Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Syracuse Orange

Jan 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VT	30	46	76
SYR	37	37	74

Game Recap

Hammond, Lawal combine for 24 made FTs to help Virginia Tech sink Syracuse 76-74. Ben Hammond scored 24 points and reserve Tobi Lawal recorded a double-double and Virginia Tech beat Syracuse 76-74 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	24	5-6	0-1	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	4	10
32Christian Gurdak	21	4-5	0-0	0-1	8	0	0	1	1	4	8
17Neoklis Avdalas	33	4-15	0-4	2-4	4	3	2	0	1	0	10
0Jailen Bedford	21	1-4	1-3	2-4	0	0	0	0	1	2	5
3Ben Hammond	37	5-10	2-4	12-13	4	4	6	0	2	2	24
1Tobi Lawal	30	3-6	0-0	10-14	11	0	0	2	2	2	16
77Antonio Dorn	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Jaden Schutt	32	1-5	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0	3


TOTAL	-	23-5145.1%	4-1723.5%	26-3672.2%	33	10	9	3	10	15	76

SYRACUSE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42William Kyle III	27	5-6	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	0	3	3	10
1Donnie Freeman	32	3-14	2-6	2-2	9	2	1	0	4	3	10
4Nate Kingz	33	3-8	3-7	2-2	2	1	2	1	0	3	11
11Naithan George	23	2-4	1-2	1-2	1	3	1	1	1	3	6
2J.J. Starling	23	5-11	0-0	2-2	1	3	1	0	1	5	12
0Sadiq White Jr.	15	5-9	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	1	3	5	11
5Tyler Betsey	19	2-3	2-3	3-3	5	0	0	0	1	5	9
9Luke Fennell	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Kiyan Anthony	17	1-6	1-2	2-3	0	2	0	0	1	1	5
55Bryce Zephir	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-6142.6%	10-2343.5%	12-1485.7%	30	13	6	3	14	28	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVTSYR

