Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Louisville Cardinals

Jan 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VT	22	49	71
LOU	37	48	85

Game Recap

Brown shines in return for No. 23 Louisville in 85-71 win over Virginia Tech. Mikel Brown Jr. returned from an eight-game absence and scored 20 points to lead No. 23 Louisville to an 85-71 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Amani Hansberry	32	4-12	3-6	1-2	7	2	1	1	7	2	12
32Christian Gurdak	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
17Neoklis Avdalas	23	1-8	0-2	0-0	2	4	0	1	1	1	2
0Jailen Bedford	35	8-15	6-8	2-2	5	3	2	0	0	3	24
3Ben Hammond	36	6-11	4-5	2-2	2	5	2	0	2	2	18
1Tobi Lawal	30	1-7	0-3	0-2	9	1	0	5	1	3	2
77Antonio Dorn	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
4Izaiah Pasha	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2Jaden Schutt	22	3-5	3-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	9
TOTAL	-	25-6240.3%	16-3053.3%	5-862.5%	30	16	5	7	12	18	71

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Sananda Fru	27	5-8	1-2	2-3	10	2	1	1	2	2	13
3Ryan Conwell	32	5-14	4-11	1-1	6	1	0	0	1	3	15
0Mikel Brown Jr.	29	7-11	3-6	3-4	3	6	1	0	4	2	20
10Isaac McKneely	28	3-9	2-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	1	8
1J'Vonne Hadley	32	5-8	1-2	3-3	6	2	1	0	2	3	14
53Vangelis Zougris	6	0-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	1	0
15Aly Khalifa	14	1-3	1-3	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	1	3
14Adrian Wooley	21	2-6	1-2	1-2	3	2	3	0	1	1	6
11Kobe Rodgers	11	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	0	6
TOTAL	-	31-6647.0%	13-3339.4%	10-1376.9%	41	17	8	2	15	14	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVTLOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisville.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
(19:49) J'Vonne Hadley misses layup.
(19:46) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
(19:28) Neoklis Avdalas misses 11-foot jumper.
(19:24) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(19:20) Ryan Conwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:16) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:09) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (J'Vonne Hadley assists).
03
(18:45) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
(18:38) Jailen Bedford misses driving layup.
(18:35) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(18:20) Jailen Bedford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:16) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
(18:04) Amani Hansberry misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:59) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(17:51) Isaac McKneely bad pass turnover.
(17:51) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (17:47) Ben Hammond makes driving layup.
23
(17:34) Ryan Conwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:30) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(17:19) Mikel Brown Jr. Steal.
(17:15) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:11) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Amani Hansberry misses layup.
(16:59) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
(16:46) Sananda Fru misses layup.
(16:43) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(16:39) Foul on Isaac McKneely.
(16:39) Amani Hansberry misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:39) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:39) Amani Hansberry makes free throw 2 of 2.
33
(16:28) Foul on Ben Hammond.
(16:18) J'Vonne Hadley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:17) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Jailen Bedford misses 7-foot jumper.
(15:55) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(15:52) Foul on Jaden Schutt.
(15:52) Adrian Wooley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:52) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:52) Adrian Wooley makes free throw 2 of 2.
34
+3 (15:26) Ben Hammond makes 27-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
64
(15:05) Sananda Fru bad pass turnover.
(15:05) Jailen Bedford Steal.
(14:43) Tobi Lawal misses layup.
(14:41) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Isaac McKneely misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:31) Aly Khalifa Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:22) Isaac McKneely makes 27-foot three point jumper (Adrian Wooley assists).
67
(13:51) Tobi Lawal misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Kobe Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:50) Kobe Rodgers makes layup.
69
(13:30) Ben Hammond bad pass turnover.
(13:30) Adrian Wooley Steal.
(13:26) Adrian Wooley misses layup.
(13:26) Neoklis Avdalas Block.
(13:21) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
(13:16) Aly Khalifa bad pass turnover.
(13:16) Jailen Bedford Steal.
(12:58) Ben Hammond misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(12:54) Aly Khalifa Defensive Rebound.
(12:47) Mikel Brown Jr. bad pass turnover.
(12:24) Neoklis Avdalas misses 8-foot jumper.
(12:24) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(12:24) Sananda Fru Block.
(12:11) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(12:06) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(12:02) Jailen Bedford misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:01) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
(12:01) Foul on Sananda Fru.
(11:50) Foul on J'Vonne Hadley.
+2 (11:42) Neoklis Avdalas makes layup.
89
(11:29) Vangelis Zougris misses layup.
(11:25) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
