Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Men's Basketball vs. No. 21 Virginia

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

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Virginia Tech men's basketball squares off against Virginia today at 2 p.m. ET to open its ACC slate; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Virginia Tech 95, Virginia 85

What a win. The Hokies claim a Quad 1 victory, move to 12-2, start off their ACC slate with a win. 30 points from Ben Hammond, plus 17 points each from Hansberry, Avdalas and Gurdak. Hansberry and Gurdak had 15 and 19 rebounds, each. Next up: Wake Forest on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 12 p.m. ET (TV: ACCN).

3OT 25.8 | Virginia Tech 94, Virginia 85

Hammond has 30 points. What a performance from the true sophomore. Five rebounds and five assists, too.

3OT 37.0 | Virginia Tech 92, Virginia 83

Ben Hammond has 28. Whistled for a foul on the other end.

3OT 1:06 | Virginia Tech 88, Virginia 83

Hammond knocks one down while falling. Somehow, this contest gets even more insane. The Hokies lead by five.

3OT 2:10 | Virginia Tech 85, Virginia 82

Hansberry knocks down a triple; he sits at 16 points alongside 15 rebounds.

3OT 3:16 | Virginia Tech 82, Virginia 80

Hammond — again. He's up to 24.

3OT 4:00 | Virginia 80, Virginia Tech 80

Hammond has a career-high 22 points off FOURTEEN free throws. Knotted at 80.

3OT START | Virginia Tech 78, Virginia 78

We enter triple overtime. Just a note: Virginia Tech men's basketball has never reached four OTs.

END 2OT | Virginia Tech 78, Virginia 78

Chance Mallory tip-in. Right. As. Time. Expires. Triple overtime. Wow.

2OT 03.6 | Virginia Tech 77, Virginia 76

Thomas nails a leaning three-pointer. As if this game couldn't get any more bonkers. The Hokies lead by one and Dallin Hall fouls out.

2OT 7.6 | Virginia Tech 77, Virginia 73

Hammond fouled by UVa; he sinks both at the line.

2OT 09.4 | Virginia Tech 75, Virginia 73

Malik Thomas muscles in and gets the and-one off Hammond. He cans the free throw.

2OT 14.4 | Virginia Tech 75, Virginia 70

He hit both. The Hokies lead by five. Hammond has a team-high 17; Gurdak with 16 points, 16 rebounds.

2OT 14.4 | Virginia Tech 73, Virginia 70

Oh, my. Hammond strips it and is fouled. To the line he goes. One make likely seals this.

2OT 27.5 | Virginia Tech 73, Virginia 70

The Hokies stay ahead. Hansberry clanks a triple.

2OT 1:40 | Virginia Tech 73, Virginia 70

Hammond jumper. The Hokies are up by three and they have the ball.

2OT 2:12 | Virginia Tech 71, Virginia 70

Mallory to the line; he cans both at the stripe. The Hokies' lead is trimmed to one.

2OT 2:13 | Virginia Tech 71, Virginia 68

Avdalas. To. Hansberry. Slam. Crowd. Erupts.

2OT 2:50 | Virginia Tech 71, Virginia 68

Avdalas. To. Hansberry. Slam. Crowd. Erupts.

2OT 3:20 | Virginia Tech 69, Virginia 68

Hammond to the line — he misses the first, nails the second. The Hokies lead by one.

2OT 4:22 | Virginia Tech 68, Virginia 68

Jump ball goes Virginia's way after a Schutt missed three-pointer.

END OT1 | Virginia Tech 68, Virginia 68

Gurdak with the jam. 68-all. Double overtime awaits.

OT 10.9 | Virginia 68, Virginia Tech 66

Chaotic possession right there. A scrum for the ball ended up in the hands of De Ridder, who escaped free to tally the go-ahead layup. trail by two with just under 11 seconds remaining.

OT 1:00 | Virginia 66, Virginia Tech 64

What a bonkers game. Chance Mallory knocks one down from beyond the arc and just like that, the Hokies now trail by two. What a back-and-forth contest.

OT 1:29 | Virginia Tech 64, Virginia 63

Avdalas nails both, checks out. Limping as he walks to the bench. Bedford in.

OT 1:29 | Virginia 63, Virginia Tech 62

De Ridder misses his first free throw, but got another opportunity due to a lane violation. He misses the second. The Hokies trail, 63-62, with 1:29. Avdalas is limping after a hard foul but heading to the line. He's wincing.

OT 1:44 | Virginia Tech 62, Virginia 62

62-all. Schutt knocked down a triple. All his made shots today have been threes. Four Hokies in double figures: Avdalas (13), Hammond (12), Gurdak (12) and Hansberry (11). What a contest.

OT 2:00 | Virginia 62, Virginia Tech 59

Virginia knotted it at 59 after a Tillis tip-in that featured three offensive rebounds. Avdalas missed a triple, De Ridder answers with a made one. trail by three with two minutes left.

OT 4:00 | Virginia Tech 59, Virginia 55

Bucket by Gurdak and pair of FTs by Hammond has the Hokies up by four after a minute of extra ball.

OT START | Virginia Tech 55, Virginia 55

Virginia wins the tip to start off overtime.

END OF REGULATION | Virginia Tech 55, Virginia 55

Both teams had looks — neither fell. To the extra period we go!

H2 34.4 | Virginia Tech 55, Virginia 55

Goaltending leads to a Gurdak basket. Tied at 55-all. UVa. ball. The Hokies need to knuckle down here in what's been a barnburner.

