Virginia Tech Hokies vs Ball State Cardinals
Charleston Classic
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
BALL | 29 | 35 | 64 |
| 43 | 30 | 73 |
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Ahmed Hill missed Layup.
- Wabissa Bede made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr..
- Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Layup.
- Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper.
- K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
- K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
- Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
- K.J. Walton made Free Throw.
- P.J. Horne missed Layup.
- Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wabissa Bede made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmed Hill.
- Brachen Hazen missed Jumper.
- Tahjai Teague missed Jumper.
- Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Mallers.
- Ty Outlaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tahjai Teague missed Jumper.
- Tayler Persons made Jumper.
- Wabissa Bede missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Mallers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
- Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- Brachen Hazen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brachen Hazen missed Free Throw.
- Brachen Hazen made Free Throw.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup.
- Isaiah Wilkins made Layup. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
- Justin Robinson missed Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Mallers made Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tayler Persons made Layup.
- Tahjai Teague made Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
- Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Free Throw.
- Tahjai Teague missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ty Outlaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Wabissa Bede.
- Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Robinson made Free Throw.
- Justin Robinson made Free Throw.
- Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
- Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Outlaw.
- Kyle Mallers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
- Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Gunn missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill made Jumper.
- K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
- Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Wilkins.
- Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Jumper.
- Trey Moses made Jumper.
- Isaiah Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brachen Hazen missed Jumper.
- Ty Outlaw made Jumper.
- Tayler Persons missed Jumper.
- Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Jumper.
- Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
- Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
- Ahmed Hill missed Jumper.
- Kyle Mallers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
- Kyle Mallers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Walton.
- Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Layup.
- Trey Moses missed Jumper.
- Tahjai Teague made Jumper.
- Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wabissa Bede missed Jumper.
- Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Robinson missed Jumper.
- Justin Robinson made Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Jumper.
- Justin Robinson made Layup.
- Tayler Persons missed Jumper.
- Brachen Hazen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tayler Persons made Layup.
- Tayler Persons made Free Throw.
- K.J. Walton made Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
- Ahmed Hill made Free Throw.
- Ahmed Hill made Free Throw.
- Tayler Persons made Jumper.
- Isaiah Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ishmael El-Amin missed Free Throw.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Layup.
- Tahjai Teague made Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Jumper.
- Tayler Persons missed Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Three Point Jumper.
- Tahjai Teague made Free Throw.
- Tahjai Teague missed Free Throw.
- K.J. Walton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Robinson missed Layup.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Free Throw.
- Justin Robinson missed Free Throw.
- Justin Robinson made Free Throw.
- Ahmed Hill made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Jumper.
- Ishmael El-Amin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Mallers.
- Justin Robinson made Jumper.
- Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Layup.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Kyle Mallers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Moses.
- Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Robinson missed Layup.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Isaiah Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Jumper.
- Ahmed Hill missed Jumper.
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Jumper.
- Tayler Persons made Jumper.
- Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Justin Robinson.
- Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Mallers made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Isaiah Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- K.J. Walton missed Jumper.
- Blake Huggins made Layup. Assisted by Ishmael El-Amin.
- Ishmael El-Amin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Thompson.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BALL | VT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:47 | Ahmed Hill missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:47 | Kyle Mallers Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:25 | Foul on Nickeil Alexander-Walker. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:17 | Trey Moses Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:17 | Justin Robinson Steal. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:59 | Wabissa Bede made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Blackshear Jr.. | 0 | 3 | |
