Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Men's Basketball vs. South Carolina

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

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Virginia Tech men's basketball held on to take down South Carolina, 86-83, in overtime to elevate itself to 7-2. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Virginia Tech 86, South Carolina 83

The Hokies narrowly hang on. Strong hit front iron on his last-gasp attempt. Tech next plays George Mason on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m. ET.

OT 0:02.2 | Virginia Tech 85, South Carolina 83

Johnson's logo trey no good. Hansberry gets the board and is fouled. He misses the first FT. He nailed the second and the Gamecocks call time.

OT 0:13 | Virginia Tech 85, South Carolina 83

Hammond cashed both. Strong nailed a fallaway jumper, but Hammond then drove to his right, finished down the lane. The Hokies lead by two. Hammond has 16 points, Schutt has 12 and Hansberry's tallied 21.

OT 0:53 | Virginia Tech 81, South Carolina 81

Schutt answers with a three-pointer to snag the lead after a Knox FT. Then, an Elijah Strong jumper knots us at 81. Hammond to the line for two.

OT 1:34 | Virginia Tech 78, South Carolina 78

Hammond and Knox cancel each other out with buckets. Avdalas just fouled out. 5-for-11 for 13 points and eight assists today. Dorn/Hansberry at four fouls. Johnson and Avdalas are out with five.

OT 2:01 | Virginia Tech 76, South Carolina 76

Schutt hit two of three at the line. We're tied. Strong then missed a trey.

OT 2:41 | South Carolina 76, Virginia Tech 74

The Hokies are down two, but Schutt is fouled on a three-point attempt. It' a huge chance to cut back into that deficit.

OT 4:55 | Virginia Tech 70, South Carolina 70

We're in overtime now. Avdalas hit in the face; foul on South Carolina's Kobe Knox. One-and-one for the Hokies.

END OF REGULATION | Virginia Tech 70, South Carolina 70

Time expired before Sharavjamts could get the shot off. Don't know why that wasn't passed out sooner. Bad execution there.

South Carolina ran the clock out. Didn’t get a shot off. Overtime! pic.twitter.com/4GtHgEA5Wi

— David Cunningham (@therealdcunna) December 3, 2025

H2 30.8 | Virginia Tech 70, South Carolina 70

Elijah Strong bricked a wide-open trey after Avdalas messed up the switch. Lot of offensive fouls lately, weirdly enough.

H2 1:20 | Virginia Tech 70, South Carolina 70

Hammond fouls Meechie Johnson following a frenetic possession with multiple misses from the Hokies. Johnson bricks both. Avdalas gets the defensive board. Tech calling time with 1:20 to play.

H2 2:15 | Virginia Tech 70, South Carolina 70

Two teams have combined for 11-for-16 in this most recent stretch. Tyler Johnson fouled out; Hansberry is up to a career-high 21 points.

H2 3:20 | Virginia Tech 68, South Carolina 68

Sharavjamts canned his try at the line. The Following possession? Hammond nailed one from beyond the arc. He's up to 10 tonight. 68-all with time winding down.

H2 3:44 | South Carolina 67, Virginia Tech 65

South Carolina in front by two now. Sharavjamts muscled by in the paint for the tip-in near the right block. And-one opportunity here for the Gamecocks. trail.

H2 3:53 | Virginia Tech 65, South Carolina 65

Knotted at 65 after the Gamecocks' Mike Sharavjamts cans both free throws at the line. Hansberry has 19 for VT; Meechie Johnson, 18 for South Carolina.

H2 4:36 | Virginia Tech 65, South Carolina 63

Meechie Johnson brings South Carolina within two. Avdalas clanks the jumper; Tyler Johnson whistled for his fourth foul. Young is leaving him in.

H2 7:59 | Virginia Tech 59, South Carolina 54

The Hokies are still leading by two possessions. Both teams have struggled from beyond the arc, shooting a combined 10-26 (27.8%). Tech still holds the rebounding advantage (29-19) and has a 15-8 assist advantage. 40-20 in the paint, too.

H2 15:53 | Virginia Tech 44, South Carolina 38

Avdalas leapt up to block Meechie Johnson's attempt. Ruled a foul but looked as if that was clean. Gamecocks 1-for-7 from field, 0-for-4 from deep.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 37, South Carolina 34

Ben Hammond's runner at the buzzer was no good. The Hokies led by as many as 10, but the Gamecocks are staying close. Bedford has a career-high six rebounds; meanwhile, Hansberry has tallied a team-high 13 points and eight rebounds.

H1 1:15 | Virginia Tech 35, South Carolina 30

The Gamecocks are now down five. Rebounding margin currently 20-8. The Hokies have committed six turnovers so far this half, but have only trailed for 1:23.

H1 6:03 | Virginia Tech 28, South Carolina 25

South Carolina threatening, but the Hokies are hanging on thanks to Hansberry thriving in the pick-and-roll. Gamecocks are often sending two to the ball, allowing Hansberry to get free. He has 11 points so far.

H1 11:32 | Virginia Tech 19, South Carolina 10

The Hokies are now 8-for-14 from the field and also possess a 10-3 rebounding margin over the Gamecocks. Ball movement around the perimeter led to a kickout to Jaden Schutt near the left corner. His trey gave Tech a nine-point lead.

H1 15:42 | Virginia Tech 6, South Carolina 1

Just over four minutes in, the Gamecocks still haven't hit from the field. The Hokies are ahead by way of three makes from the field. Bedford has four rebounds.

H1 START | South Carolina 1, Virginia Tech 0

2:30 in, only one point thus far. Both teams have combined to shoot 0-for-6.

Pre-Game: The Hokies' starting lineup is as follows:

• No. 0 - Jailen Bedford - Guard
• No. 1 - Tobi Lawal - Forward
• No. 10 - Tyler Johnson - Guard
• No. 17 - Neoklis Avdalas - Guard
• No. 77 - Antonio Dorn

Tobi Lawal is absent for the third straight contest; head coach Mike Young state that there is no timetable for his return.