H2 1:53 | Virginia Tech 53, Virginia 53

Once again, another lead change. This time, it's Gurdak with the bucket. He's up to eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds. De Ridder answers to knot us at 53, though.

H2 3:10 | Virginia 51, Virginia Tech 49

The Hokies trail by two with just over three minutes left to play. Tech has been outscored in the paint, 26-16, though it outnumbers the 'Hoos 14-4 in second-chance points today.

H2 5:43 | Virginia Tech 47, Virginia 43

Schutt, from two-ish steps beyond the arc, uncorks one. It's good. Tech leads by four.

H2 7:06 | Virginia Tech 44, Virginia 43

The Hokies still lead. They're shooting 6-for-18 while UVa has shot 8-for-18.

H2 8:26 | Virginia Tech 44, Virginia 42

The Hokies' lead is restored off another pair of Hammond FTs. The sophomore guard is up to eight points. Avdalas leads Tech with 13.

H2 8:49 | Virginia Tech 42, Virginia 42

Hammond goes to the line and sinks both; he's now up to six points today. Also has three rebounds. The Hokies are now running with a lineup of Jaden Schutt, Hammond, Sin'Cere Jones, Neoklis Avdalas and Christian Gurdak.

H2 9:30 | Virginia Tech 40, Virginia 40

Tied up again — this time, it's 40-all. Bedford notched a tip-in.

H2 13:10 | Virginia Tech 36, Virginia 33

The Hokies assume a three-point lead off an Avdalas triple, his third of this contest. Of note: Hansberry is up to nine points and 10 rebounds, one point shy of a double-double.

H2 15:10 | Virginia 33, Virginia Tech 31

Mallory strikes again — this time, it gives Virginia the lead back. Avdalas fouled; he misses both at the line. The Hokies trail by two.

H2 15:36 | Virginia Tech 31, Virginia 31

Hansberry snagged the lead back with a triple off the feed from Avdalas; however, Chance Mallory notched his first points of the game. 31-all at the U-16 MTO.

H2 17:07 | Virginia 29, Virginia Tech 28

The 'Hoos clap back with a Devin Tillis triple to retake the lead. Tillis is up to six; Avdalas leads all scorers with 10.

H2 19:40 | Virginia Tech 26, Virginia 24

Bedford knocks down a trey 11 seconds into the second half to restore the Hokies' lead. 26-24, VT.

HALFTIME | Virginia 24, Virginia Tech 23

Anemic offense for both sides results in 47 combined first-half points. The Hokies yielded the lead with 1:09 left. 20 minutes left to grab it back.

H1 1:08 | Virginia 24, Virginia Tech 23

Cavaliers take the lead off a Grünloh triple. The Hokies now trail by one.

H1 2:25 | Virginia Tech 23, Virginia 21

Pasha stuffed Elijah Gertrude, but Johann Grünloh got the successful tip-in. The Hokies' lead is back down to two as we near the end of the opening half.

H1 3:03 | Virginia Tech 23, Virginia 19

Insipid shooting affair thus far. However, I think the Hokies will take it. They lead by four as we've hit the U-4 MTO of the first half. UVa is 7-for-24 from field, including a 2-for-13 mark from the arc.

H1 4:50 | Virginia Tech 21, Virginia 16

The Hokies' lead was sliced to two, but Schutt nailed one from long range to extend it up to five. Tech has shot 8-for-28 today.

H1 8:50 | Virginia Tech 15, Virginia 9

The Hokies have shot 6-for-19 today, but Virginia's simply missing relatively open looks here. 3-of-16 for the 'Hoos. Tech holds a 14-11 edge on the boards. Virginia has three blocks.

H1 11:15 | Virginia Tech 13, Virginia 7

Tech leads by six. 'Hoos have made 2-of-13 from the field. UVa. is 1-for-8 from deep at the second media timeout.

H1 13:30 | Virginia Tech 11, Virginia 4

The Cavaliers' shooting struggles continue; they're now 1-for-10 and haven't hit a field goal in over six minutes.

H1 14:04 | Virginia Tech 11, Virginia 4

Hansberry nails both at the charity stripe. Izaiah Pasha and Sin'Cere Jones coming off the bench as the seventh and eighth set of legs.

H1 14:50 | Virginia Tech 9, Virginia 4

The Hokies are now up five. Gurdak cashed in by gobbling the O-board. UVa. is 1-for-9.

H1 16:00 | Virginia Tech 7, Virginia 4

Gurdak tallies a second-chance make off the miss from Hansberry; Avdalas then cashes in for the triple. The Hokies lead.

H1 17:09 | Virginia 4, Virginia Tech 2

Avdalas breaks the scoring drought with a pump fake and a leaning fadeaway. The crowd goes electric after Virginia commits a shot clock violation.

H1 18:00 | Virginia 4, Virginia Tech 0

Virginia's applying suffocating defensive pressure in the opening two minutes. Thus far, the Hokies have appeared jittery and a bit out-of-sorts; they're 0-for-3.

H1 19:02 | Virginia 2, Virginia Tech 0

Thijs De Ridder muscles in between Amani Hansberry and Christian Gurdak for the game's first points; Malik Thomas then gets stuffed by Hansberry on the 'Hoos' subsequent possession.

H1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Virginia 0

The Commonwealth Clash is underway. The Hokies lose the tip.

Pre-Game:

The Hokies' starting five is as follows:

• No. 0 - Jailen Bedford - Guard
• No. 2 - Jaden Schutt - Guard
• No. 13 - Amani Hansberry - Forward
• No. 17 - Neoklis Avdalas - Guard
• No. 32 - Christian Gurdak - Center