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

Virginia Tech men's basketball was bounced from the winners' bracket by Saint Mary's, which clinched a berth to the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament final. Read more for the game thread below, which is organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Saint Mary's 77, Virginia Tech 66

The Hokies suffer their first loss of the 2025-26 campaign in an 11-point loss to the Gaels. Tech will play VCU in the third-place game tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Q2 0:37 | St. Mary's 75, Virginia Tech 64

Rory Hawke escapes free for the slam and that should do it. The Hokies are now trailing by 11.

H2 1:26 | St. Mary's 69, Virginia Tech 64

Schutt fires again off the dish from Hammond. Good again. He's up to 17. The Hokies are down five, still in it with 86 seconds left in this one.

H2 3:54 | St. Mary's 65, Virginia Tech 59

Big-time board by Tyler Johnson. He then scythed inside for the layup. The Hokies have closed it back to a six-point game.

H2 4:37 | St. Mary's 65, Virginia Tech 57

Jaden Schutt now up to a season-high 14. The Hokies trail by eight.

H2 6:20 | St. Mary's 61, Virginia Tech 53

The long-range marksman, Jaden Schutt, strikes again. Nails one from beyond the arc. His third trey. Half of Tech's total (six).

H2 7:35 | St. Mary's 59, Virginia Tech 47

Hansberry's shot answered by a Liam Campbell layup. Hansberry leads the Hokies with 16 points. Hammond and Avdalas behind him with nine.

H2 9:13 | St. Mary's 55, Virginia Tech 43

A three-pointer for Paulius Murauskas lifts the Gaels back to a double-digit lead over the Hokies. Tech's splits: 29/19/87.

H2 10:32 | St. Mary's 48, Virginia Tech 41

Tech was down seven at the U-12 MTO. Have outscored St. Mary's, 23-19, in this half. Of note: Bedford, after a 17-point outing vs. Colorado State yesterday, has gone 0-for-10 (0-for-4 from 3) today.

H2 12:00 | St. Mary's 46, Virginia Tech 41

Tech has shot 27.7% from field, 20.0% from deep. They're in it thanks to closing the rebounding battle to 28-25, six steals to the Gaels' one and only four turnovers.

H2 13:20 | St. Mary's 40, Virginia Tech 36

The Hokies are showing life with a 7-0 run. Closed to within four off a Johnson triple, his first points of the game.

H2 16:30 | St. Mary's 37, Virginia Tech 29

Avdalas from deep pushes the Hokies to an eight-point deficit. Tech's second three of the day. 1-for-15 from deep prior to that shot.

HALFTIME | St. Mary's 31, Virginia Tech 20

The Hokies find themselves down 11 entering the second. Gaels reserve Dillan Shaw has been a thorn in Tech's side; he has a team-high eight points at half. Hammond, who earned the start with Lawal out, leads the Hokies with nine points.

H1 1:18 | St. Mary's 30, Virginia Tech 20

The Hokies sit at a 7-for-31 clip now. Getting some quality looks; it's just not falling today. They've really limited the turnovers, though — just two thus far today.

H1 3:04 | St. Mary's 26, Virginia Tech 18

The Hokies have cut it back to single-digits as we hit the U-4 MTO. Hammond cashed a triple on an awkward rotation. It was the team's first made trey after 12 straight misses. Tech is 6-for-28 from the field; Gaels, 11-for-23.

H1 4:07 | St. Mary's 26, Virginia Tech 14

Tech has yet to hit from beyond the arc. 0-for-12. All five starters have shot triples. The Hokies are down 12 as we near the end of the first half.

H1 6:00 | St. Mary's 23, Virginia Tech 14

The Hokies have missed their first 10 from deep; inside they're 5-for-15 (33%). Rebounding margin is now 18-10.

H1 8:17 | St. Mary's 19, Virginia Tech 11

Tech closed it to three with a 7-0 run but just as quickly, a 7-2 Gaels run has St. Mary's up eight.

H1 12:00 | St. Mary's 12, Virginia Tech 4

The Hokies are 2-for-13 to start. Down 13-6 n the rebounding front. Have forced three turnovers, though.

H1 15:07 | St. Mary's 10, Virginia Tech 2

Commanding advantage for the Gaels at the game's first media timeout. Hammond is the only one to cash in through nearly five minutes of ball. Bedford, Johnson and Hansberry a combined 0-for-5. The Hokies trail by eight.

H1 16:30 | St. Mary's 8, Virginia Tech 0

Nightmare start for the Hokies, who have started 0-for-6. Meanwhile, Saint Mary's is 4-for-6.

H1 17:50 | St. Mary's 4, Virginia Tech 0

Quick pair of buckets from 7-foot-2 Saint Mary's big Andrew McKeever. The Hokies are undersized due to the unavailability of Lawal (lower body).

Pre-Game:

Here's the Hokies' starting five:

No. 0 - Jailen Bedford, Guard
No. 3 - Ben Hammond, Guard
No. 10 - Tyler Johnson, Guard
No. 13 - Amani Hansberry, Forward
No. 17 - Neoklis Avdalas, Guard

Tobi Lawal, per Virginia Tech Sports Network's Zach Mackey, is out for the remainder of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament with a lower-body injury. Lawal logged three points and two rebounds in 15 minutes against Colorado State last night.

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