Christian Gurdak scores last and Virginia Tech edges Elon 82-81 in overtime
AP
Dec 20, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Christian Gurdak made the go-ahead layup with 10 seconds remaining in overtime and Virginia Tech Hokies overcame a 19-point deficit to beat Elon Phoenix 82-81 on Saturday.
There were seven lead changes in overtime, the last on Gurdak's layup. A steal by Ben Hammond gave the Hokies the ball with five seconds left and Elon fouled Izaiah Pasha, who missed two free throws with four seconds remaining. Pasha then blocked Bryson Cokley's desperation 3-pointer to end it.
Neither team led by more than a point in the last four minutes of overtime.
Amani Hansberry had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Gurdak scored 17 points, Hammond 15, Pasha 11 and Jaden Schutt 10 for the Hokies (10-2).
Chandler Cuthrell scored 18 points, Isaac Harrell 16 and Kacper Klaczek 11 for Elon (7-5).
Harrell opened the game with two 3-pointers and the Phoenix never trailed in the first half. A 12-0 run gave them a 35-16 lead near the 7-minute mark, but they managed only eight points the rest of the half. The Hokies scored the last 11 points of the half to get within 43-35 at the break.
A 3-pointer by Cokley put the Phoenix up 53-41 with 14 minutes left in regulation. Virginia Tech went ahead for the first time when Hansberry scored in the paint for a 63-62 lead with 5 1/2 minutes left.
There were three more ties in regulation, the last at 72 when Hansberry hit a jumper with 28 seconds remaining.
Virginia Tech visits Virginia New Year's Eve.
Elon hosts Greensboro College Monday. ---
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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
43
VT
Hokies
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Chandler Cuthrell vs. Amani Hansberry (Hokies gains possession)
19:32
Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot
19:30
Chandler Cuthrell defensive rebound
19:24
+3
Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (Ja'Juan Carr assists)
3-0
19:00
Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
18:58
Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
18:43
+3
Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot (Ja'Juan Carr assists)
6-0
18:20
+2
Amani Hansberry makes two point layup
6-2
18:11
Tyler Johnson personal foul
17:59
+2
Chandler Cuthrell makes two point layup
8-2
17:41
+2
Jailen Bedford makes two point jump shot
8-4
17:28
Chandler Cuthrell turnover (lost ball)
17:13
Jailen Bedford turnover (bad pass) (Randall Pettus II steals)
17:03
Amani Hansberry personal foul
16:47
Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
16:45
Christian Gurdak defensive rebound
16:26
Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
16:24
Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
16:20
+2
Amani Hansberry makes two point layup
8-6
16:04
Bryson Cokley misses two point jump shot
16:02
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
15:50
Bryson Cokley personal foul
15:50
TV timeout
15:34
Bryson Spell blocks Christian Gurdak's two point layup
15:32
Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
15:27
Amani Hansberry misses two point layup
15:25
Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
15:25
Amani Hansberry misses two point layup
15:23
Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
15:23
Bryson Cokley personal foul
15:11
Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
15:09
Randall Pettus II defensive rebound
15:09
Tyler Johnson personal foul
14:55
+2
Kacper Klaczek makes two point layup
10-6
14:42
DeMarco Johnson personal foul
14:36
Jaden Schutt turnover (out of bounds)
14:22
+2
Bryson Spell makes two point layup (Kacper Klaczek assists)
12-6
14:02
Kacper Klaczek blocks Izaiah Pasha's two point layup
14:00
Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
13:51
+2
Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Izaiah Pasha assists)
12-8
13:27
+3
Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot (Kacper Klaczek assists)
15-8
13:16
+2
Izaiah Pasha makes two point jump shot
15-10
13:00
Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
12:58
DeMarco Johnson offensive rebound
12:52
Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
12:50
Ben Hammond personal foul
12:47
+3
Kacper Klaczek makes three point jump shot (DeMarco Johnson assists)
18-10
12:27
+2
Amani Hansberry makes two point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)
18-12
12:16
Bryson Spell misses three point jump shot
12:14
Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
12:01
Randall Pettus II misses two point layup
11:59
Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
11:49
Isaac Harrell personal foul
11:49
TV timeout
11:31
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
11:29
Chandler Cuthrell defensive rebound
11:09
Christian Gurdak blocks Chandler Cuthrell's two point layup
11:07
Ned Hull offensive rebound
10:58
+3
Ned Hull makes three point jump shot
21-12
10:45
Ja'Juan Carr personal foul
10:30
+2
Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot
21-14
10:04
Randall Pettus II turnover (lost ball) (Izaiah Pasha steals)
9:44
Izaiah Pasha misses three point jump shot
9:42
Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
9:25
+2
Ja'Juan Carr makes two point layup
23-14
8:56
+2
Izaiah Pasha makes two point jump shot
23-16
8:35
Chandler Cuthrell misses three point jump shot
8:33
Randall Pettus II offensive rebound
8:30
+2
Randall Pettus II makes two point layup
25-16
8:30
Hokies 30 second timeout
8:30
TV timeout
8:21
Ned Hull personal foul
8:19
Tyler Johnson turnover (lost ball)
7:58
+2
Bryson Cokley makes two point layup (DeMarco Johnson assists)
27-16
7:38
Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
7:36
DeMarco Johnson defensive rebound
7:28
+2
Isaac Harrell makes two point layup
29-16
7:28
Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Isaac Harrell draws the foul)
7:28
Isaac Harrell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:28
Hokies defensive rebound
7:20
Jailen Bedford turnover (bad pass) (DeMarco Johnson steals)
7:17
+3
