Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech MBB vs. Wake Forest

Virginia Tech men's hoops took down Wake Forest 82-63 Saturday afternoon; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Virginia Tech 82, Wake Forest 63

After losing four of their last five, the Hokies bounced back. Critical victory here. Six Virginia Tech players scored in double figures, paced by Neoklis Avdalas and Tobi Lawal with 17 each. Next up: No. 16 North Carolina on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 8:30 p.m. ET (TV: ESPN2).

H2 1:37 | Virginia Tech 80, Wake Forest 59

Tobi Lawal goes skyward once again after hauling in the offensive board. He's up to 15 points. Wake Forest calls time.

H2 3:34 | Virginia Tech 76, Wake Forest 57

Lawal knocks down one of two at the stripe. He's up to 13 points — and eight rebounds.

H2 4:40 | Virginia Tech 75, Wake Forest 55

Christian Gurdak strikes again. He's up to 10 points on a perfect 5-of-5 clip. He's the sixth double-digit scorer for the Hokies today.

H2 7:12 | Virginia Tech 71, Wake Forest 52

Gurdak and Hansberry both produce dunks, and the Hokies' lead now sits at 19 as Wake Forest calls a timeout. Four Virginia Tech players have logged in double-figures today, and the team has only committed two turnovers.

H2 8:10 | Virginia Tech 67, Wake Forest 50

Hokies big Christian Gurdak notched a pair of buckets to push Tech's lead up to 18. Mekhi Mason nailed a trey for Wake, but Gurdak then struck again, getting a shot to go off the right block.

H2 11:03 | Virginia Tech 61, Wake Forest 45

Virginia Tech is on a 9-0 run that's pushed the lead up to 16 as we're at the U-12 media timeout.

H2 12:47 | Virginia Tech 55, Wake Forest 45

Avdalas is balling right now. 6-for-12 from the field, 4-for-8 from trey and a game-high 17 points.

H2 15:51 | Virginia Tech 50, Wake Forest 42

The Hokies allowed a quick 5-0 run from Wake Forest and they're up by eight at the U-16 MTO. The Demon Deacons are 4-for-4 to start the second half.

H2 17:27 | Virginia Tech 50, Wake Forest 37

Hammond strikes again. He's up to eight points and five assists. The Hokies have made 19 of their 37 shots today for a 51.4% clip. Also, they've logged 13 assists to just one turnover.

H2 18:45 | Virginia Tech 45, Wake Forest 35

The Hokies got the scoring underway in the second period with a thunderous Avdalas dunk off the feed from Hammond. Harris struck back with a lay-in.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 43, Wake Forest 33

Virginia Tech enters the second half up 10. The Hokies were anchored by a combined 30 points from Neoklis Avdalas (12), Tobi Lawal (10) and Amani Hansberry (eight). Wake Forest missed its last 14 three-pointers after starting 4-for-4.

H1 0.8 | Virginia Tech 43, Wake Forest 33

Antonio Dorn split a pair of free throws at the line. Hokies called time with 0.8 to spare.

H1 9.0 | Virginia Tech 42, Wake Forest 31

Izaiah Pasha was fouled on an and-one, sending the crowd into an uproar. He did miss the free throw, though. Virginia Tech is 3-for-6 from the charity stripe today.

H1 1:58 | Virginia Tech 40, Wake Forest 26

Wake Forest made its first four three-pointers. It's missed its last 14. The Hokies also pushed their lead up to 14 off a Lawal three-point play.

H1 3:36 | Virginia Tech 36, Wake Forest 24

And Avdalas is the first one to push into double digits today. He's up to 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting. Reinvigorating day for the Greek wing so far.

H1 4:00 | Virginia Tech 33, Wake Forest 24

Virginia Tech's still up nine. Three Hokies have scored seven or more points: Avdalas (nine), Hansberry (seven) and Lawal (seven).

H1 6:21 | Virginia Tech 31, Wake Forest 22

Harris just got to the rack for an and-one. He missed the free throw, but Wake Forest got the O-board. He's now 3-for-7 from the field, totaling eight points today.

H1 7:24 | Virginia Tech 30, Wake Forest 20

The lead has reached double-digits. Bedford just went up for a slam that extended the Hokies' lead to 10.

H1 8:05 | Virginia Tech 28, Wake Forest 20

Virginia Tech's been adept from the three-point line today. Jailen Bedford just hit from deep for his first bucket of the day. The Hokies are 6-for-11 from three-point land. As a result, they hold an eight-point lead.

H1 9:00 | Virginia Tech 25, Wake Forest 20

The Hokies assume a five-point lead at the nine-minute mark of the first half. Virginia Tech has eight assists to just one turnover. The Hokies have also gone 10-for-18 from the field and 5-for-10 from deep today.

H1 10:03 | Virginia Tech 22, Wake Forest 18

It's ruled Hokies ball with a reset clock. Lawal then knocked down a bank three-pointer right before the shot clock expired.

H1 11:03 | Virginia Tech 19, Wake Forest 18

Officials are currently looking at a potential shot-clock violation (on Virginia Tech); if it hit the rim, it's not since it resets the shot clock. If it didn't, it's a shot clock violation.

H1 12:00 | Virginia Tech 19, Wake Forest 16

Avdalas is showing out to start this one. He and Hansberry have combined for 15 of the Hokies' 19 points thus far today.

H1 14:00 | Virginia Tech 16, Wake Forest 14

Virginia Tech has pulled back ahead thanks to an Avdalas three-pointer. He's 2-for-4 today for five points. Amani Hansberry leads the team with seven points right now (perfect 3/3 from field).

H1 15:18 | Wake Forest 11, Virginia Tech 10

Avdalas gets an open lane down the court and goes down for the slam. The Hokies are 5-for-9 at the first media timeout. They've made four of their last five looks and are 5-for-7 inside the arc. Wake Forest is 1-for-4 inside the arc, but 3-for-3 outside it.

H1 16:00 | Wake Forest 11, Virginia Tech 8

The Hokies managed to punch back, but every time they do, Wake Forest is responding. Virginia Tech has made three of their last four, but the Demon Deacons are 4-for-6 — and a perfect 3/3 from beyond the arc.

H1 17:50 | Wake Forest 6, Virginia Tech 2

The Hokies are down four after starting 1-for-4 to today's contest. They're getting relatively open shots, but it's just not falling.

H1 19:00 | Wake Forest 3, Virginia Tech 2

Tobi Lawal gets things started with a swift jumper. On the other end, Juke Harris knocks down a triple from the right corner to shift the lead Wake's way.

H1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Wake Forest 0

Lawal wins the tip, and we're underway in Blacksburg.

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

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