Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Men's Basketball vs. No. 4 Duke

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

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Virginia Tech men's basketball faces off against No. 4 Duke today at 12 p.m. ET; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

H2 5:34 | Duke 62, Virginia Tech 56

Duke has shot 24-for-32 (75%) from inside the arc today. Yet, the Hokies haven't yielded. They've closed the gap and have held Duke to 0-for-9 from long range this half.

H2 6:07 | Duke 62, Virginia Tech 56

Six-point game. Possession-by-possession affair here now. The Hokies are refusing to yield.

H2 7:03 | Duke 60, Virginia Tech 54

Avdalas hits a jumper in the paint for his first field goal of the game. Virginia Tech is down by six.

H2 9:00 | Duke 60, Virginia Tech 52

Hammond jumped the passing lanes for a leaping steal. Fired from deep and drained it. Eight-point game. #Hokies

H2 10:00 | Duke 58, Virginia Tech 49

10 minutes of ball left to go. The Hokies trail by nine; Hansberry leads with a game-high 20 points.

H2 11:08 | Duke 55, Virginia Tech 47

Media timeout. The Hokies are clawing. They've held Duke to a 0-for-6 clip from deep in the frame through nearly nine minutes this half.

H2 12:30 | Duke 55, Virginia Tech 45

Hansberry 4-for-4 from deep. Stellar effort today from the junior forward; he's got a game-high 18 points. #Hokies

H2 13:00 | Duke 51, Virginia Tech 42

Schutt knocked one down again from three. Virginia Tech is down by nine.

H2 13:49 | Duke 50, Virginia Tech 39

11-point game at the second media timeout of the second half. Hansberry leads the Hokies with 15 points. Hammond's the closest behind him with eight.

H2 14:50 | Duke 46, Virginia Tech 39

Duke raised the gap back up to double-digits — then Schutt hit a triple. Seven-point ballgame.

H2 16:40 | Duke 42, Virginia Tech 36

The Hokies lost their only challenge of the game on an out-of-bounds challenge. Still, they've knocked the deficit down to six off a Hansberry lay-in. Cassell Coliseum's getting raucous.

H2 17:27 | Duke 42, Virginia Tech 34

Hansberry gets inside for the lay-in off the dish from Avdalas. The Hokies have trimmed the gap to eight. Former Blue Devil Jaden Schutt has checked in.

H2 18:39 | Duke 40, Virginia Tech 31

The second half is underway. The Blue Devils Hokies are a combined 0-for-5 to start.

HALFTIME | Duke 40, Virginia Tech 31

Nine-point deficit for the #Hokies at the half. They went on an 11-4 run to close out the frame. Duke is shooting 18-for-29 (62.1%).

H1 7.4 | Duke 40, Virginia Tech 31

The lead is back down to single-digits. Hammond hit a contorting layup to bring the deficit down to nine. #Hokies

H1 3:20 | Duke 36, Virginia Tech 20

Hammond knocks one down. He's up to six. #Hokies are 8-for-22 and 2-for-10 from deep.

H1 5:15 | Duke 33, Virginia Tech 18

Hansberry went down, but checked back in after a short breather. He's 2-for-5 today for a team-high six points.

H1 6:26 | Duke 30, Virginia Tech 15

#Hokies have been outscored, 20-8, in the paint. Duke looks every bit like a national title contender.

H1 7:44 | Duke 26, Virginia Tech 13

The Hokies are now down by double digits. Cameron Boozer threw it down. The Blue Devils are a stellar 12-for-21 (57.1%) from the field at the U-8 media timeout.

H1 9:20 | Duke 20, Virginia Tech 11

#Hokies are 5-for-15 today. Duke is 9-for-18. Blue Devils have held Avdalas to a 0-for-3 mark.

H1 10:00 | Duke 18, Virginia Tech 9

Three straight shots in the span of four seconds for Duke. The Hokies failed to corral it and allowed a Brown tip-in. Down by nine now.

H1 11:32 | Duke 16, Virginia Tech 9

The Hokies have just one turnover in the first 8:28 of this one. They're struggling with distribution, though. Just two assists to Duke's six, thus far.

H1 12:20 | Duke 16, Virginia Tech 9

Schutt and Gurdak have checked into the contest. The Hokies need a spark. They're 4-for-13.

H1 12:28 | Duke 14, Virginia Tech 9

At the first media timeout of the day, the Hokies trail by five to No. 4 Duke. They've fared OK inside with a 3-for-5 clip, but they're struggling from outside, shooting 1-for-6 from dee).

H1 14:00 | Duke 11, Virginia Tech 9

Tightly contested opening minutes. Lawal and Evans are the only players with multiple buckets.

H1 15:30 | Duke 9, Virginia Tech 7

Both teams exchange triples — Duke's three-pointer came from Maliq Brown, while the Hokies' trey was from Hansberry.

H1 16:10 | Duke 6, Virginia Tech 4

Isaiah Evan escapes free for a lay-in. All six of the Blue Devils' points have come in the post. Bedford counters with a slam dunk. #Hokies

H1 17:10 | Duke 4, Virginia Tech 2

Hansberry. To. Lawal. Slam.

H1 18:00 | Duke 2, Virginia Tech 0

Patrick Ngongba's the first on the board. Slammed it home off the feed from Cayden Boozer. The Hokies have yet to get on the board.

H1 18:40 | Virginia Tech 0, Duke 0

No scoring in the first 1:20. Duke is 0-for-3.

H1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Duke 0

Hokies vs. No. 4 Duke is underway. Duke wins the tip. Game's on ESPN.

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