Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Men's Basketball vs. No. 4 Duke

Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

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Virginia Tech men's basketball was defeated by Duke, 72-58, Saturday afternoon; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Duke 72, Virginia Tech 58

The Hokies fell by 14 to a Duke team that was superior in many facets. Virginia Tech closed it to six, but couldn't find that spurt needed to cut it to a possession. Next up: NC State on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 1:30 p.m. ET (TV: CW).

H2 1:00 | Duke 69, Virginia Tech 56

Jump ball goes Duke's way. The Hokies trail by 13 with a minute to play.

H2 1:27 | Duke 69, Virginia Tech 56

Boozer drains a trey from beyond the arc. Duke leads by 13 with 87 seconds left as the Hokies call time.

H2 2:28 | Duke 66, Virginia Tech 56

Cayden Boozer is picking up Hammond full-court. The Hokies are down 10 right now. They've shot 10-for-27 from the field this quarter.

H2 3:50 | Duke 64, Virginia Tech 56

Cameron Boozer knocks down two at the line. The freshman big is up to 18 points, plus eight rebounds and five assists for Duke. The Hokies trail by eight now.

H2 3:59 | Duke 62, Virginia Tech 56

Neither team has scored in two-plus minutes. Lawal stuffed Cameron Boozer on a lay-in attempt, but was whistled for a foul. The Hokies are down six at the U-4 MTO.

H2 5:34 | Duke 62, Virginia Tech 56

Duke has shot 24-for-32 (75%) from inside the arc today. Yet, the Hokies haven't yielded. They've closed the gap and have held Duke to 0-for-9 from long range this half.

H2 6:07 | Duke 62, Virginia Tech 56

Six-point game. Possession-by-possession affair here now. The Hokies are refusing to yield.

H2 7:03 | Duke 60, Virginia Tech 54

Avdalas hits a jumper in the paint for his first field goal of the game. Virginia Tech is down by six.

H2 9:00 | Duke 60, Virginia Tech 52

Hammond jumped the passing lanes for a leaping steal. Fired from deep and drained it. Eight-point game. #Hokies

H2 10:00 | Duke 58, Virginia Tech 49

10 minutes of ball left to go. The Hokies trail by nine; Hansberry leads with a game-high 20 points.

H2 11:08 | Duke 55, Virginia Tech 47

Media timeout. The Hokies are clawing. They've held Duke to a 0-for-6 clip from deep in the frame through nearly nine minutes this half.

H2 12:30 | Duke 55, Virginia Tech 45

Hansberry 4-for-4 from deep. Stellar effort today from the junior forward; he's got a game-high 18 points. #Hokies

H2 13:00 | Duke 51, Virginia Tech 42

Schutt knocked one down again from three. Virginia Tech is down by nine.

H2 13:49 | Duke 50, Virginia Tech 39

11-point game at the second media timeout of the second half. Hansberry leads the Hokies with 15 points. Hammond's the closest behind him with eight.

H2 14:50 | Duke 46, Virginia Tech 39

Duke raised the gap back up to double-digits — then Schutt hit a triple. Seven-point ballgame.

H2 16:40 | Duke 42, Virginia Tech 36

The Hokies lost their only challenge of the game on an out-of-bounds challenge. Still, they've knocked the deficit down to six off a Hansberry lay-in. Cassell Coliseum's getting raucous.

H2 17:27 | Duke 42, Virginia Tech 34

Hansberry gets inside for the lay-in off the dish from Avdalas. The Hokies have trimmed the gap to eight. Former Blue Devil Jaden Schutt has checked in.

H2 18:39 | Duke 40, Virginia Tech 31

The second half is underway. The Blue Devils Hokies are a combined 0-for-5 to start.

HALFTIME | Duke 40, Virginia Tech 31

Nine-point deficit for the #Hokies at the half. They went on an 11-4 run to close out the frame. Duke is shooting 18-for-29 (62.1%).

H1 7.4 | Duke 40, Virginia Tech 31

The lead is back down to single-digits. Hammond hit a contorting layup to bring the deficit down to nine. #Hokies

H1 3:20 | Duke 36, Virginia Tech 20

Hammond knocks one down. He's up to six. #Hokies are 8-for-22 and 2-for-10 from deep.

H1 5:15 | Duke 33, Virginia Tech 18

Hansberry went down, but checked back in after a short breather. He's 2-for-5 today for a team-high six points.

H1 6:26 | Duke 30, Virginia Tech 15

#Hokies have been outscored, 20-8, in the paint. Duke looks every bit like a national title contender.

H1 7:44 | Duke 26, Virginia Tech 13

The Hokies are now down by double digits. Cameron Boozer threw it down. The Blue Devils are a stellar 12-for-21 (57.1%) from the field at the U-8 media timeout.

H1 9:20 | Duke 20, Virginia Tech 11

#Hokies are 5-for-15 today. Duke is 9-for-18. Blue Devils have held Avdalas to a 0-for-3 mark.

H1 10:00 | Duke 18, Virginia Tech 9

Three straight shots in the span of four seconds for Duke. The Hokies failed to corral it and allowed a Brown tip-in. Down by nine now.

H1 11:32 | Duke 16, Virginia Tech 9

The Hokies have just one turnover in the first 8:28 of this one. They're struggling with distribution, though. Just two assists to Duke's six, thus far.

H1 12:20 | Duke 16, Virginia Tech 9

Schutt and Gurdak have checked into the contest. The Hokies need a spark. They're 4-for-13.

H1 12:28 | Duke 14, Virginia Tech 9

At the first media timeout of the day, the Hokies trail by five to No. 4 Duke. They've fared OK inside with a 3-for-5 clip, but they're struggling from outside, shooting 1-for-6 from dee).

H1 14:00 | Duke 11, Virginia Tech 9

Tightly contested opening minutes. Lawal and Evans are the only players with multiple buckets.

H1 15:30 | Duke 9, Virginia Tech 7

Both teams exchange triples — Duke's three-pointer came from Maliq Brown, while the Hokies' trey was from Hansberry.

H1 16:10 | Duke 6, Virginia Tech 4

Isaiah Evan escapes free for a lay-in. All six of the Blue Devils' points have come in the post. Bedford counters with a slam dunk. #Hokies

H1 17:10 | Duke 4, Virginia Tech 2

Hansberry. To. Lawal. Slam.

H1 18:00 | Duke 2, Virginia Tech 0

Patrick Ngongba's the first on the board. Slammed it home off the feed from Cayden Boozer. The Hokies have yet to get on the board.

H1 18:40 | Virginia Tech 0, Duke 0

No scoring in the first 1:20. Duke is 0-for-3.

H1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Duke 0

Hokies vs. No. 4 Duke is underway. Duke wins the tip. Game's on ESPN.

Pre-Game:

The Hokies' starting lineup is as follows:

• No. 0 - Jailen Bedford - Guard
• No. 1 - Tobi Lawal - Forward
• No. 3 - Ben Hammond - Guard
• No. 13 - Amani Hansberry - Forward
• No. 17 - Neoklis Avdalas - Guard