Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Men's Basketball vs. Georgia Tech
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Virginia Tech men's basketball takes on Georgia Tech tonight at 8 p.m. ET. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.
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
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Thomas is a sophomore at Virginia Tech majoring in multimedia journalism with a minor in creative writing. He currently works with Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech's student-run newspaper, as a staff writer for its sports section. In addition, he also writes for 3304 Sports as a staff writer and on-air talent, as well as Aspiring Journalists at Virginia Tech as a curator. You can find him on X: @thomashughes_05.
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