Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Men's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech

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

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Virginia Tech men's basketball escaped with a victory over Georgia Tech, 71-65, on Tuesday night. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Virginia Tech 71, Georgia Tech 65

The Hokies were given some heartburn late. They missed their last six and let Georgia Tech close it to two, go on an 11-point run in H2. Still, they got the win. Next: No. 4 Duke on 1/31, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN).

H2 3.3 | Virginia Tech 69, Georgia Tech 65

That should do it. Washington missed a trey and Bedford grabbed the board, was fouled. Heart-racing affair there to close out. Against a Quad 3 opponent, not good, but it'll be a win nonetheless.

H2 0:13 | Virginia Tech 69, Georgia Tech 65

Ben Hammond. Nails. Knocked down both free throws. #Hokies

H2 0:13 | Virginia Tech 67, Georgia Tech 65

Two-point game... Hammond is fouled and he'll head to the line.

H2 0:28 | Virginia Tech 67, Georgia Tech 63

Bedford split his pair of free throws. Four-point lead.

H2 0:29 | Virginia Tech 66, Georgia Tech 63

Lead trimmed to three after a Baye Ndongo layup. The Hokies are narrowly holding onto the lead and cannot afford a miscue.

H2 0:39 | Virginia Tech 66, Georgia Tech 61

Avdalas splits his pair of FTs. The Hokies lead by five.

H2 0:56 | Virginia Tech 65, Georgia Tech 61

The gap is now four points. Lamar Washington knocked down a layup. This ending feels ominous. The Hokies need to close this out. A loss here is season-altering. Hard to put into words just how vital this next minute is to Tech's season.

H2 1:41 | Virginia Tech 65, Georgia Tech 59

The Hokies' lead is trimmed to six off a Kowacie Reeves Jr. layup.

H2 2:38 | Virginia Tech 65, Georgia Tech 55

Lawal has fouled out. Chorus of boos from the crowd. Tech leads by 10.

H2 5:25 | Virginia Tech 62, Georgia Tech 48

The Hokies are now up 14 after a pair of Lawal free throws. 10-for-14 (71.4%) from the stripe today. Also, Virginia Tech has committed only four turnovers against the Yellow Jackets.

H2 6:00 | Virginia Tech 58, Georgia Tech 46

Gurdak's up to 11 points off a free throw. The freshman big also has seven rebounds.

H2 7:57 | Virginia Tech 55, Georgia Tech 44

The Hokies have outscored Georgia Tech 19-14 in this frame. Virginia Tech has a 5-1 advantage in steals and a 10-3 gap in turnovers. Brilliant ball control today from Virginia Tech.

H2 10:00 | Virginia Tech 53, Georgia Tech 44

The Hokies lead by nine with 10 minutes left to play in this one. Hansberry is 1-for-5 from the field but has eight rebounds and a pair of blocks. Hammond has 16 points on a 6-of-11 mark.

H2 11:58 | Virginia Tech 53, Georgia Tech 40

Lawal sends a Lamar Washington lay-in attempt into the stands. He has five points on 2-of-6 shooting today. Of note, Tech has a 17-4 advantage in points off turnovers.

H2 13:01 | Virginia Tech 53, Georgia Tech 40

Ben Hammond, man. Pair of triples. He's up to a game-high 16 points on a 6-of-9 clip from the field.

H2 14:10 | Virginia Tech 47, Georgia Tech 40

The Hokies' lead has largely held steady. Virginia Tech leads by seven, spearheaded by 10 points apiece from Hammond and Gurdak.

H2 18:07 | Virginia Tech 39, Georgia Tech 34

The second half is underway. Bedford, who was 1-for-6 in the first half, knocked down a triple. The Hokies lead by five at the first media timeout of the second frame.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 36, Georgia Tech 30

After the slow start, where GT took a 9-0 lead, the Hokies outscored Georgia Tech 36-21 after that stretch. Hammond leads the way with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting.

H1 5:02 | Virginia Tech 26, Georgia Tech 24

The #Hokies have pulled out back in front after a pair of lay-ins from center Christian Gurdak. Gurdak leads Virginia Tech today with eight points.

H1 6:14 | Georgia Tech 24, Virginia Tech 22

#Hokies now trailing by two at the latest media timeout. Virginia Tech has shot 8-for-23 today in comparison to Georgia Tech's 9-for-20 clip. The Hokies have a 10-4 advantage in points off turnovers.

H1 8:43 | Virginia Tech 20, Georgia Tech 20

Knotted at 20. The Hokies are 4-for-10 from beyond arc.

H1 10:55 | Virginia Tech 17, Georgia Tech 14

Georgia Tech pulled within one, but #Hokies pushed it back to three with an Avdalas slam. Virginia Tech has shot 6-for-10 after its 0-5 start to the game.

H1 11:46 | Virginia Tech 15, Georgia Tech 12

Avdalas knocks down a trey for his first points of the game. Was 0-for-4 prior to the shot. Georgia Tech's Baye Ndongo knocks down a layup and we're now at the U-12 MTO. The Hokies lead by three.

H1 13:15 | Virginia Tech 12, Georgia Tech 10

Gurdak knocks one down and just like that, the #Hokies have flipped a nine-point deficit into a three-point lead.

H1 14:07 | Virginia Tech 10, Georgia Tech 10

10-1 run for the Hokies since Craft knocked down his third triple. Five of those have came from Hammond. He leads the team in points per game (16.6) in ACC games.

H1 15:00 | Georgia Tech 10, Virginia Tech 8

The Hokies close it to five off a Hammond jumper, then the sophomore hits again from the left corner to make it a two-point game.

H1 17:00 | Georgia Tech 9, Virginia Tech 3

The Hokies are on the board via a Hansberry trey.

H1 18:30 | Georgia Tech 6, Virginia Tech 0

Kam Craft's hot to start this one. A pair of triples from him has the Yellow Jackets up by six. #Hokies yet to get on the board a minute and a half in.

H1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Georgia Tech 0

Tobi 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