Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech WBB vs. North Carolina

Virginia Tech women's basketball dropped a back-and-forth fight to No. 22 North Carolina 66-63 in overtime Thursday evening; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL (OT) | North Carolina 66, Virginia Tech 63

Baker's try at the horn was no good and the #Hokies fall to 10-6 in league play. Next up: vs. Georgia Tech on Sunday, Feb. 22 (2 p.m. ET; ACCNX).

OT 0.8 | North Carolina 66, Virginia Tech 63

#Hokies' tries were no good. Attempts from both Nelson and Wenzel didn't fall. Virginia Tech still has the ball — but just 0.8 seconds to respond.

OT 25.5 | North Carolina 66, Virginia Tech 63

Grant knocked down both. The Hokies call time out. Of note: Tech's Kilah Freelon and Samyha Suffren have four fouls.

OT 25.5 | North Carolina 64, Virginia Tech 63

The Hokies have missed their last five. That included a missed Wenzel layup. Grant is going to the line.

OT 42.1 | North Carolina 64, Virginia Tech 63

North Carolina got a solid look at a triple, but it fell no good. The Tar Heels still have the ball with 42.1 left in OT.

OT 1:27 | North Carolina 64, Virginia Tech 63

Harris drains both on a two-free-throw trip to the line. The Hokies now trail by one.

OT 2:00 | Virginia Tech 63, North Carolina 62

Virginia Tech is still up by one with two minutes to go.

OT 2:48 | Virginia Tech 63, North Carolina 62

Baker knocks down 2/2 at the line. Virginia Tech is back in front.

OT 3:00 | North Carolina 62, Virginia Tech 61

Harris knocked down a jumper to put the Tar Heels back in front. Back-and-forth see-saw fight is going down here in Cassell Coliseum. Three minutes left in this overtime period.

OT 3:55 | Virginia Tech 61, North Carolina 60

After UNC pulled in front with an Aarnisalo three, Suffren countered with a jumper. She's up to 15 on a 6-for-14 clip from the field.

OT 4:34 | Virginia Tech 59, North Carolina 57

Freelon knocked down the overtime's first bucket after Virginia Tech missed consecutive shots. #Hokies

OT START | Virginia Tech 57, North Carolina 57

#Hokies win the tip to kick off the extra frame.

END OF REGULATION | Virginia Tech 57, North Carolina 57

To overtime we go. Grant's shot at the horn was no good.

Q4 05.1 | Virginia Tech 57, North Carolina 57

Suffren fouls with 8.2 remaining to drain time off the clock. Baker does the same with 5.1 left.

Q4 19.5 | Virginia Tech 57, North Carolina 57

Suffren drains a huge layup. 57-all. North Carolina has 19.5 seconds to pull back ahead. Huge uber-important near-20-second stretch awaiting the Hokies.

Q4 0:47 | North Carolina 57, Virginia Tech 55

Shot clock violation on UNC. #Hokies ball.

Q4 2:00 | North Carolina 57, Virginia Tech 55

Wenzel missed a needed trey. On the other end, UNC's Grant drained hers. North Carolina is back in front.

Q4 3:30 | Virginia Tech 55, North Carolina 54

And she knocked down the free throw, to boot. Virginia Tech is back in front, holding a one-point lead with 210 seconds left in this one.

Q4 3:37 | Virginia Tech 54, North Carolina 54

54-all. Suffren got to the rack herself.

Q4 3:53 | North Carolina 54, Virginia Tech 52

Lanie Grant got inside for a lay-in to give the Tar Heels their second lead of the day. North Carolina now leads by two. #Hokies

Q4 4:15 | Virginia Tech 52, North Carolina 51

A Wenzel pair of FTs was quickly answered by a Nyla Brooks three-pointer. The Hokies currently hold a one-point lead.

Q4 6:34 | Virginia Tech 50, North Carolina 46

Virginia Tech is up by four. Wenzel and Baker have combined for 25 points on 8-for-18 shooting — exactly half of the Hokies' 50-point output today.

Q4 7:36 | Virginia Tech 46, North Carolina 42

The Hokies beat the shot clock with a Baker shot from about six feet out. North Carolina counters with a Nyla Harris lay-in, though. Four-point game.

