Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Women's Basketball vs. Wake Forest

Virginia Tech women's basketball defeated Wake Forest, 85-57, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Virginia Tech 85, Wake Forest 57

The Hokies outscored Wake Forest, 51-24, over the final 20 minutes. Baker with 20, Wenzel with 19, Wells with 12. Tech claims its fifth straight victory.

Q4 4:19 | Virginia Tech 70, Wake Forest 51

The Hokies are still rolling. They've outscored Wake Forest 13-7 in this frame and are on the verge of a 20-point lead. They have a 21-7 advantage off turnovers, a 21-4 margin on fastbreak points and an 18-6 gap on second-chance points.

Q3 END | Virginia Tech 57, Wake Forest 44

Off the back of a 23-11 third-quarter, the Hokies are up 13 entering the final frame. 7-of-14 from the field and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.

Q3 4:49 | Virginia Tech 49, Wake Forest 38

The Hokies are creating separation. Tech has shot 5-for-9 in the frame and outscored Wake Forest 15-5 in the third quarter. Baker has a team-high 17 points today.

Q3 6:42 | Virginia Tech 44, Wake Forest 36

The Hokies have their largest lead of the game and are on an uninterrupted 9-0 run following a Nelson layup.

Q3 START | Virginia Tech 38, Wake Forest 36

The Hokies start off the quarter with a 1-for-3 mark. Wake Forest is deploying a 2-3 zone as it did in the first half.

HALFTIME | Virginia Tech 34, Wake Forest 33

The Hokies went 9-for-22 from the field in Q2. Wenzel tried a buzzer-beater that just popped out. They've struggled more against Wake Forest's zone.

Q2 1:30 | Virginia Tech 30, Wake Forest 27

The Hokies have a 2.5 AST/TO ratio to Wake's 0.9, but their 35.1% mark from the field is keeping them from pulling ahead by much. The Demon Deacons have kept Wenzel quiet thus far, holding the redshirt junior guard to five points.

Q2 7:30 | Virginia Tech 18, Wake Forest 15

The Hokies pull out in front with a fast-break triple from Baker. Wide open.

Q1 END | Wake Forest 15, Virginia Tech 12

Demon Deacons end the quarter up three. The Hokies shot 5-for-16 and were outrebounded, 10-7, including a 9-5 mark on the defensive boards.

Q1 3:53 | Wake Forest 13, Virginia Tech 10

Wake Forest has started this game on a 6-for-9 shooting stretch, though the Hokies aren't far behind.

Q1 6:45 | Virginia Tech 6, Wake Forest 5

Wenzel and Baker hit from beyond the arc; Wake Forest's Opal Bird has all five of the Demon Deacons' points thus far.

Q1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Wake Forest 0

The Hokies win the top and the game's underway in Winston-Salem.

Pre-Game:

The Hokies' starting lineup 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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