
1:26	Foul on Jaydon Young.	34	26
1:26	Brandon Rechsteiner subbing out for Virginia Tech	34	26
1:26	Ben Hammond subbing in for Virginia Tech	34	26
1:24	Reyne Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	34	26
1:21	Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.	34	26
0:52	Virginia Tech Turnover.	34	26
0:39	Foul on Patrick Wessler.	34	26
0:39	James Scott missed Free Throw.	34	26
0:39	Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.	34	26
0:39	Tyler Johnson subbing out for Virginia Tech	34	26
0:39	Jaden Schutt subbing in for Virginia Tech	34	26
0:39	Brandon Rechsteiner subbing in for Virginia Tech	34	26
0:39	Ben Hammond subbing out for Virginia Tech	34	26
0:38	James Scott missed Free Throw.	34	26
0:38	Patrick Wessler Defensive Rebound.	34	26
0:07	Patrick Wessler missed Jumper.	34	26
0:03	J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.	34	26
0:03	J'Vonne Hadley Turnover.	34	26
0:03	Tobi Lawal Steal.	34	26
0:00	Jaydon Young missed Three Point Jumper.	34	26
0:00	Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.	34	26
0:00	End of 1st half	34	26

Virginia Tech's Rechsteiner sends errant pass into the crowd

0:17

James Scott rocks the rim with powerful slam

0:14

James Scott throws down big flush vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

0:16

Cassell Coliseum

9:00 PM, February 25, 2025Coverage: ACC Network

Blacksburg, VA

Line: LOU -10.5

Over/Under: 147.5

Attendance: 8,925

Referees:
Brent Hampton
Roger Ayers
Bill Covington Jr.

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Duke	16-1	-	25-3
Louisville	15-2	1	22-6
Clemson	14-2	1.5	22-5
SMU	11-5	4.5	20-7
Wake Forest	11-5	4.5	19-8
North Carolina	11-6	5	18-11
Stanford	9-7	6.5	17-10
Georgia Tech	8-9	8	14-14
Florida State	7-10	9	16-12
Pittsburgh	7-10	9	16-12
Virginia Tech	7-10	9	12-16
Virginia	6-10	9.5	13-14
Notre Dame	6-10	9.5	12-15
California	5-11	10.5	12-15
Syracuse	5-11	10.5	11-16
Boston College	4-12	11.5	12-15
NC State	4-12	11.5	11-16
Miami	2-15	14	6-22

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