| 18:28 | Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 3 | |
| 18:28 | Wabissa Bede Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 3 | |
| 18:13 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Layup. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:44 | Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:44 | Kyle Mallers Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:20 | Foul on Kerry Blackshear Jr.. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:20 | K.J. Walton made Free Throw. | 1 | 5 | |
| 17:20 | K.J. Walton made Free Throw. | 2 | 5 | |
| 17:09 | Ahmed Hill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson. | 2 | 8 | |
| 16:50 | Foul on Wabissa Bede. | 2 | 8 | |
| 16:50 | K.J. Walton made Free Throw. | 3 | 8 | |
| 16:50 | K.J. Walton made Free Throw. | 4 | 8 | |
| 16:31 | P.J. Horne missed Layup. | 4 | 8 | |
| 16:31 | Kyle Mallers Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 | |
| 16:16 | Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 8 | |
| 16:16 | Ahmed Hill Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 | |
| 16:13 | Foul on K.J. Walton. | 4 | 8 | |
| 15:48 | Wabissa Bede made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmed Hill. | 4 | 11 | |
| 15:33 | Official TV Timeout | 4 | 11 | |
| 15:25 | Brachen Hazen missed Jumper. | 4 | 11 | |
| 15:25 | P.J. Horne Block. | 4 | 11 | |
| 15:25 | Tahjai Teague Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 11 | |
| 15:11 | Tahjai Teague missed Jumper. | 4 | 11 | |
| 15:11 | Ball State Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 11 | |
| 15:02 | Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Mallers. | 7 | 11 | |
| 14:34 | Ty Outlaw missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 11 | |
| 14:34 | Tahjai Teague Block. | 7 | 11 | |
| 14:34 | Tahjai Teague Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 11 | |
| 14:26 | Tahjai Teague missed Jumper. | 7 | 11 | |
| 14:26 | Tayler Persons Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 11 | |
| 14:21 | Tayler Persons made Jumper. | 9 | 11 | |
| 14:11 | Wabissa Bede missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 11 | |
| 14:11 | Ball State Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 11 | |
| 14:11 | Kyle Mallers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:40 | Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:40 | Foul on Tayler Persons. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:40 | Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:37 | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson. | 12 | 13 | |
| 13:14 | Brachen Hazen missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 13 | |
| 13:14 | Brachen Hazen Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 13 | |
| 13:10 | Foul on P.J. Horne. | 12 | 13 | |
| 13:10 | Brachen Hazen missed Free Throw. | 12 | 13 | |
| 13:10 | Ball State Deadball Team Rebound. | 12 | 13 | |
| 13:10 | Brachen Hazen made Free Throw. | 13 | 13 | |
| 12:56 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 13 | |
| 12:56 | Kerry Blackshear Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 13 | |
| 12:45 | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Layup. | 13 | 15 | |
| 12:38 | Foul on P.J. Horne. | 13 | 15 | |
| 12:34 | Josh Thompson Turnover. | 13 | 15 | |
| 12:13 | Isaiah Wilkins made Layup. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:53 | Tayler Persons Turnover. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:53 | Justin Robinson Steal. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:49 | Official TV Timeout | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:37 | Justin Robinson missed Jumper. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:37 | Trey Moses Block. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:37 | Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:28 | Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:28 | K.J. Walton Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:05 | Tayler Persons missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 17 | |
| 11:05 | Tahjai Teague Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 17 | |
| 10:55 | Kyle Mallers made Jumper. | 15 | 17 | |
| 10:36 | Kerry Blackshear Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 17 | |
| 10:36 | Trey Moses Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 17 | |
| 10:28 | Tayler Persons made Layup. | 17 | 17 | |
| 10:07 | Justin Robinson Turnover. | 17 | 17 | |
| 10:07 | Tahjai Teague Steal. | 17 | 17 | |
| 10:01 | Tahjai Teague made Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons. | 19 | 17 | |
| 9:31 | Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 17 | |
| 9:31 | Trey Moses Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 17 | |
| 9:22 | Tayler Persons made Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 17 | |
| 9:03 | Foul on Tahjai Teague. | 22 | 17 | |
| 9:02 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 17 | |
| 9:02 | Kyle Mallers Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:54 | K.J. Walton missed Jumper. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:54 | Ty Outlaw Block. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:54 | Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:44 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Jumper. | 22 | 19 | |
| 8:44 | Foul on Kyle Mallers. | 22 | 19 | |
