Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Tech Hokies
· T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament - 1st Round
Colvin's 18 points leads Wake Forest scoring wave to 95-89 OT win over Virginia Tech in ACC opener
The 13th-seeded Demon Deacons advance to play fifth-seeded Clemson on Wednesday. Virginia Tech entered the tournament as the 12th seed.
Sebastian Akins scored 14 points, Tre'Von Spillers and reserve Mekhi Mason 13 each, and Juke Harris and reserves Nate Calmese and Cooper Schwieger all scored 10 apiece.
Wake Forest (17-15) shot 51% (30 of 59) overcoming 36%-shooting (8 of 22) from 3-point range.
Ben Hammond scored 23 points, Jailen Bedford 17, reserve Jaden Schutt 15 and Tobi Lawal 12 while grabbing a team-high nine rebounds for the Hokies.
The Hokies (19-13) shot 41% (29 of 70) and despite the loss had a 45-28 lead in rebounding.
Colvin made a jump shot and a 3-pointer to start overtime for an 80-75 lead and Wake Forest went on to lead for the rest of overtime.
Lawal threw down a dunk with 1:25 left to get the Hokies within 86-85 before Akins countered with a three-point play and Virginia Tech never got closer.
Hammond made two foul shots with 47 seconds left in regulation to force a 75-all tie and neither team scored until overtime. Wake Forest led 38-34 at halftime.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 95 - 89 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 95 - 89 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Wake Forest Defensive Rebound. | 95 - 89 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Jailen Bedford misses driving layup | 95 - 89 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Cooper Schwieger makes free throw 2 of 2 | 95 - 89 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 VT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-59 | FG | 29-70 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 27-30 | FT | 23-27 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fouls | 22 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 80 | Percent Led | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 6,593 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |