Tabitha Amanze’s double-double and the 3-point shooting from Virginia’s bigs gave Virginia a hard-fought 73 – 63 win.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team outlasted rival #21 Virginia Cavaliers in a thriller that took three overtime periods Wednesday afternoon, December 31, 2025.

In the first three-overtime game in series history, Virginia Tech defeated No. 21 UVA 95-85 at Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/virginia as Why This Is An Important Week For Virginia Basketball .

Last basketball season was the first since 1998-99 in which Virginia and Virginia Tech had losing records. There will be no sequel this season.

There are a lot of good records out there right now,” Odom said. “We’ve got a big challenge ahead of us, and the first one’s at Virginia Tech.”

Our expert college basketball predictions expect Virginia to work Maryland on the boards, which should enable the Cavaliers to roll over the Terrapins tonight.

No. 21 Virginia visits the Virginia Tech Hokies after Thijs De Ridder scored 27 points in the Cavaliers' 95-51 win over the American Eagles.