Virginia Cavaliers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Dec 31, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	2OT	3OT	T
UVA	24	31	13	10	7	85
VT	23	32	13	10	17	95

Game Recap

Virginia Tech pulls away from No. 21 Virginia in triple overtime for 95-85 win. Ben Hammond scored a career-high 30 points to lift Virginia Tech to a 95-85 triple-overtime victory against No. 21 Virginia on Wednesday.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	45	9-20	3-11	1-2	13	5	1	1	6	4	22
11Devin Tillis	39	3-12	2-7	0-0	8	3	0	0	0	3	8
17Johann Grunloh	35	4-10	1-4	0-0	6	0	0	4	1	4	9
30Dallin Hall	41	1-5	1-4	0-0	4	4	4	0	3	5	3
1Malik Thomas	29	8-20	2-9	8-11	4	0	1	1	3	2	26
33Ugonna Onyenso	20	3-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	3	6
5Sam Lewis	24	0-5	0-2	0-0	7	1	1	0	1	3	0
2Chance Mallory	31	4-11	1-5	2-2	6	1	1	0	2	2	11
12Elijah Gertrude	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	32-8936.0%	10-4522.2%	11-1573.3%	51	15	9	7	16	27	85

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	51	5-16	2-5	5-10	15	2	2	2	4	2	17
32Christian Gurdak	46	7-10	0-0	3-7	19	1	0	0	3	1	17
17Neoklis Avdalas	49	5-21	3-11	4-6	8	4	0	1	5	1	17
0Jailen Bedford	29	2-8	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	5
2Jaden Schutt	37	3-11	3-8	0-0	4	0	2	0	1	4	9
5Sin'Cere Jones	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
4Izaiah Pasha	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3Ben Hammond	42	7-16	0-0	16-18	5	5	2	1	0	4	30

