Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Mar 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
VT	25	47	72
UVA	41	35	76

Game Recap

No. 13 Virginia holds off NCAA Tournament bubble team Virginia Tech for a 76-72 win. Ugo Onyenso and Malik Thomas each had 16 points, Sam Lewis scored 15 and No. 13 Virginia held off Virginia Tech for a 76-72 win on Saturday.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Tobi Lawal	33	3-4	2-2	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	3	8
13Amani Hansberry	24	5-9	2-5	0-0	4	1	1	1	2	3	12
17Neoklis Avdalas	31	3-8	0-4	3-3	2	2	2	1	3	2	9
0Jailen Bedford	25	4-11	2-6	2-3	3	2	1	0	3	2	12
3Ben Hammond	35	7-15	1-6	6-8	4	5	5	0	1	1	21
77Antonio Dorn	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
32Christian Gurdak	20	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	6
10Tyler Johnson	15	1-3	1-2	1-2	2	2	0	1	0	2	4
2Jaden Schutt	16	0-7	0-7	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	26-6241.9%	8-3225.0%	12-1675.0%	28	16	11	3	10	17	72

VIRGINIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
28Thijs De Ridder	26	4-11	1-3	4-4	8	2	0	1	2	0	13
17Johann Grunloh	20	2-5	1-3	0-0	4	0	2	0	0	0	5
5Sam Lewis	32	6-12	1-2	2-2	7	4	1	1	2	1	15
30Dallin Hall	28	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	9	1	0	2	5	0
1Malik Thomas	24	6-9	2-4	2-3	2	0	2	0	1	2	16
11Devin Tillis	15	1-2	1-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4
33Ugonna Onyenso	19	5-7	2-3	4-4	5	0	1	3	2	0	16
2Chance Mallory	18	0-5	0-2	0-0	2	2	1	1	2	0	0
6Jacari White	18	2-6	1-5	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	1	7
TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	9-2536.0%	15-1788.2%	34	19	8	6	12	9	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVTUVA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Virginia.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Virginia Tech.
(19:34) Sam Lewis misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(19:29) Sam Lewis Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:27) Malik Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Lewis assists).
03
(18:56) Ben Hammond misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:55) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
(18:53) Jailen Bedford misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:51) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
(18:44) Amani Hansberry bad pass turnover.
(18:44) Malik Thomas Steal.
+2 (18:42) Malik Thomas makes driving layup.
05
(18:42) Foul on Jailen Bedford.
+1 (18:42) Malik Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1.
06
(18:22) Jailen Bedford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:20) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:05) Sam Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
09
(17:43) Tobi Lawal bad pass turnover.
(17:43) Malik Thomas Steal.
+3 (17:31) Johann Grunloh makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thijs De Ridder assists).
012
+3 (17:02) Ben Hammond makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amani Hansberry assists).
312
(16:52) Johann Grunloh misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:48) Sam Lewis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:45) Sam Lewis makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
314
(16:22) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(16:22) Johann Grunloh Steal.
(16:13) Thijs De Ridder misses driving layup.
(16:11) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(15:51) Amani Hansberry misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:48) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:23) Ugonna Onyenso makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Tillis assists).
317
(14:58) Jailen Bedford misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(14:58) Jailen Bedford Offensive Rebound.
(14:58) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(14:48) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:48) Chance Mallory Block.
(14:44) Jacari White Defensive Rebound.
(14:29) Sam Lewis bad pass turnover.
(14:29) Neoklis Avdalas Steal.
(14:16) Jailen Bedford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:13) Chance Mallory Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Sam Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:02) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
(13:42) Ben Hammond misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:42) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(13:37) Ben Hammond Offensive Rebound.
(13:35) Jaden Schutt misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:31) Jacari White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:18) Ugonna Onyenso makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Chance Mallory assists).
319
+2 (13:00) Amani Hansberry makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Ben Hammond assists).
519
+3 (12:49) Devin Tillis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dallin Hall assists).
522
+2 (12:21) Ben Hammond makes driving layup (Christian Gurdak assists).
722
(12:11) Chance Mallory misses driving layup.