| 8:44 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Free Throw. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:22 | Foul on Justin Robinson. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:22 | Ball State Timeout | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:22 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:11 | Tahjai Teague missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:11 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:01 | Ty Outlaw missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:01 | Zach Gunn Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 20 | |
| 7:54 | Foul on Tahjai Teague. | 22 | 20 | |
| 7:54 | Tahjai Teague Turnover. | 22 | 20 | |
| 7:40 | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Wabissa Bede. | 22 | 22 | |
| 7:18 | Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 22 | |
| 7:18 | Wabissa Bede Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 22 | |
| 6:52 | Foul on Austin Nehls. | 22 | 22 | |
| 6:52 | Justin Robinson made Free Throw. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:52 | Justin Robinson made Free Throw. | 22 | 24 | |
| 6:35 | Foul on Wabissa Bede. | 22 | 24 | |
| 6:35 | Tayler Persons made Free Throw. | 23 | 24 | |
| 6:35 | Tayler Persons made Free Throw. | 24 | 24 | |
| 6:23 | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson. | 24 | 26 | |
| 5:59 | Austin Nehls Turnover. | 24 | 26 | |
| 5:59 | Justin Robinson Steal. | 24 | 26 | |
| 5:51 | Kerry Blackshear Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Nickeil Alexander-Walker. | 24 | 28 | |
| 5:31 | Tayler Persons Turnover. | 24 | 28 | |
| 5:31 | Technical Foul on Kerry Blackshear Jr.. | 24 | 28 | |
| 5:17 | Foul on Tayler Persons. | 24 | 28 | |
| 5:17 | Foul on Kerry Blackshear Jr.. | 24 | 28 | |
| 5:17 | Technical Foul on Tayler Persons. | 24 | 28 | |
| 5:17 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Jumper. Assisted by Ty Outlaw. | 24 | 30 | |
| 5:02 | Kyle Mallers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayler Persons. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:40 | Justin Robinson missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:40 | Trey Moses Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:31 | Kyle Mallers missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:31 | Isaiah Wilkins Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:21 | Ahmed Hill missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:21 | Zach Gunn Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:21 | Zach Gunn missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 30 | |
| 4:21 | Ty Outlaw Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 30 | |
| 3:51 | Ahmed Hill made Jumper. | 27 | 32 | |
| 3:39 | Kyle Mallers Turnover. | 27 | 32 | |
| 3:39 | Ahmed Hill Steal. | 27 | 32 | |
| 3:34 | Justin Robinson Turnover. | 27 | 32 | |
| 3:27 | Official TV Timeout | 27 | 32 | |
| 3:18 | Ball State Timeout | 27 | 32 | |
| 3:08 | K.J. Walton missed Jumper. | 27 | 32 | |
| 3:08 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 32 | |
| 3:01 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Robinson. | 27 | 35 | |
| 2:34 | K.J. Walton missed Jumper. | 27 | 35 | |
| 2:34 | Isaiah Wilkins Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 35 | |
| 2:24 | Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Wilkins. | 27 | 38 | |
| 2:00 | Ishmael El-Amin missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 38 | |
| 2:00 | Ahmed Hill Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 38 | |
| 1:48 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker missed Jumper. | 27 | 38 | |
| 1:48 | K.J. Walton Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 38 | |
| 1:39 | Trey Moses made Jumper. | 29 | 38 | |
| 1:14 | Isaiah Wilkins missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 38 | |
| 1:14 | Ishmael El-Amin Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 38 | |
| 1:02 | Brachen Hazen missed Jumper. | 29 | 38 | |
| 1:02 | Ty Outlaw Block. | 29 | 38 | |
| 1:02 | Ty Outlaw Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 38 | |
| 0:47 | Virginia Tech Timeout | 29 | 38 | |
| 0:35 | Ty Outlaw made Jumper. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:08 | Tayler Persons missed Jumper. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:08 | Isaiah Wilkins Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 40 | |
| 0:01 | Justin Robinson made Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 43 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 29 | 43 | |
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Game Information
Charleston, SC
Referee:Rick Crawford
Referee:Jeb Hartness
Referee:Joe DeRosa
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 12-0 | - | 25-0 |
| Akron | 11-1 | 1 | 20-5 |
| Kent State | 9-3 | 3 | 18-7 |
| Toledo | 7-5 | 5 | 13-12 |
| Ohio | 7-6 | 5.5 | 13-13 |
| Bowling Green | 6-6 | 6 | 15-10 |
| Massachusetts | 6-7 | 6.5 | 15-11 |
| Buffalo | 5-7 | 7 | 15-10 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-8 | 8.5 | 8-15 |
| Ball State | 3-8 | 8.5 | 8-16 |
| Central Michigan | 3-8 | 8.5 | 7-17 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-9 | 9 | 9-16 |
| Western Michigan | 2-9 | 9.5 | 8-16 |
NCAA Division I
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 11-1 | - | 22-2 |
| Virginia | 10-2 | 1 | 21-3 |
| Clemson | 10-2 | 1 | 20-5 |
| NC State | 9-3 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Miami | 8-3 | 2.5 | 19-5 |
| Louisville | 8-4 | 3 | 18-6 |
| North Carolina | 7-4 | 3.5 | 19-5 |
| SMU | 6-5 | 4.5 | 17-7 |
| Virginia Tech | 6-6 | 5 | 17-8 |
| California | 5-7 | 6 | 17-8 |
| Stanford | 5-7 | 6 | 16-9 |
| Syracuse | 5-7 | 6 | 14-11 |
| Florida State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
| Wake Forest | 3-8 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
| Boston College | 2-9 | 8.5 | 9-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-10 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Notre Dame | 2-10 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-10 | 9 | 9-16 |
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