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Virginia Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Syracuse.
+2 (19:47) Neoklis Avdalas makes layup.
20
+3 (19:20) Nate Kingz makes 27-foot three point jumper (William Kyle III assists).
23
(19:06) Jailen Bedford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:02) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
(18:45) J.J. Starling misses 12-foot jumper.
(18:45) Christian Gurdak Block.
(18:40) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
(18:28) Neoklis Avdalas misses layup.
(18:23) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Christian Gurdak makes 0-foot tip in layup.
43
(18:02) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
+1 (18:02) Nate Kingz makes free throw 1 of 2.
44
+1 (18:02) Nate Kingz makes free throw 2 of 2.
45
+2 (17:45) Amani Hansberry makes 3-foot pullup jump shot.
65
+2 (17:36) William Kyle III makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Naithan George assists).
67
(17:16) Foul on Naithan George.
(17:04) Jailen Bedford misses layup.
(17:04) Naithan George Block.
(16:54) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:54) Christian Gurdak makes 0-foot tip in layup.
87
(16:49) Naithan George misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:45) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:40) Amani Hansberry makes layup (Ben Hammond assists).
107
(16:27) William Kyle III bad pass turnover.
(16:27) Ben Hammond Steal.
(16:22) Ben Hammond turnover.
(16:09) J.J. Starling misses layup.
(16:08) Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:04) Donnie Freeman makes 28-foot three point jumper (J.J. Starling assists).
1010
(15:43) Ben Hammond turnover.
+3 (15:29) Nate Kingz makes 25-foot three point jumper (William Kyle III assists).
1013
(15:08) Foul on J.J. Starling.
(15:04) Neoklis Avdalas misses layup.
(15:01) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) William Kyle III misses layup.
(14:46) William Kyle III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:46) William Kyle III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1015
+2 (14:30) Neoklis Avdalas makes layup.
1215
(14:16) Donnie Freeman misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:11) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Foul on J.J. Starling.
(13:57) Foul on Tyler Betsey.
(13:57) Tobi Lawal misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:57) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:57) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 2.
1315
(13:41) Foul on Sadiq White Jr..
(13:41) Sadiq White Jr. turnover.
(13:30) Neoklis Avdalas misses layup.
(13:30) Sadiq White Jr. Block.
(13:25) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(13:24) Neoklis Avdalas misses layup.
(13:21) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Donnie Freeman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Tyler Betsey Offensive Rebound.
(12:49) Sadiq White Jr. misses layup.
(12:45) Sadiq White Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Sadiq White Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1317
(12:30) Neoklis Avdalas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:27) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:24) Tyler Betsey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Kingz assists).
1320
(12:03) Jaden Schutt misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:59) Naithan George Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:29) Sadiq White Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donnie Freeman assists).
1323
(11:16) Foul on Naithan George.
+2 (11:08) Tobi Lawal makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Ben Hammond assists).
1523
(10:45) Tyler Betsey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:41) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:30) Jailen Bedford makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1823
(10:12) Sadiq White Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:07) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(10:06) Amani Hansberry turnover.
(9:51) Foul on Jailen Bedford.
(9:38) Donnie Freeman misses 16-foot jumper.
(9:35) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(9:17) Tobi Lawal misses dunk.
(9:11) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:11) Christian Gurdak makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2023
+3 (8:56) Donnie Freeman makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kiyan Anthony assists).
2026
(8:31) Christian Gurdak misses 8-foot jumper.
(8:25) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(8:21) Sadiq White Jr. misses driving layup.
(8:17) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:12) Ben Hammond makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2226
+3 (7:45) Kiyan Anthony makes 29-foot three point jumper (Donnie Freeman assists).
2229
(7:45) Foul on Jailen Bedford.
(7:45) Kiyan Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:45) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Ben Hammond misses driving layup.
(7:29) Donnie Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Kiyan Anthony misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:58) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:54) Ben Hammond makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amani Hansberry assists).
2529
(6:36) Donnie Freeman misses layup.
(6:33) Donnie Freeman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:19) William Kyle III makes layup (Kiyan Anthony assists).
2531
(5:54) Amani Hansberry misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:51) Bryce Zephir Defensive Rebound.
(5:44) Foul on Antonio Dorn.
+2 (5:36) William Kyle III makes 9-foot hook shot.
2533
+2 (5:09) Tobi Lawal makes 6-foot dunk (Amani Hansberry assists).
2733
(4:46) Foul on Donnie Freeman.
(4:46) Donnie Freeman turnover.
(4:21) Tobi Lawal misses 10-foot jumper.
(4:16) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
(4:08) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
+1 (4:04) Kiyan Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2.
2734
+1 (4:04) Kiyan Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2.
2735
(3:47) Ben Hammond misses layup.
(3:43) William Kyle III Defensive Rebound.
(3:36) Kiyan Anthony misses layup.
(3:31) Neoklis Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(3:29) Foul on William Kyle III.
(3:29) Christian Gurdak misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:29) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:59) William Kyle III makes 5-foot dunk.
2737
(2:31) Neoklis Avdalas misses layup.
(2:31) Nate Kingz Block.
(2:22) Tyler Betsey Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Kiyan Anthony traveling turnover.
(2:01) Neoklis Avdalas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:58) Nate Kingz Defensive Rebound.
(1:53) Nate Kingz misses layup.
(1:49) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:45) Ben Hammond makes 27-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
3037
(1:21) Tyler Betsey turnover.
(0:58) Tobi Lawal bad pass turnover.
(0:58) Nate Kingz Steal.
(0:36) Kiyan Anthony misses layup.
(0:33) Neoklis Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(0:29) Jaden Schutt misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:25) Tobi Lawal Offensive Rebound.
(0:25) Tobi Lawal bad pass turnover.
(0:25) Nate Kingz Steal.
(0:00) Kiyan Anthony misses layup.
(0:00) Tobi Lawal Block.
(0:00) Syracuse Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SYR

76Points74

23-51(45.1%)Field Goal(%)26-61(42.6%)

4-17(23.5%)3-Point(%)10-23(43.5%)

26-36(72.2%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

34(8)Rebounds(Offensive)36(11)

10Assists13

9Steals6

3Blocks3

10Turnovers14

15(0)Fouls(Technical)28(0)

9Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 9:00 PM

JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY

attendance: 18,738 (38.2%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: SYR -3.5

over/under: 152.5