(12:08) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:02) Ben Hammond makes driving layup (Tyler Johnson assists).
922
(11:52) Ugonna Onyenso misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:34) Amani Hansberry makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
1122
(11:09) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
+3 (10:49) Malik Thomas makes 37-foot three point jumper (Jacari White assists).
1125
+2 (10:18) Neoklis Avdalas makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists).
1325
(9:48) Malik Thomas bad pass turnover.
(9:48) Jaden Schutt Steal.
(9:22) Christian Gurdak misses layup.
(9:22) Thijs De Ridder Block.
(9:18) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
(9:15) Jacari White misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:12) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:01) Neoklis Avdalas makes driving layup (Christian Gurdak assists).
1525
(9:01) Foul on Dallin Hall.
+1 (9:01) Neoklis Avdalas makes free throw 1 of 1.
1625
(8:42) Malik Thomas misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:39) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Neoklis Avdalas misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(8:29) Malik Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(8:13) Johann Grunloh misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:11) Antonio Dorn Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Foul on Malik Thomas.
+1 (8:03) Ben Hammond makes free throw 1 of 2.
1725
+1 (8:03) Ben Hammond makes free throw 2 of 2.
1825
(7:42) Foul on Antonio Dorn.
+1 (7:42) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 1 of 2.
1826
+1 (7:42) Thijs De Ridder makes free throw 2 of 2.
1827
(7:16) Neoklis Avdalas bad pass turnover.
(6:50) Thijs De Ridder misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:48) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(6:26) Amani Hansberry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:23) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
(6:13) Thijs De Ridder misses driving layup.
(6:11) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
(6:11) Thijs De Ridder misses tip in layup.
(6:11) Amani Hansberry Block.
(6:11) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:50) Amani Hansberry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
2127
+2 (5:31) Sam Lewis makes driving layup.
2129
+2 (5:08) Ben Hammond makes 8-foot pullup jump shot.
2329
(4:49) Ugonna Onyenso bad pass turnover.
(4:49) Amani Hansberry Steal.
(4:40) Jailen Bedford bad pass turnover.
(4:40) Chance Mallory Steal.
(4:39) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(4:14) Chance Mallory misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(4:10) Neoklis Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
(4:03) Neoklis Avdalas misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:58) Tobi Lawal Offensive Rebound.
(3:58) Tobi Lawal misses tip in layup.
(3:58) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
(3:55) Sam Lewis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:48) Ugonna Onyenso makes driving layup (Sam Lewis assists).
2331
(3:28) Neoklis Avdalas misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(3:25) Jailen Bedford Offensive Rebound.
(3:21) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
(3:21) Amani Hansberry turnover.
+2 (2:56) Sam Lewis makes driving layup (Dallin Hall assists).
2333
(2:32) Ben Hammond misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(2:29) Thijs De Ridder Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:22) Thijs De Ridder makes layup (Dallin Hall assists).
2335
(2:03) Jailen Bedford misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(1:59) Christian Gurdak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:59) Christian Gurdak makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2535
+2 (1:36) Johann Grunloh makes layup (Thijs De Ridder assists).
2537
(1:17) Jailen Bedford bad pass turnover.
(1:17) Sam Lewis Steal.
(1:12) Sam Lewis misses dunk.
(1:09) Thijs De Ridder Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:09) Thijs De Ridder makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2539
(0:46) Jailen Bedford bad pass turnover.
(0:46) Dallin Hall Steal.
+2 (0:41) Thijs De Ridder makes driving layup (Sam Lewis assists).
2541
(0:16) Ben Hammond bad pass turnover.
(0:16) Johann Grunloh Steal.
(0:12) Sam Lewis misses driving layup.
(0:12) Neoklis Avdalas Block.
(0:08) Johann Grunloh Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jacari White misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:00) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UVA

72Points76

26-62(41.9%)Field Goal(%)26-58(44.8%)

8-32(25.0%)3-Point(%)9-25(36.0%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

33(13)Rebounds(Offensive)36(12)

16Assists19

11Steals8

3Blocks6

10Turnovers12

17(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

0Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM

John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA

attendance: 14,637 (100.1%)

tv: The CW Network

spread: UVA -11.5

over/under: 145.5