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

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

Jan 3, 2026; Winston-Salem, N.C.; Virginia Tech guard Ben Hammond (3) shoots off balance at the basket against Wake Forest. | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

Virginia Tech men's basketball faces off against Stanford tonight at 7 p.m. ET; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Stanford 69, Virginia Tech 68

Virginia Tech turned it over on its subsequent inbound attempt. The Hokies are now on a two-game skid. They'll next host California on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. ET on ACC Network.

H2 3.3 | Stanford 69, Virginia Tech 68

Ebuka Okorie. Big-time play. The Stanford guard knocks down a triple. He's up to 31 points. 3.3 seconds remain for the Hokies to mount a response.

H2 16.2 | Virginia Tech 68, Stanford 66

Avdalas missed the first and nailed the second; the Hokies lead by two and call time.

H2 16.2 | Virginia Tech 67, Stanford 66

Donavin Young nailed a three to slice the deficit to one. Was then forced to foul Avdalas. To the line goes the Greek wing.

H2 1:06 | Virginia Tech 67, Stanford 63

Just like that, the pendulum swings the other way. Stanford erupts on a quick 8-0 mini-run to slice the Hokies' lead down to four. Lawal had a nice play where he got a finger on Cameron Grant's shot, but it eventually resulted in an Okorie triple.

H2 2:18 | Virginia Tech 67, Stanford 55

Hammond nails both at the line. The Hokies lead by 12, and Hammond's up to 14 points.

H2 3:50 | Virginia Tech 65, Stanford 52

Lawal nailed a shot out of the U-5 MTO and the #Hokies' lead is back above double-digits. Avdalas landed a layup on the right block to put Tech up 13 and boost his point total to 20.

H2 5:20 | Virginia Tech 58, Stanford 50

The Hokies have been outscored 26-16 in the paint, yet they're still leading off the back of a 34-27 rebounding edge. 12 fouls to Stanford's 19 helps, too. Stanford's Oskar Giltay has eight points, 13 boards.

H2 7:15 | Virginia Tech 57, Stanford 46

The Hokies are leaping back out to an advantage. Avdalas is up to 18, while Hansberry has his fourth straight double-double with 11 points, 10 boards.

H2 10:38 | Virginia Tech 50, Stanford 44

Hammond flexing his muscle with an and-one to get to the cup. He's up to six points on 2-for-4 shooting. The Hokies lead by six.

H2 11:44 | Virginia Tech 44, Stanford 42

Following a triple from Donavin Young, who has eight points today, the Hokies now lead by only two at the U-12 MTO. They've hit on all three looks inside the arc but have missed all four outside it.

H2 12:53 | Virginia Tech 43, Stanford 39

Just like that, it's a tight contest again. Avdalas has hit one of four after starting the game 4-for-5. The Hokies' lead, which was as high as 12, has now been trimmed down to four.

H2 13:50 | Virginia Tech 43, Stanford 36

Stanford is making some slight inroads into the #Hokies' lead. Tech is 0-for-4 from three and hasn't really established a rhythm from long range today. They're 3-for-13 when not including Jaden Schutt's 2-for-4 mark.

H2 15:02 | Virginia Tech 39, Stanford 28

Okorle, Stanford's leading scorer, has made two of eight today against the Hokies. Avdalas up to a game-high 15 points with just over 15 minutes of ball left to play.

H2 18:11 | Virginia Tech 33, Stanford 27

The Hokies start the second-half scoring off with a bucket from Hansberry. He's up to seven points plus eight rebounds.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 31, Stanford 24

The Hokies lead by seven after 20 minutes of ball. Avdalas paces Tech with 11 points, with Schutt chipping in six and Bedford, Hansberry each tallying five.

H1 0:51 | Virginia Tech 28, Stanford 22

The Hokies lead by six as we approach the end of the half.

H1 3:00 | Virginia Tech 26, Stanford 20

Avdalas passes the double-digit mark; the Greek wing's now up to 11 points after cashing in on a pair of free throws.

H1 3:58 | Virginia Tech 24, Stanford 20

Avdalas is on a heater — he's up to nine points on 4-of-5 shooting at the U-4 MTO.

H1 5:49 | Virginia Tech 21, Stanford 16

Triple from Hansberry puts the Hokies up five. Neither team is shooting well; Virginia Tech sports a 37.5% make rate to Stanford's 28.6%.

H1 10:25 | Virginia Tech 14, Stanford 7

The Hokies have been standout on defense tonight, limiting Stanford to 3-for-15 (20%) on shooting. Avdalas and Schutt pace Tech with six points apiece.

H1 11:22 | Virginia Tech 12, Stanford 5

Schutt is out to a team-high six points after eight and a half minutes of play. Avdalas canned a jumper in the low right post and the Hokies lead by seven at the U-12 MTO.

H1 14:20 | Virginia Tech 7, Stanford 5

The Hokies started 2-for-11, but they now have the lead courtesy of a Jaden Schutt triple. Ice.

H1 15:07 | Stanford 5, Virginia Tech 4

Tobi Lawal came into the game. After 44 seconds of action, he knocked down a layup, his first bucket in 42 days. The crowd erupted.

H1 17:00 | Stanford 3, Virginia Tech 2

Not much scoring in this opening three-minute stretch. Avdalas canned a left-side jumper that took a while to settle in, while Ebuka Okorle, Stanford's leading scorer, knocked down a triple.

H1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Stanford 0

Virginia Tech wins the tip and we're off.

Pre-Game:

The Hokies' starting lineup 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