Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Men's Basketball vs. No. 20 Clemson

Virginia Tech stunned No. 20 Clemson, 76-66, at Littlejohn Coliseum; follow along for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Virginia Tech 76, Clemson 66

#Hokies claim their second ranked win of the season. Absolutely vital win for Virginia Tech. Anchored by 23 and 19 points from Bedford and Hammond. First win in Littlejohn Coliseum since Nov. 5, 2019 — Mike Young's first game as a head coach @ VT (H/T David Cunningham). Next up: vs. Florida State on Saturday, Feb. 14 (2 p.m. ET).

H2 1:43 | Virginia Tech 72, Clemson 64

Big-time corner three. Jailen Bedford. The Hokies waited for the opportune moment, and found it. Eight-point lead with 103 seconds to spare.

H2 2:36 | Virginia Tech 69, Clemson 64

Welling gets one to go over the outstretched arms of Lawal and Avdalas. Drew the foul, and he sinks it at the line. Five-point game.

H2 3:30 | Virginia Tech 69, Clemson 60

Avdalas sinks a midrange floater, and the Hokies now lead by nine.

H2 3:51 | Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 60

The Hokies lead by seven at the U-4 media timeout of the second half. Bedford leads Tech with 20 points, while Hammond and Lawal have 15 and 12, respectively. The Hokies are 10-for-18 from deep.

H2 4:40 | Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 60

Avdalas spotted an open Lawal for a potentially uncontested slam dunk. However, Avdalas' pass was a tad too high for Lawal to corral; the forward slipped right before the pass.

H2 6:00 | Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 60

Welling knocked down a pair of free throws to go along with it. Virginia Tech's lead is trimmed to seven with six minutes to play.

H2 6:05 | Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 58

Welling's back in the contest. Knocked down a layup with 6:49 to go. Virginia Tech leads by nine right now.

H2 7:25 | Virginia Tech 65, Clemson 56

Lawal gets two at the line, then gets a breakaway slam. Virginia Tech leads by nine.

H2 8:20 | Virginia Tech 61, Clemson 53

The Hokies pull ahead by eight again. Bedford got a layup to go. He's up to 20 points.

H2 9:00 | Virginia Tech 59, Clemson 53

Clemson slashes the lead to six off Jestin Porter hitting both at the line. Feels like every time the Tigers get within distance, the #Hokies have a response, though.

H2 9:23 | Virginia Tech 59, Clemson 51

Virginia Tech draws ahead by eight off a Hammond trey. He's up to 13 points (5-for-9). Bedford (18 points — team-high) has scored two points through 10:35 this half. It's a quiet second frame so far for Bedford.

H2 10:00 | Virginia Tech 56, Clemson 51

The Hokies' lead is trimmed to four off a three-point play by Clemson's RJ Godfrey.

H2 11:32 | Virginia Tech 54, Clemson 47

Clemson closed it to five before Neoklis Avdalas knocked down a pair of free-throw shots. The freshman wing has six points on a 2-for-6 clip from the field.

H2 12:07 | Virginia Tech 52, Clemson 44

Virginia Tech is up eight at the latest media timeout. The Hokies have been outscored 32-7 by Clemson's bench. The Tigers' starters, though, have notched just 12 points.

H2 14:20 | Virginia Tech 52, Clemson 40

Make it a 12-point game. Hammond hits from deep. 4-for-6 from the field, plus a steal.

H2 15:07 | Virginia Tech 49, Clemson 39

Clemson hasn't scored a field goal in three-plus minutes. The Hokies have gone on a 9-1 run since the 18:30 mark of the second half. Tech leads by double-digits.

H2 16:40 | Virginia Tech 45, Clemson 39

Virginia Tech is up by six now after a Hammond triple off the dish from Hansberry. The Hokies have assisted on 10 of its 18 buckets, while Clemson has assisted on just four of its 17 makes.

