Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Men's Basketball's Exhibition Contest vs. Duquesne

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

Feb 5, 2025; Blacksburg, Va.; SMU guard B.J. Edwards (0) shoots the ball as Virginia Tech guard Jaden Schutt (2) defends. | Brian Bishop-Imagn Images

Virginia Tech basketball lost its exhibition contest to Duquesne today, 83-81. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Duquesne 83, Virginia Tech 81

Duquesne fouled Avdalas, who missed one of two. His last-gasp trey at the buzzer was no good. The Dukes win by two. Virginia Tech's regular season opener is against Charleston Southern on Monday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. ET in Cassell Coliseum.

H2 13.9 | Duquesne 82, Virginia Tech 80

The Hokies held the ball with 18.1 remaining, but the ball was batted out past the midcourt line as the shot clock expired. The Dukes hold the ball and momentum.

H2 1:13 | Virginia Tech 80, Duquesne 80

Dukes guard Jimmie Williams is now up to 20 points. Avdalas cans one of two from the stripe to tie things at 80 apiece.

H2 3:02 | Virginia Tech 76, Duquesne 75

Hansberry fouled out of the contest, while Gurdak is in. Schutt returned to the contest. Duquesne tallied a pair of slams to work their way to within one and force a Hokies timeout.

H2 8:26 | Virginia Tech 71, Duquesne 66

Lawal and Hammond each with a game-high 19 points. Avdalas and Schutt behind with nine. Schutt left the contest, was limping to the bench. He's now on the team's conditioning airbike.

H2 8:26 | Virginia Tech 71, Duquesne 66

Lawal and Hammond have each tallied a game-high 19 points. Avdalas and Schutt behind with nine. Schutt left the contest, was limping to the bench. He's now on the team's conditioning air bike.

H2 11:45 | Virginia Tech 59, Duquesne 59

Schutt canned his second triple of the game to restore the Hokies' lead; however, Duquesne responded to knot this contest at 59 with under 12 minutes to go.

H2 14:44 | Duquesne 50, Virginia Tech 49

Duquesne now leads at the media timeout; the Dukes have outscored the Hokies, 16-10, in the second half, so far.

H2 17:27 | Virginia Tech 47, Duquesne 42

Avdalas cans his first three in Blacksburg. He had missed his prior five shots from beyond the arc. Both Christian Gurdak and Amani Hansberry are at four fouls; German center Antonio Dorn is not dressed.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 39, Duquesne 34

Duquesne closed the half on a 8-0 run. Virginia Tech has limited the Dukes to 37/27/47 shooting splits so far. Lawal and Hammond lead the team in scoring with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

H1 1:27 | Virginia Tech 39, Duquesne 29

The Hokies have shot only 45.5% from the free throw line, they've shot 68.8% inside the arc.

H1 5:19 | Virginia Tech 32, Duquesne 24

Thus far, guard Ben Hammond has been balling out. The sophomore has tallied 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting.

H1 11:31 | Virginia Tech 19, Duquesne 9

Virginia Tech has kept the Dukes from knocking down a field goal for the last 5:22. Duquesne is shooting 2-for-9 (22.2%) from the field. The Hokies have taken 12 shots and made 8.

H1 13:28 | Virginia Tech 19, Duquesne 8

The Hokies are now on an 11-0 run. Lawal's up to nine points.

H1 16:00 | Virginia Tech 10, Duquesne 8

Virginia Tech's Greek newcomer, Neoklis Avdalas, paces the Hokies with four points after four minutes. All 10 of the Hokies' points have come in the paint.

PRE-GAME:

The Hokies' starting five will consist of Jailen Bedford, Tobi Lawal, Tyler Johnson, Amani Hansberry and Neoklis Avdalas.