California Golden Bears vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

FINAL

Jan 10, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
CAL	37	38	75
VT	37	41	78

Game Recap

Gurdak helps Virginia Tech pull away to beat Cal 78-75. Amani Hansberry scored 15 points to go with nine rebounds and Christian Gurdak scored four of his 12 points inside the final four minutes to help Virginia Tech pull away and beat California 78-75 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

CALIFORNIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Chris Bell	20	5-7	1-2	1-1	2	0	0	1	1	3	12
2John Camden	22	0-5	0-4	2-3	2	0	0	0	1	3	2
34Lee Dort	27	4-4	0-0	2-2	7	0	1	1	2	5	10
10Justin Pippen	31	4-18	1-8	2-2	2	3	2	0	4	4	11
7Dai Dai Ames	29	8-12	2-2	3-3	0	2	0	0	1	2	21
17Mantas Kocanas	15	0-2	0-1	1-2	4	0	2	0	1	5	1
8Milos Ilic	16	2-2	0-0	6-6	5	4	0	0	0	1	10
3Semetri Carr	19	0-1	0-1	2-2	4	3	0	0	1	1	2
1DeJuan Campbell	14	1-4	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3
21Nolan Dorsey	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	3
TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	6-2030.0%	19-2190.5%	28	13	6	2	12	28	75

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	30	4-7	1-3	6-6	9	1	0	1	1	3	15
32Christian Gurdak	26	3-5	0-0	6-6	3	0	2	1	0	2	12
17Neoklis Avdalas	33	5-10	0-3	1-3	1	6	0	0	2	2	11
0Jailen Bedford	25	4-13	2-8	3-4	4	0	0	0	1	2	13
2Jaden Schutt	34	2-6	2-6	5-6	2	0	1	0	0	2	11
1Tobi Lawal	23	3-5	0-1	4-4	7	0	0	0	4	5	10
3Ben Hammond	29	2-7	0-2	2-2	1	3	1	0	2	2	6