TOTAL	-	29-8235.4%	9-2832.1%	28-4168.3%	54	12	7	5	14	16	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUVAVT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Virginia.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
+2 (19:34) Thijs De Ridder makes driving layup.
20
(19:09) Jailen Bedford bad pass turnover.
(19:02) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
+1 (19:02) Malik Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
30
+1 (19:02) Malik Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
40
(18:47) Neoklis Avdalas misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(18:47) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:47) Foul on Devin Tillis.
(18:36) Amani Hansberry misses 10-foot jumper.
(18:36) Johann Grunloh Block.
(18:33) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(18:29) Thijs De Ridder bad pass turnover.
(18:29) Amani Hansberry Steal.
(18:01) Neoklis Avdalas misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:57) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) Malik Thomas misses driving layup.
(17:51) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:44) Neoklis Avdalas makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
42
(17:10) Johann Grunloh misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:09) Virginia Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:09) team shot clock turnover .
(16:43) Amani Hansberry misses 19-foot step back jumpshot.
(16:39) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:39) Christian Gurdak makes layup.
44
(16:20) Sam Lewis misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:17) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:12) Neoklis Avdalas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amani Hansberry assists).
47
(15:59) Johann Grunloh misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:55) Neoklis Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(15:43) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(15:43) Dallin Hall Steal.
(15:42) Johann Grunloh traveling turnover.
(15:31) Jailen Bedford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:28) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(15:23) Sam Lewis misses driving layup.
(15:21) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Jailen Bedford misses layup.
(15:15) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(15:09) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) Thijs De Ridder misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:05) Chance Mallory Offensive Rebound.
(15:02) Malik Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:00) Sam Lewis Offensive Rebound.
(14:58) Sam Lewis misses 3-foot floating jump shot.
(14:56) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Amani Hansberry misses driving layup.
(14:50) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:50) Christian Gurdak makes 0-foot tip in layup.
49
(14:50) Foul on Ugonna Onyenso.
(14:50) Thijs De Ridder Block.
(14:45) Christian Gurdak misses free throw 1 of 1.
(14:45) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(14:27) Sam Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:26) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Foul on Ugonna Onyenso.
+1 (14:04) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 1 of 2.
410
+1 (14:04) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 2 of 2.
411
(13:43) Dallin Hall bad pass turnover.
(13:19) Neoklis Avdalas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:14) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:14) Amani Hansberry makes layup.
413
+3 (12:53) Devin Tillis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
713
(12:22) Neoklis Avdalas misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(12:19) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Chance Mallory misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Ben Hammond misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:48) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(11:47) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(11:47) Dallin Hall Steal.
(11:43) Dallin Hall misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:41) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(11:17) Amani Hansberry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:15) Virginia Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Devin Tillis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:01) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Ben Hammond misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(10:33) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Foul on Thijs De Ridder.
(10:28) Thijs De Ridder turnover.
(10:08) Christian Gurdak misses 3-foot hook shot.
(10:05) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Foul on Ben Hammond.
(9:50) Thijs De Ridder misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:45) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(9:36) Amani Hansberry traveling turnover.
+2 (9:19) Johann Grunloh makes 3-foot hook shot (Thijs De Ridder assists).
913
+2 (8:59) Ben Hammond makes 12-foot jumper.
915
(8:39) Foul on Sin'Cere Jones.
+2 (8:24) Johann Grunloh makes layup (Thijs De Ridder assists).
1115
(8:01) Jaden Schutt bad pass turnover.
(7:45) Malik Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:40) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(7:34) Jaden Schutt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:31) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Thijs De Ridder bad pass turnover.
(7:27) Ben Hammond Steal.
(7:22) Amani Hansberry misses layup.
(7:20) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) Foul on Jaden Schutt.
+1 (7:18) Malik Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1215
(7:17) Malik Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:17) Neoklis Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) Jaden Schutt misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:51) Ben Hammond Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:50) Neoklis Avdalas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Hammond assists).
1218
+2 (6:22) Ugonna Onyenso makes layup (Sam Lewis assists).
1418
(6:06) Jaden Schutt misses 18-foot jumper.
(6:06) Malik Thomas Block.
(6:02) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) Sam Lewis misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:48) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Ben Hammond misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(5:32) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:24) Ugonna Onyenso makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Chance Mallory assists).
1618
+3 (5:05) Jaden Schutt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
1621
(4:47) Malik Thomas bad pass turnover.
(4:47) Jaden Schutt Steal.
(4:42) Jaden Schutt misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:40) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(4:38) Neoklis Avdalas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:35) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Chance Mallory misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(4:19) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:02) Christian Gurdak makes layup (Amani Hansberry assists).
1623
(3:48) Elijah Gertrude misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:44) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Jailen Bedford misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:32) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:27) Thijs De Ridder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Tillis assists).
1923
(3:03) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
(3:03) Christian Gurdak turnover.
(2:34) Elijah Gertrude misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Izaiah Pasha Block.
(2:27) Devin Tillis Offensive Rebound.
(2:27) Devin Tillis misses tip in layup.
(2:25) Johann Grunloh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:25) Johann Grunloh makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2123
(2:05) Amani Hansberry misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:02) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Dallin Hall misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(1:32) Neoklis Avdalas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:28) Johann Grunloh Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:09) Johann Grunloh makes 22-foot three point jumper (Devin Tillis assists).
2423
(0:40) Amani Hansberry misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:37) Devin Tillis Defensive Rebound.
(0:12) Johann Grunloh misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:08) Dallin Hall Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Devin Tillis misses 5-foot hook shot.
(0:00) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

1st Overtime

2nd Overtime

3rd Overtime

Team Stats

UVA

85Points95

32-89(36.0%)Field Goal(%)29-82(35.4%)

10-45(22.2%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)28-41(68.3%)

54(17)Rebounds(Offensive)60(20)

15Assists12

9Steals7

7Blocks5

17Turnovers14

27(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

4Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Cassell Coliseum · Blacksburg, VA

attendance: 8,925 (100%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: UVA -5.5

over/under: 153.5