Ned Hull makes three point jump shot (DeMarco Johnson assists)
32-16
7:08
Jailen Bedford turnover (bad pass)
6:51
+3
Kacper Klaczek makes three point jump shot (DeMarco Johnson assists)
35-16
6:29
Tyler Johnson misses two point layup
6:27
Kacper Klaczek defensive rebound
6:10
Caleb Middleton misses two point layup
6:10
Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
6:10
Caleb Middleton personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
6:10
+1
Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-17
6:10
+1
Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-18
5:45
+2
Caleb Middleton makes two point jump shot (Ned Hull assists)
37-18
5:28
Caleb Middleton shooting foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
5:28
+1
Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-19
5:28
+1
Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-20
5:07
Randall Pettus II offensive foul
5:07
Randall Pettus II turnover (offensive foul)
4:50
Christian Gurdak offensive foul
4:50
Christian Gurdak turnover (offensive foul)
4:27
+2
Chandler Cuthrell makes two point layup
39-20
4:09
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point dunk (Amani Hansberry assists)
39-22
3:53
Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
3:51
Ja'Juan Carr offensive rebound
3:46
Christian Gurdak shooting foul (Chandler Cuthrell draws the foul)
3:46
TV timeout
3:46
+1
Chandler Cuthrell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-22
3:46
+1
Chandler Cuthrell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-22
3:36
Amani Hansberry misses two point layup
3:34
Christian Gurdak offensive rebound
3:28
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point layup
41-24
3:15
+2
Isaac Harrell makes two point layup (Ja'Juan Carr assists)
43-24
3:01
Kacper Klaczek shooting foul (Christian Gurdak draws the foul)
3:01
+1
Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-25
3:01
Christian Gurdak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01
Chandler Cuthrell defensive rebound
2:39
Izaiah Pasha blocks Randall Pettus II's three point jump shot
2:37
Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
2:30
Izaiah Pasha misses two point layup
2:28
Jaden Schutt offensive rebound
2:28
+2
Jaden Schutt makes two point layup
43-27
2:15
Chandler Cuthrell offensive foul
2:15
Chandler Cuthrell turnover (offensive foul)
2:02
Amani Hansberry turnover (traveling)
2:02
Phoenix 30 second timeout
1:46
Kacper Klaczek offensive foul
1:46
Kacper Klaczek turnover (offensive foul)
1:36
Jaden Schutt misses two point jump shot
1:34
Christian Gurdak offensive rebound
1:33
Ned Hull personal foul (Christian Gurdak draws the foul)
1:33
+1
Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-28
1:33
+1
Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-29
1:25
Chandler Cuthrell misses three point jump shot
1:23
Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
1:10
DeMarco Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:08
Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
1:02
Isaac Harrell turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Johnson steals)
0:56
Tyler Johnson misses two point layup
0:54
Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
0:47
+2
Amani Hansberry makes two point layup
43-31
0:23
Chandler Cuthrell misses two point layup
0:21
Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
0:13
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)
43-33
0:13
DeMarco Johnson shooting foul (Christian Gurdak draws the foul)
0:13
Christian Gurdak misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:13
Izaiah Pasha offensive rebound
0:09
+2
Izaiah Pasha makes two point layup
43-35
0:03
Ja'Juan Carr misses three point jump shot
0:01
Randall Pettus II offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
29
VT
Hokies
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
Kacper Klaczek misses three point jump shot
19:41
Ja'Juan Carr offensive rebound
19:33
+2
Randall Pettus II makes two point layup
45-35
19:20
Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
19:18
Christian Gurdak offensive rebound
19:03
Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
19:01
Isaac Harrell defensive rebound
18:48
Chandler Cuthrell misses three point jump shot
18:46
Isaac Harrell offensive rebound
18:46
Tyler Johnson personal foul
18:36
Amani Hansberry blocks Kacper Klaczek's two point layup
18:34
Ja'Juan Carr offensive rebound
18:34
Ben Hammond personal foul
18:24
Ja'Juan Carr turnover (lost ball)
18:08
+3
Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Amani Hansberry assists)
45-38
17:34
Chandler Cuthrell misses two point layup
17:32
Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
17:27
Ben Hammond turnover (bad pass)
17:27
Amani Hansberry personal foul
17:08
Kacper Klaczek misses three point jump shot
17:06
Phoenix offensive rebound
16:57
Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot
16:55
Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
16:53
Isaac Harrell personal foul
16:29
+2
Christian Gurdak makes two point jump shot (Tyler Johnson assists)
45-40
16:11
+3
Isaac Harrell makes three point jump shot
48-40
15:56
Randall Pettus II personal foul
15:56
TV timeout
15:42
Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
15:40
Sin'Cere Jones offensive rebound
15:40
Sin'Cere Jones misses two point layup
15:38
Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
15:36
Jailen Bedford turnover (bad pass) (DeMarco Johnson steals)
15:29
+2
DeMarco Johnson makes two point layup
50-40
15:05
Christian Gurdak misses two point jump shot
15:03
Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
15:03
Caleb Middleton shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
15:03
Tyler Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:03
+1
Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-41
14:45
Isaac Harrell turnover (lost ball) (Amani Hansberry steals)
14:33
Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:31
Bryson Cokley defensive rebound
14:21
Izaiah Pasha personal foul
14:17
+3
Bryson Cokley makes three point jump shot (DeMarco Johnson assists)
53-41
14:03
+3
Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)