Q3 END | Virginia Tech 44, North Carolina 42

North Carolina's Elina Aarnisalo found Ciera Toomey open at the right wing for a triple just as the shot clock expired. The Hokies will enter the final frame up two after surrendering five straight UNC points to close the quarter.

Q3 1:00 | Virginia Tech 44, North Carolina 37

Wenzel found Aniya Trent inside for her first score of the game; Daley then drained a trey. Seven-point lead for the Hokies.

Q3 2:00 | Virginia Tech 40, North Carolina 37

It's a low-scoring affair that seems primed to carry over into the waning minutes. Virginia Tech leads by three with two minutes left.

Q3 3:50 | Virginia Tech 35, North Carolina 34

After that 1-for-11 second quarter, the third has been entirely different for the Tar Heels, who have gone 6-for-11 and pulled within one of the Hokies.

Q3 6:30 | Virginia Tech 35, North Carolina 28

Baker gets to the rack for another score; she's the first player to get to double-digit points tonight for either team. #Hokies

Q3 7:47 | Virginia Tech 31, North Carolina 23

#Hokies up eight now. All three of Carys Baker's makes have come from beyond the arc.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 28, North Carolina 21

North Carolina made both free throws. After an insipid shooting display in the second frame (combined 4-for-22), it's the Hokies in front by nine at intermission. They've been bolstered by a 4-for-10 clip from deep through two quarters.

Q2 0.6 | Virginia Tech 28, North Carolina 19

Nelson was assessed a flagrant 1 foul for excessive contact to the fact. The Tar Heels will take two shots at the line.

Q2 1:46 | Virginia Tech 26, North Carolina 17

It's been a choppy game from the Hokies on distribution, but they've been active in disrupting North Carolina's (0.3 AST-TO ratio, three assists to 10 turnovers) flow. Consequently, they lead by nine.

Q2 2:34 | Virginia Tech 24, North Carolina 17

Both teams have struggled with shooting this frame, logging a combined 3-for-17 (17.6%) clip. North Carolina is 25% both from the field and from beyond the arc.

Q2 4:50 | Virginia Tech 24, North Carolina 17

Neither team has shot particularly well, but it's the #Hokies in front at the Q2 media timeout. Baker and Suffren lead Tech with six points each.

Q2 6:13 | Virginia Tech 20, North Carolina 14

The Tar Heels have missed their last nine shots. Virginia Tech still leads by six.

Q2 9:00 | Virginia Tech 20, North Carolina 14

Virginia Tech gets the second quarter's first bucket via a Suffrren lay-in. The Hokies are 4-for-10 inside the arc and 4-for-8 outside it.

Q1 END | Virginia Tech 18, North Carolina 14

Virginia Tech snagged the lead off a Mel Daley jumper. Then, Nelson got a runner to go as the clock expired. The Hokies went 7-for-17 in the frame, while North Carolina was 4-for-12.

Q1 0:59 | North Carolina 14, Virginia Tech 13

The Hokies closed it to one off a Suffren lay-in that sent the crowd into uproars. North Carolina has missed its last four shots.

Q1 2:15 | North Carolina 14, Virginia Tech 11

Baker goes for one again — and it's good again. She's up to a game-high six points as the first quarter ticks down.

Q1 4:07 | North Carolina 11, Virginia Tech 8

North Carolina upped its lead to six, but the Hokies struck back. Baker nailed a triple for her first points of the game.

Q1 5:40 | North Carolina 10, Virginia Tech 5

North Carolina has gone on a 10-2 run after Wenzel's three-pointer. The Tar Heels are 3-for-5, while the Hokies are 2-for-6.

Q1 8:20 | Virginia Tech 3, North Carolina 0

The Hokies struck first. Wenzel drained a triple, and on the other end, an errant pass by UNC's Lanie Grant sailed out of bounds.

Q1 9:00 | Virginia Tech 0, North Carolina 0

Nelson intercepted North Carolina's inbound following the clock stoppage, but the #Hokies couldn't convert. Wenzel missed the jumper.

Q1 START | Virginia Tech 0, North Carolina 0

The Hokies lose the tip, and we're underway in Blacksburg. You can follow along on the ACC Network.

Pre-Game

The Hokies' starting five is as follows:

No. 0 - Kilah Freelon - Forward
No. 1 - Carleigh Wenzel - Guard
No. 2 - Leila Wells - Guard
No. 3 - Mackenzie Nelson - Guard
No. 10 - Carys Baker - Forward

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