H2 17:40 | Virginia Tech 42, Clemson 39

Welling knocks down one of two from the line. Virginia Tech leads by three.

H2 18:00 | Virginia Tech 42, Clemson 38

Ace Buckner knocked the free throw down, but Avdalas answered with an adept finish in the paint. Virginia Tech leads by four, two minutes into the second half.

H2 18:36 | Virginia Tech 40, Clemson 37

Avdalas had a wide-open look but front-rimmed it. Clemson proceeded to get an and-one. Margin cut to three — potentially two if the Tigers cash in for a three-point play.

H2 START | Virginia Tech 40, Clemson 33

The Hokies kick the second half off with a Hansberry turnover.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 40, Clemson 33

The #Hokies drew a wide-open look for Hansberry at the horn. He drilled it and as a result, Virginia Tech leads by seven at intermission. Bedford leads with 16 points on a 6-for-10 mark.

H1 10.0 | Virginia Tech 37, Clemson 33

The Hokies are up four; they call time with ten seconds to spare before intermission. They have the ball with a chance to extend their lead. Lawal, Hammond, Pasha, Avdalas and Christian Gurdak are the five on the floor to close out the half.

H1 1:36 | Virginia Tech 37, Clemson 31

Bedford. Again. Three-pointer gives him 16 points and Virginia Tech a six-point lead.

H1 2:00 | Virginia Tech 34, Clemson 31

He drained the free throw, then got down the floor for a left-block layup. Bedford's up to 13 on a 5-for-9 clip.

H1 2:47 | Virginia Tech 31, Clemson 31

Bedford muscled into the lane for a jam and was fouled. Chance for a three-point play — and the lead.

H1 3:30 | Clemson 30, Virginia Tech 29

Virginia Tech is down by one at the U-4 MTO. Davidson has a team-high 10 points for the Tigers.

H1 3:51 | Virginia Tech 29, Clemson 28

Deadlocked match through just over 16 minutes. Each team has led for five-plus minutes. The Hokies grabbed the lead off a Lawal trey.

H1 6:39 | Virginia Tech 26, Clemson 24

The Hokies are in front at the U-8 media timeout. Tech, so far, is paced by eight points from Jailen Bedford, while Tobi Lawal and Antonio Dorn have logged five and four points, respectively. Virginia Tech is shooting 11-of-16 (68.8%) from the field.

H1 7:00 | Virginia Tech 24, Clemson 24

Lawal received an alley-oop from Amani Hansberry; however, Clemson responded with a Davidson layup — the forward has a team-high eight points.

H1 8:20 | Virginia Tech 22, Clemson 22

Deadlocked again. Now at 22-all. Hammond knocked down a jumper for his first points since Duke (Jan. 31).

H1 9:15 | Virginia Tech 20, Clemson 18

Both teams are sporting essentially identical numbers from the field; Tech's shooting 8-for-13 to Clemson's 14. The difference? The Hokies have shot 4-for-6 from deep.

H1 11:00 | Virginia Tech 16, Clemson 15

The Hokies are back in front. Schutt triple. Clemson has outscored the Hokies, 10-4, in the paint.

H1 12:42 | Clemson 12, Virginia Tech 11

Clemson's shooting 6-for-9 through nearly seven and a half minutes. Of note: Izaiah Pasha is in. His first action since Louisville (Jan. 24).

H1 16:00 | Virginia Tech 6, Clemson 6

The Hokies are deadlocked with Clemson through the opening four minutes. The Tigers are 3-for-5; Virginia Tech is 2-for-5.

H1 18:40 | Virginia Tech 3, Clemson 2

The Hokies waited for an opportune shot. They got one. A Jailen Bedford triple gives Virginia Tech the lead.

H1 START | Clemson 2, Virginia Tech 0

Clemson wins the tip, and Carter Welling gets to the rack. We're underway in Clemson. You can follow along on ACC Network.

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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