Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech MBB vs. Miami

Virginia Tech men's basketball lost a heartbreaker to Miami, 67-66, Tuesday evening; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Miami 67, Virginia Tech 66

Hammond came up short on the game-winning attempt. The Hokies come up heartachingly short.

H2 3.8 | Miami 67, Virginia Tech 66

Donaldson hit one of two at the line. #Hokies have the ball and call timeout.

H2 12.5 | Virginia Tech 66, Miami 66

Lawal fouled Donaldson with 12.5 to go and he's out of the game, having picked up his fifth. The Hokies call time before Donaldson shoots one and one.

H2 1:01 | Virginia Tech 66, Miami 66

Holy moly. Tre. Donaldson. He knocks down a trey with 1:18 to go to improve to 31 points and knot this one at 66-all. Hammond was fouled on the ensuing possession.

H2 1:40 | Virginia Tech 66, Miami 63

A gaggle of bodies formed near the basket and amid the crowd, Lawal was fouled. He made one of two to give the #Hokies a three-point lead. Tre Donaldson has a career-high 28 points, by the way.

H2 2:26 | Virginia Tech 65, Miami 61

Hammond pushed the ball away for a steal, Jailen Bedford corralled it and tossed it up to Tobi Lawal for a slam. Virginia Tech has a four-point lead with 146 seconds remaining in regulation.

H2 3:43 | Virginia Tech 61, Miami 61

61-all at the U-4 MTO. Donaldson (now 26 pts) and Gurdak exchanged two-pointers ahead of the break. Reneau is back in.

H2 5:10 | Virginia Tech 59, Miami 59

Virginia Tech committed a shot clock violation with 5:59 to play, then Donaldson struck again. He's up to 24 points on 10-of-20 shooting.

H2 6:17 | Virginia Tech 59, Miami 57

The Hokies upped the lead to five off an Amani Hansberry driving layup, but Tre Donaldson countered with a stepback trey. Also, the TV crew just remarked that Miami's Malik Reneau (nine points, 3-for-6) is questionable to return, per Miami athletics.

H2 7:46 | Virginia Tech 57, Miami 52

The Hokies are up by five as we've now reached the U-8 media timeout. Hansberry has a team-high 14 points, while Bedford and Ben Hammond have 12 and 10, respectively.

H2 9:33 | Virginia Tech 55, Miami 50

Quick little five-point spurt for Virginia Tech. Jailen Bedford knocked down a stepback trey; Hansberry then got a putback off a missed turnaround jumper from Bedford.

H2 10:28 | Virginia Tech 50, Miami 50

This one's really been a rock fight through nearly 30 minutes of basketball. Of note: the Hokies have gone 7-for-15 from deep.

H2 11:45 | Virginia Tech 48, Miami 46

The Hokies have been far more balanced in distribution today. At the U-12 media timeout of the second half, they've out-dished Miami, 16-6, today.

H2 13:14 | Virginia Tech 46, Miami 43

Even second half. Both teams have made five shots. Avdalas just notched his first points of the game. He has four rebounds and seven assists.

H2 15:06 | Virginia Tech 44, Miami 43

The Hokies are ahead by one at the U-16 media timeout of the second half. High-paced, frenetic near-five-minute stretch there. There was just one foul in the first 4:54 of the second half.

H2 16:20 | Virginia Tech 39, Miami 39

Both teams deadlocked through 3:40. The Hokies are keeping pace as needed.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 34, Miami 31

The Hokies hold a narrow three-point lead in a road contest they desperately need to win to sustain their NCAA Tournament aspirations. Miami, a team that functions well inside and not well outside, has outscored VT 24-16 in the paint.

H1 1:01 | Virginia Tech 34, Miami 29

The Hokies hold a five-point lead with just over a minute remaining in the opening half. They've equaled the Hurricanes' 16 rebounds. Hansberry leads Tech with seven points while Jaden Schutt and Antonio Dorn have six points each.

H1 5:32 | Virginia Tech 30, Miami 26

Avdalas is showing some heads-up vision. Though he's only attempted one shot through nearly 14 and a half minutes, he's also logged five assists and no turnovers. The Hokies lead by four.

H1 7:07 | Virginia Tech 25, Miami 24

The back-and-forth ping-pong battle continues. Jailen Bedford knocked down a trey to grant the Hokies a 23-22 lead. Then, Donaldson took one to the cup to make it a one-point game. 17 seconds later, Hansberry knocked down a spinning jumper.

H1 9:20 | Miami 22, Virginia Tech 18

Miami goes on a nifty 6-0 run to snag the lead back. The Hurricanes are punishing Virginia Tech thus far in transition. They're outscoring the Hokies 16-8 in the paint and 7-2 off turnovers.

H1 11:00 | Virginia Tech 18, Miami 16

Schutt fired again — and cashed in again. We've reached the second media timeout, where the Hokies lead by two now. 13-4 run from the U-16 MTO.

H1 12:20 | Virginia Tech 15, Miami 14

Just like that, the Hokies lead after they've made their last four. Jaden Schutt curled and unfurled from beyond the arc to cash in his first points since Feb. 11 vs. Clemson.

H1 13:13 | Virginia Tech 12, Miami 12

Just like that, the Hokies are right back in it. They've sunk their last three buckets and have gone on a 7-0 run.

H1 15:04 | Miami 12, Virginia Tech 5

We've arrived at the U-16 — and things just haven't gone the Hokies' way. They've started 2-for-6, while Miami is 5-for-9 and has all the early momentum.

H1 16:24 | Miami 9, Virginia Tech 3

Virginia Tech notched a trey from Lawal to kick off its scoring, but Shelton Henderson answered with a jumper.

H1 17:00 | Miami 7, Virginia Tech 0

The Hokies are looking ice-cold. Bedford was pickpocketed by Dante Allen, who scampered down the court for an and-one. Cashed in the free throw to complete the three-point play and three minutes in, Virginia Tech is scoreless.

H1 18:13 | Miami 4, Virginia Tech 0

Virginia Tech is down four after Miami hauls in an O-board and gets the second-chance points to go. The Hurricanes are already showing force early in the paint.

H1 18:58 | Miami 2, Virginia Tech 0

Not ideal at all. #Hokies committed a shot clock violation and haven't logged a shot attempt over a minute in.

H1 START | Miami 2, Virginia Tech 0

Miami's Tre Donaldson kicks things off with a lay-in, and we're underway in Coral Gables.

Pre-Game

The Hokies' starters are 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

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