(11:17) Neoklis Avdalas misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:14) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(11:13) Amani Hansberry misses layup.
(11:09) Vangelis Zougris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:08) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup (Ryan Conwell assists).
811
+3 (10:37) Jailen Bedford makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1111
(10:17) Foul on Vangelis Zougris.
(10:17) Vangelis Zougris turnover.
(10:06) Ben Hammond misses layup.
(10:03) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:00) Mikel Brown Jr. makes layup.
1113
(9:38) Neoklis Avdalas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:33) Ben Hammond Offensive Rebound.
(9:28) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (9:03) Ryan Conwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
1116
+3 (8:45) Jaden Schutt makes 26-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
1416
+2 (8:24) Ryan Conwell makes driving layup.
1418
(8:06) Jaden Schutt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:02) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Foul on Jaden Schutt.
(7:50) Ryan Conwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:46) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(7:44) Kobe Rodgers Steal.
(7:38) Ryan Conwell misses driving layup.
(7:35) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(7:12) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(7:12) Amani Hansberry Steal.
+3 (7:02) Jailen Bedford makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1718
(6:46) Kobe Rodgers misses layup.
(6:46) Tobi Lawal Block.
(6:42) Neoklis Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Neoklis Avdalas misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:28) Aly Khalifa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:12) Kobe Rodgers makes layup (Aly Khalifa assists).
1720
(5:53) Neoklis Avdalas misses dunk.
(5:50) Aly Khalifa Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Aly Khalifa misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:43) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
(5:43) Foul on Ben Hammond.
(5:35) Ryan Conwell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:32) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) Tobi Lawal misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:21) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:09) Sananda Fru makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aly Khalifa assists).
1723
(4:50) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(4:50) Adrian Wooley Steal.
(4:50) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(4:36) J'Vonne Hadley misses layup.
(4:36) Tobi Lawal Block.
(4:33) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
(4:33) Foul on Jaden Schutt.
(4:22) Ryan Conwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:09) Jailen Bedford makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
1923
(3:54) Foul on Tobi Lawal.
+1 (3:54) Sananda Fru makes free throw 1 of 2.
1924
(3:53) Sananda Fru misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:51) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Jailen Bedford misses 10-foot jumper.
(3:28) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Isaac McKneely misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:21) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:18) Adrian Wooley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sananda Fru assists).
1927
(2:57) Jailen Bedford misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:56) Amani Hansberry Offensive Rebound.
(2:56) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
(2:44) Amani Hansberry misses layup.
(2:41) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Adrian Wooley misses layup.
(2:35) Tobi Lawal Block.
(2:33) Louisville Offensive Rebound.
(2:27) Adrian Wooley misses 6-foot jumper.
(2:23) Adrian Wooley Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:16) J'Vonne Hadley makes driving layup.
1929
(2:16) Foul on Izaiah Pasha.
+1 (2:16) J'Vonne Hadley makes free throw 1 of 1.
1930
(2:03) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
+2 (1:58) Mikel Brown Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Adrian Wooley assists).
1932
(1:36) Amani Hansberry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:31) Tobi Lawal Offensive Rebound.
(1:30) Izaiah Pasha misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:25) Tobi Lawal Offensive Rebound.
(1:23) Izaiah Pasha bad pass turnover.
(1:10) Vangelis Zougris traveling turnover.
+3 (0:53) Jailen Bedford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amani Hansberry assists).
2232
(0:38) Mikel Brown Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:35) Mikel Brown Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (0:33) Ryan Conwell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mikel Brown Jr. assists).
2235
(0:15) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(0:15) Adrian Wooley Steal.
+2 (0:11) Adrian Wooley makes layup.
2237
(0:01) Izaiah Pasha misses layup.
(0:01) Vangelis Zougris Block.
(0:00) Mikel Brown Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LOU

71Points85

25-62(40.3%)Field Goal(%)31-66(47.0%)

16-30(53.3%)3-Point(%)13-33(39.4%)

5-8(62.5%)Free Throw(%)10-13(76.9%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)44(15)

16Assists17

5Steals8

7Blocks2

13Turnovers15

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

2Largest Lead20

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 2:15 PM

KFC Yum! Center · Louisville, KY

attendance: 14,907 (67.8%)

tv: The CW Network

spread: LOU -14.5

over/under: 160.5