TOTAL	-	23-5343.4%	5-2321.7%	27-3187.1%	27	10	4	2	10	18	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCALVT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by California.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
(19:45) John Camden misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:43) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
(19:24) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(19:24) Amani Hansberry turnover.
(19:09) John Camden misses driving layup.
(19:07) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:58) Christian Gurdak makes 1-foot dunk (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
02
+2 (18:25) Dai Dai Ames makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
22
(17:54) Christian Gurdak misses 3-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:51) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(17:49) Jaden Schutt misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:46) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(17:45) Foul on John Camden.
+1 (17:45) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 1 of 2.
23
+1 (17:45) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
(17:35) Justin Pippen bad pass turnover.
(17:35) Christian Gurdak Steal.
(17:31) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
+1 (17:31) Jailen Bedford makes free throw 1 of 2.
25
+1 (17:31) Jailen Bedford makes free throw 2 of 2.
26
+2 (17:21) Lee Dort makes driving layup.
46
(16:53) Amani Hansberry misses 19-foot step back jumpshot.
(16:50) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) Justin Pippen misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(16:35) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:26) Christian Gurdak makes layup (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
48
+2 (16:01) Chris Bell makes 8-foot jumper (Justin Pippen assists).
68
+3 (15:40) Jaden Schutt makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
611
+2 (15:23) Justin Pippen makes driving layup.
811
(15:03) Foul on Justin Pippen.
+3 (14:54) Jaden Schutt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Hammond assists).
814
+2 (14:34) Dai Dai Ames makes driving layup.
1014
(14:11) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
+1 (14:11) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 2.
1015
+1 (14:11) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 2.
1016
(13:53) DeJuan Campbell misses 6-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:49) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) Lee Dort makes 0-foot dunk.
1216
(13:23) Neoklis Avdalas misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:21) California Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:08) Dai Dai Ames makes 30-foot three point jumper (Semetri Carr assists).
1516
(12:53) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
+3 (12:24) DeJuan Campbell makes 28-foot three point jumper (Semetri Carr assists).
1816
(12:05) Foul on Mantas Kocanas.
(11:58) Jailen Bedford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Mantas Kocanas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:42) Justin Pippen makes 29-foot three point jumper (DeJuan Campbell assists).
2116
(11:19) Jailen Bedford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:17) California Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) California Coach's Challenge (Overturned) California charged with a timeout.
(10:56) Justin Pippen misses 16-foot jumper.
(10:52) Milos Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(10:47) Mantas Kocanas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:47) California Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:47) Christian Gurdak Block.
(10:46) team shot clock turnover .
(10:28) Tobi Lawal bad pass turnover.
(10:28) Mantas Kocanas Steal.
(10:12) Justin Pippen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:07) Nolan Dorsey Offensive Rebound.
(10:02) Justin Pippen misses driving layup.
(10:00) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Tobi Lawal bad pass turnover.
(9:58) Mantas Kocanas Steal.
(9:54) Justin Pippen misses layup.
(9:53) Mantas Kocanas Offensive Rebound.
(9:53) Mantas Kocanas misses tip in layup.
(9:53) Mantas Kocanas Offensive Rebound.
(9:53) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
(9:53) Mantas Kocanas misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:53) California Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:53) Mantas Kocanas makes free throw 2 of 2.
2216
(9:25) Amani Hansberry misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:22) Semetri Carr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:08) Lee Dort makes 1-foot dunk (Justin Pippen assists).
2416
(8:53) Ben Hammond misses driving layup.
(8:50) Semetri Carr Defensive Rebound.
(8:47) Justin Pippen misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:45) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:45) Foul on John Camden.
(8:24) Jailen Bedford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:19) John Camden Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) John Camden misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:02) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:02) Foul on Nolan Dorsey.
+1 (8:02) Jaden Schutt makes free throw 1 of 2.
2417
+1 (8:02) Jaden Schutt makes free throw 2 of 2.
2418
(7:53) Foul on Jailen Bedford.
+3 (7:38) Nolan Dorsey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dai Dai Ames assists).
2718
(7:13) Jaden Schutt misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(7:10) Lee Dort Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Dai Dai Ames misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:39) Semetri Carr Offensive Rebound.
(6:37) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
+1 (6:37) Semetri Carr makes free throw 1 of 2.
2818
+1 (6:37) Semetri Carr makes free throw 2 of 2.
2918
+2 (6:21) Neoklis Avdalas makes driving layup.
2920
(6:21) Foul on Nolan Dorsey.
(6:21) Neoklis Avdalas misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:19) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Justin Pippen bad pass turnover.
(6:09) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (6:07) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
2922
(6:07) Foul on Justin Pippen.
+1 (6:07) Ben Hammond makes free throw 1 of 1.
2923
(5:47) Chris Bell bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Christian Gurdak Steal.
+2 (5:42) Neoklis Avdalas makes driving layup.
2925
(5:26) Foul on Lee Dort.
(5:26) Lee Dort turnover.
(5:10) Neoklis Avdalas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:08) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:53) Tobi Lawal makes 1-foot dunk (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
2927
(4:27) Foul on Mantas Kocanas.
(4:27) Mantas Kocanas turnover.
(4:07) Foul on Mantas Kocanas.
+1 (4:07) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 2.
2928
+1 (4:07) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 2.
2929
(3:48) Justin Pippen bad pass turnover.
(3:36) Christian Gurdak misses layup.
(3:36) Lee Dort Block.
(3:35) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Justin Pippen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:26) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
(3:26) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
+1 (3:25) Lee Dort makes free throw 1 of 2.
3029
+1 (3:25) Lee Dort makes free throw 2 of 2.
3129
(3:00) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(2:44) DeJuan Campbell misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(2:41) Milos Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(2:41) Foul on Tobi Lawal.
+1 (2:41) Milos Ilic makes free throw 1 of 2.
3229
+1 (2:41) Milos Ilic makes free throw 2 of 2.
3329
+3 (2:26) Jailen Bedford makes 23-foot three point jumper.
3332
(2:00) DeJuan Campbell misses driving layup.
(1:57) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:57) Lee Dort makes layup.
3532
(1:45) Foul on Tobi Lawal.
(1:45) Tobi Lawal turnover.
+2 (1:29) Justin Pippen makes 13-foot jumper.
3732
+2 (0:55) Amani Hansberry makes 16-foot jumper.
3734
(0:45) Semetri Carr out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:36) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
3736
(0:36) Foul on Lee Dort.
+1 (0:36) Ben Hammond makes free throw 1 of 1.
3737
(0:03) John Camden misses 38-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CAL

75Points78

25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)23-53(43.4%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)5-23(21.7%)

19-21(90.5%)Free Throw(%)27-31(87.1%)

31(12)Rebounds(Offensive)28(11)

13Assists10

6Steals4

2Blocks2

13Turnovers10

28(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

11Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Cassell Coliseum · Blacksburg, VA

attendance: 5,323 (59.6%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: VT -5.5

over/under: 148.5