No.21 Virginia vs Virginia Tech Live Updates

Final- Virginia drops their first game in conference play and the Hoos lose 95-85. Ben Hammond scores a carer high 30 points

0:15 3OT- Christian Gurdak gets his 19th rebound, and the Hokies are in full control with a 10-point advantage.

0:37 3OT- Ben Hammond hits his 28 point of the afternoon and Virginia Tech is in full control with a 92-83 lead

1:06 3OT- Virginia beginning to run out of gas and the Hokies are forcing turnovers and beggining to pull away. The Hokies lead 90-83

2:35 3OT- Malik Thomas hits 23 points on a nice finish at the rim to tie the game at 82-82

Start of third overtime- Thijs De Ridder cleans the offensive glass on the first possession and gives the Hoos a 80-78 lead

End of second overtime- Chance Mallory tips in the basket after Malik Thomas misses the jumper. Mallory send it to a third overtime. Game tied 78-78

0:03 2OT- Malik Thomas hits another three to draw Virginia close. They trail 77-76

0:09 2OT- Malik Thomas drives to the lane and draws contact and nails the free throw. Virginia Tech leads 75-73

0:45 2OT- Virginia Ben Hammond gets a key steal on Chance Mallory and Virginia Tech has a 73-70 lead

2:13 2OT- Ben Hammond gets a key block and Virginia Tech converts it into a major alley oop slame. The Hokies lead 71-68

End of first overtime- Christian Gurdak forces overtime after being left all alone. Score is tied at 68-68 heading into double overtime

0:10 OT- Thijs De Ridder gets the loose ball and makes a move and lays it in for the Cavaliers giving them a 68-66 lead. De Ridder has 20 points

0:41 OT- After a Onyenso foul the game is tied at 66.

0:58 OT- Chance Mallory hits insane three pointer to put the Cavaliers up 66-64 late in overtime

1:29 OT- Virginia holds a 63-62 lead and Thijs De Ridder picks up his fourth foul

2:00 OT- Virginia is on a current 7-0 run and leads 62-59 in overtime

2:41 OT- After four offensive rebounds on one possession, the Yellow Jackets get the bucket and ties the game at 59-59

3:39 OT- Virginia is trying to find their groove after shooting 0-2 in the the extra period

Overtime- Virginia Tech has scored the first four ooints of overtime and has a 59-55 lead

End of regulation- Virgnia turns over the ball but get the stop to force overtime

0:34 2H- Christian Gurdak tips it in for the basket after the goaltending from Johann Grünloh; Game tied 55-55

0:59 2H- Thijs De Ridder with a huge go-ahead bucket to give the Cavaliers a 55-53 lead with less than a minute in the game

3:36 2H- Virginia Dallin Hall hits a big three pointer, and Johann Grünloh blocks a shot. The Hoos lead 51-49

4:34 2H- Both teams are trading baskets back and forth with neither having an advantage. Virgini Tech leads 49-48. Virginia Techis in the bonus

6:54 2H- VIrginia Tech holds a 44-43 lead in a game that is coming down to the wire with neither team giving an edge

8:26 2H-Score is tied 42-42; Malik Thomas has been a catalyst in the second half for Virginia scoring 11 of his 14 points in the second half

12:00 2H- Malik Thomas throws down a thunderous dunk to give the Hoos a 38-36 lead

14:00 2H- Neoklis Avdalas hits 13 points and gives the Hokies a 36-33 lead

14:47 2H- Thijs De Ridder picks up his third foul

16:00 2H- Chance Mallory offensive rebound even things at 31-31

18:45 2H- Virginia Tech has hit the first two baskets of the second half and holds a 28-24 lead

Halftime- Virginia leads 24-23 at the half and is 11-0 when they lead at the break

1:00 1H- Virginia has the lead for the first time in over 10 minutes. Johann Grünloh gives the Hoos a 24-23 lead

3:15 1H- Thijs de Ridder makes his second field goal of the game. The Hoos trail 23-19

7:17 1H- Virginia is closing the deficit and trails 15-11. Virginia Tech is just 1-8 from the field. Both teams have combined for 11 turnovers

11:15 1H- Virginia Tech is on a 13-3 run and leads the Hoos 13-7. Virgini ais just 2-13 from the field

12:45 1H- Devin Tillis hits first three pointer of the game against Virginia Tech

14:24 1H- Virginia struggled to shoot the basketball and is just 1-11 from the field and 0-5 from three point range. Virginia Tech leads 9-4

16:00 1H- Neoklis Avdalas has five early points for the Hokies and Virginia Tech leads 7-4 early in the first half

20:00 1H- Virginia gets the opening tip and Thijs De Ridder nails the first basket

Pregame- Virginia changes the starting lineup for the first time this season with Devin Tillis starting and Sam Lewis coming off the bench

Starting Lineup:

G-Dallin Hall

G- Malik Thomas

F-Devin Tillis

F- Thijs De Ridder

C- Johann Grunloh

Conference play is finally here for Virginia as they begin ACC play against their archrival, Virginia Tech. Virginia is led this season by Thijs De Ridder, who is averaging 16.1 points per game. The Hoos have one of the best offenses they have had in the past decade, and will look to begin 1-0 in conference play on Wednesday afternoon. With their elite perimeter shooting, can they cross the 100 point mark for just the second time this season?

Stay tuned for updates throughout the game

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