Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VT	32	46	78
WAKE	36	45	81

Game Recap

Nate Calmese delivers clutch 3-pointer and Wake Forest edges Virginia Tech 81-78. Nate Calmese buried a step-back 3-pointer with six seconds remaining and added two free throws a few seconds later, helping Wake Forest hang on to defeat Virginia Tech 81-78 on Saturday.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	28	7-9	2-3	3-3	10	4	2	0	6	5	19
32Christian Gurdak	27	1-3	0-0	4-4	6	0	0	0	1	3	6
17Neoklis Avdalas	34	2-5	1-4	3-4	1	7	1	0	7	0	8
0Jailen Bedford	35	9-18	5-11	2-6	5	1	1	0	1	2	25
2Jaden Schutt	28	1-6	1-6	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	3
5Sin'Cere Jones	17	1-5	0-4	1-2	4	0	0	1	0	2	3
4Izaiah Pasha	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
3Ben Hammond	27	4-7	1-2	5-6	1	2	2	0	1	3	14


TOTAL	-	25-5347.2%	10-3033.3%	18-2572.0%	30	15	6	2	18	19	78

WAKE FOREST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Tre'Von Spillers	32	7-13	0-1	1-1	5	2	2	1	2	3	15
0Omaha Biliew	15	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
2Juke Harris	36	4-12	0-3	7-8	5	1	1	0	0	3	15
1Nate Calmese	32	9-18	3-6	4-4	3	7	1	0	3	1	25
6Myles Colvin	26	3-7	1-4	0-0	8	0	3	0	2	5	7
23Jaylen Cross	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13Cooper Schwieger	25	2-3	2-2	2-2	5	1	0	0	2	2	8
11Marqus Marion	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Sebastian Akins	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2	2
8Mekhi Mason	18	2-8	1-5	0-1	0	0	3	0	0	3	5
TOTAL	-	30-6744.8%	7-2429.2%	14-1687.5%	30	14	10	1	10	21	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVTWAKE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Wake Forest.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
(19:46) Omaha Biliew misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:42) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Jailen Bedford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:20) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(19:10) Nate Calmese misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:07) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
(18:53) Foul on Juke Harris.
(18:39) Christian Gurdak misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:37) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(18:23) Juke Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:20) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Jaden Schutt bad pass turnover.
(18:11) Myles Colvin Steal.
+2 (18:07) Omaha Biliew makes layup (Nate Calmese assists).
02
(17:50) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(17:31) Myles Colvin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:28) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) Jailen Bedford misses 10-foot hook shot.
(17:20) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Foul on Jaden Schutt.
(17:17) Juke Harris misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:17) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:17) Juke Harris makes free throw 2 of 2.
03
(17:01) Foul on Tre'Von Spillers.
+1 (17:01) Christian Gurdak makes free throw 1 of 2.
13
+1 (17:01) Christian Gurdak makes free throw 2 of 2.
23
+2 (16:50) Tre'Von Spillers makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Nate Calmese assists).
25
(16:33) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:22) Juke Harris makes driving layup (Tre'Von Spillers assists).
27
(16:22) Foul on Jailen Bedford.
+1 (16:22) Juke Harris makes free throw 1 of 1.
28
(16:16) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(16:16) Tre'Von Spillers Steal.
+2 (16:12) Tre'Von Spillers makes 1-foot dunk.
210
(15:50) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(15:50) Myles Colvin Steal.
+2 (15:47) Myles Colvin makes 0-foot dunk (Tre'Von Spillers assists).
212
(15:44) Technical Foul on Myles Colvin.
+1 (15:44) Ben Hammond makes free throw 1 of 2.
312
+1 (15:44) Ben Hammond makes free throw 2 of 2.
412
(15:34) Ben Hammond bad pass turnover.
(15:34) Tre'Von Spillers Steal.
(15:29) Omaha Biliew misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:26) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Jailen Bedford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:09) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:01) Nate Calmese makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
414
(14:41) Amani Hansberry misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:38) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(14:28) Tre'Von Spillers misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(14:26) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Christian Gurdak misses 6-foot hook shot.
(14:13) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) Amani Hansberry makes layup.
614
(13:47) Juke Harris misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(13:44) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:39) Jailen Bedford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amani Hansberry assists).
914
(13:24) Nate Calmese bad pass turnover.
(13:24) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (13:19) Jailen Bedford makes 1-foot dunk (Amani Hansberry assists).
1114
(12:55) Tre'Von Spillers misses 6-foot hook shot.
(12:53) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(12:51) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(12:51) Juke Harris Steal.
(12:49) Foul on Ben Hammond.
(12:48) Myles Colvin misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(12:46) Marqus Marion Offensive Rebound.
(12:39) Mekhi Mason misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:34) Myles Colvin Offensive Rebound.
(12:28) Cooper Schwieger bad pass turnover.
(12:28) Amani Hansberry Steal.
+2 (12:21) Amani Hansberry makes layup (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
1314
(12:21) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
+1 (12:21) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 1 of 1.
1414
(12:03) Nate Calmese misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:01) Sin'Cere Jones Defensive Rebound.
