American University Eagles at Virginia Tech Hokies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kidd scores career-high 31 on 14-of-15 shooting to lead Virginia Tech over American University 77-55
The 6-foot-10 Kidd grabbed 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double this season. The Hokies (9-3), who won their fourth straight, shot 64%, and led by Kidd inside, outscored the Eagles 48-24 in the paint.
MJ Collins scored 12 points off the bench. The Hokies were without point guard Sean Pedulla, who has been dealing with a foot injury, for the second time in three games. Brandon Rechsteiner filled in and had a career-high 11 assists.
American (5-7) was without leading scorer and rebounder, 6-9 Matt Rogers, for the first time this season because of an ankle injury. Seven-footer Jermaine Ballisager Webb got his first start and scored a career-high 15 points and had six rebounds. The Eagles shot 39% and gave up 15 points off turnovers.
Kidd scored five points in a 9-0 run to put Virginia Tech up 16 midway through the second half, and the lead remained in double figures.
Virginia Tech trailed only at 2-0 and led 37-29 at halftime behind Kidd's 16 points.
Virginia Tech travels to Wake Forest for an ACC game on Dec. 30. American is at UMBC on Dec. 29.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Patrick Wessler Block. | 55 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Gibraltar Coleman missed Layup. | 55 - 77 |
Statistics
 AMER |
 VT |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-54 | FG | 32-50 |
| 38.9 | Field Goal % | 64.0 |
| 8-15 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 53.3 | Three Point % | 29.4 |
| 5-11 | FT | 8-12 |
| 45.5 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Attendance: 4,886 | Capacity:
2023-24 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate | 16-2 | - | 25-10 |
| American University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Bucknell | 10-8 | 6 | 14-19 |
| Lafayette | 10-8 | 6 | 11-21 |
| Lehigh | 9-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Navy | 8-10 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Army | 6-12 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Holy Cross | 6-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Loyola Maryland | 5-13 | 11 | 7-25 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 17-3 | - | 29-8 |
| Duke | 15-5 | 2 | 27-9 |
| Virginia | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Pittsburgh | 12-8 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Clemson | 11-9 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Syracuse | 11-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Wake Forest | 11-9 | 6 | 21-14 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Florida State | 10-10 | 7 | 17-16 |
| NC State | 9-11 | 8 | 26-15 |
| Boston College | 8-12 | 9 | 20-16 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Notre Dame | 7-13 | 10 | 13-20 |
| Miami | 6-14 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Louisville | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |