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Virginia Tech 78, at Wake Forest 81

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · Final · Atlantic Coast

Atlantic Coast 1 2 PTS

Virginia Tech Hokies

19-13 · L2 · #83 (1531 ELO -10)

32 46 78

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

18-17 · L1 · #81 (1541 ELO +10)

36 45 81

Joel Memorial Coliseum · Winston-Salem, NC

Attendance: 8,460

Officials: Tyler Kumpf, Tim Clougherty, Bill Covington

Wake Forest Edges Virginia Tech in ACC Thriller

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Interstat) — Nate Calmese buried a stepback 3-pointer with six seconds remaining to break a tie, then sealed the game with two clutch free throws as Wake Forest outlasted Virginia Tech 81-78 in a tense Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at a raucous Joel Memorial Coliseum. The Demon Deacons, who led for over 37 minutes, saw a 12-point second-half advantage evaporate completely in the final minutes before Calmese delivered the decisive plays. After Virginia Tech’s Neoklis Avdalas tied the game at 78 with two free throws with five seconds left, Wake Forest inbounded the ball to… Read more...

Top Statlines

Amani Hansberry VT 27m 19p 10r 4a
Nate Calmese WF 31m 25p 3r 7a
Jailen Bedford VT 34m 25p 5r 1a

Forecasting

ELO Probability WF 69.5%

Spread WF -5

Money Line WF -250/VT +200

Over/Under 150.5 (Over)