SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Tobi Lawal had 15 points with 10 rebounds, Brandon Rechsteiner made seven free throws in the final minute and Virginia Tech rallied to defeat Notre Dame 65-63 on Saturday.
A dunk on an offensive rebound by Lawal gave Virginia Tech a 55-54 lead with 3:06 remaining. It was the Hokies’ first lead since Lawal’s dunk for a 2-0 lead. Ben Burnham added a 3-pointer for the Hokies a minute later for a 58-54 lead.
With 32 seconds left, Rechsteiner made one free throw and missed the second, but Jaden Schutt grabbed the offensive rebound. Rechsteiner was fouled with 27 seconds left and made both free throws for a 61-56 lead. He made four more free throws in the next 23 seconds, the last two for a 65-61 lead with four seconds remaining. Notre Dame’s Cole Certa had a tip-in at the buzzer for the final score…