(11:45) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:41) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:32) Myles Colvin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nate Calmese assists).
1417
(11:10) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(11:10) Mekhi Mason Steal.
+2 (11:05) Mekhi Mason makes driving layup.
1419
(10:57) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(10:57) Amani Hansberry turnover.
(10:44) Mekhi Mason misses driving layup.
(10:42) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Sin'Cere Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:28) Jailen Bedford Offensive Rebound.
(10:27) Jailen Bedford misses driving layup.
(10:25) Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:25) Foul on Sin'Cere Jones.
+2 (10:12) Omaha Biliew makes 1-foot dunk (Sebastian Akins assists).
1421
(9:43) Jailen Bedford misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(9:41) Sin'Cere Jones Offensive Rebound.
(9:41) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
(9:40) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(9:40) Mekhi Mason Steal.
(9:40) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
(9:40) Mekhi Mason misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:40) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) Sin'Cere Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:15) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:15) Tre'Von Spillers Block.
(9:10) team shot clock turnover .
(8:53) Juke Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:49) Izaiah Pasha Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
(8:44) Christian Gurdak turnover.
(8:34) Tre'Von Spillers traveling turnover.
(8:14) Foul on Izaiah Pasha.
(8:14) Izaiah Pasha turnover.
(7:57) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
+1 (7:57) Cooper Schwieger makes free throw 1 of 2.
1422
+1 (7:57) Cooper Schwieger makes free throw 2 of 2.
1423
(7:39) Jaden Schutt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:37) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(7:29) Neoklis Avdalas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:25) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(7:18) Technical Foul on Sebastian Akins.
(7:18) Foul on Cooper Schwieger.
(7:18) Sin'Cere Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:18) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:18) Sin'Cere Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
1523
(7:18) Technical Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(7:18) Amani Hansberry turnover.
(7:01) Nate Calmese misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(6:59) Cooper Schwieger Offensive Rebound.
(6:42) Juke Harris misses 16-foot jumper.
(6:38) Myles Colvin Offensive Rebound.
(6:38) team shot clock turnover .
(6:18) Foul on Jaylen Cross.
+1 (6:18) Ben Hammond makes free throw 1 of 2.
1623
(6:18) Ben Hammond misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:18) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Myles Colvin bad pass turnover.
(6:00) Jailen Bedford Steal.
(5:56) Foul on Myles Colvin.
(5:56) Jailen Bedford misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:56) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:56) Jailen Bedford misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:56) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:37) Nate Calmese makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
1625
+3 (5:19) Ben Hammond makes 23-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
1925
(4:58) Nate Calmese misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:58) Sin'Cere Jones Block.
(4:55) Sin'Cere Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:41) Sin'Cere Jones makes 1-foot dunk (Ben Hammond assists).
2125
(4:25) Foul on Jaden Schutt.
+1 (4:25) Juke Harris makes free throw 1 of 2.
2126
+1 (4:25) Juke Harris makes free throw 2 of 2.
2127
+2 (4:04) Ben Hammond makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
2327
(3:45) Mekhi Mason misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:42) Omaha Biliew Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:41) Nate Calmese makes 23-foot three point jumper (Omaha Biliew assists).
2330
(3:10) Jailen Bedford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:06) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:56) Jailen Bedford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
2630
+2 (2:33) Tre'Von Spillers makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Nate Calmese assists).
2632
+3 (2:11) Jailen Bedford makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaden Schutt assists).
2932
(2:00) Mekhi Mason misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:59) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Jaden Schutt misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:48) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:39) Nate Calmese makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
2934
+3 (1:28) Jaden Schutt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
3234
(1:08) Nate Calmese misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(1:06) Sin'Cere Jones Defensive Rebound.
(1:01) Jaden Schutt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:58) Wake Forest Defensive Rebound.
(0:52) Foul on Tre'Von Spillers.
(0:52) Tre'Von Spillers turnover.
(0:42) Sin'Cere Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:37) Nate Calmese Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:31) Juke Harris makes driving layup.
3236
(0:06) Neoklis Avdalas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:03) Sebastian Akins Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WAKE

78Points81

25-53(47.2%)Field Goal(%)30-67(44.8%)

10-30(33.3%)3-Point(%)7-24(29.2%)

18-25(72.0%)Free Throw(%)14-16(87.5%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)34(13)

15Assists14

6Steals10

2Blocks1

19Turnovers11

19(1)Fouls(Technical)21(2)

4Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC

attendance: 8,460 (57.7%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: WAKE -5.5

over/under: 153.5