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Bedford scores 23 points in Virginia Tech's 76-66 victory over No. 20 Clemson

AP
Feb 11, 2026

Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) Jailen Bedford scored 23 points, Ben Hammond had 17 of his 19 points in the second half and Virginia Tech Hokies knocked No. 20 Clemson out of a first-place Atlantic Coast Conference tie with No. 4 Duke, beating the Tigers 76-66 on Wednesday night.

Bedford was the first-half spark with Hammond taking over after halftime as the Hokies (17-8, 6-6) snapped a two-game losing streak with their first win at Clemson since coach Mike Young's first season in 2019-20.

The Tigers (20-5, 10-2) moved into tie for the top after the Blue Devils' drama-filled loss to rival North Carolina on Saturday night. But Virginia Tech used an 11-5 run, fueled by Bradford's eight points, to close the first half up 40-33.

Clemson got to 40-38 early on in the second half, but gradually fell behind by 12 points, 52-40, on Hammond's second 3-pointer. The Tigers closed to 69-64 on Carter Welling's three-point play with 2:36 remaining. Bedford followed with his fourth 3-pointer to thwart Clemson's comeback hopes.

Bradford got things going for the Hokies with two 3-pointers, then had a three-point play, an inside basket and a 3-pointer as Virginia Tech took control;.

Clemson, coming off nearly a week on the West Coast with back-to-back wins over Stanford and Cal, had won 27 of its last 30 ACC regular-season games. But the Tigers looked a step slow throughout and allowed the Hokies to shoot 52% for the game, including 11 of 21 from three-point range.

Welling had 19 points and six rebounds to lead Clemson. RJ Godfrey, the Tigers leading scorer at 11.9 points coming in, was held to six points.

Virginia Tech: Hosts Florida State on Saturday.

Clemson: At No. 4 Duke on Saturday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
40
CLEM
Tigers
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tobi Lawal vs. Carter Welling (Dillon Hunter gains possession)
19:49	+2	Carter Welling makes two point layup (RJ Godfrey assists)	0-2
19:27		Jailen Bedford misses two point jump shot
19:25		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
19:10		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
19:08		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
18:47	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:15	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	3-4
18:04		Carter Welling personal foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
17:52	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot	6-4
17:36		RJ Godfrey misses two point hook shot
17:34		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
17:16		Neoklis Avdalas misses two point jump shot
17:14		Carter Welling defensive rebound
17:02		Jake Wahlin turnover (bad pass)
16:38		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
16:36		Butta Johnson defensive rebound
16:16	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup	6-6
15:54		Amani Hansberry turnover (bad pass)
15:54		TV timeout
15:36		Nick Davidson turnover (lost ball) (Christian Gurdak steals)
15:25		Christian Gurdak offensive foul (Butta Johnson draws the foul)
15:25		Christian Gurdak turnover (offensive foul)
15:10		Butta Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:08		Christian Gurdak defensive rebound
14:51		Jailen Bedford misses two point layup
14:49		Butta Johnson defensive rebound
14:39	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point hook shot	6-8
14:17	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point layup	8-8
13:57	+2	Ace Buckner makes two point jump shot	8-10
13:28	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Jailen Bedford assists)	11-10
13:05	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point jump shot	11-12
12:48		Ben Hammond turnover (lost ball)
12:31	+3	Chase Thompson makes three point jump shot (Ace Buckner assists)	11-15
11:55	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point jump shot	13-15
11:40		TV timeout
11:26		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
11:24		Izaiah Pasha defensive rebound
11:04	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	16-15
10:38		Antonio Dorn personal foul (Carter Welling draws the foul)
10:33	+3	Ace Buckner makes three point jump shot	16-18
10:16		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
10:14		Carter Welling defensive rebound
10:04		Carter Welling misses two point layup
10:02		Neoklis Avdalas defensive rebound
9:53	+2	Antonio Dorn makes two point layup (Izaiah Pasha assists)	18-18
9:38		Ace Buckner misses two point layup
9:36		Neoklis Avdalas defensive rebound
9:21	+2	Antonio Dorn makes two point layup (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	20-18
9:15		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:53	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (Butta Johnson assists)	20-20
8:36	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point jump shot	22-20
8:24	+2	Ace Buckner makes two point layup	22-22
7:54	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point alley-oop dunk (Amani Hansberry assists)	24-22
7:33		Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot
7:31		Nick Davidson offensive rebound
7:26		Butta Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:24		Nick Davidson offensive rebound
7:13	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup (RJ Godfrey assists)	24-24
6:53	+2	Neoklis Avdalas makes two point jump shot	26-24
6:39		Nick Davidson turnover (out of bounds)
6:39		TV timeout
6:20		Tobi Lawal misses two point alley-oop dunk
6:18		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Carter Welling makes two point layup	26-26
5:42		Christian Gurdak misses two point layup
5:40		Carter Welling defensive rebound
5:17		Carter Welling turnover (traveling)
4:49		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
4:47		Ace Buckner defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point jump shot	26-28
4:09		Neoklis Avdalas misses two point layup
4:07		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
4:01	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	29-28
3:30	+2	Ace Buckner makes two point jump shot	29-30
3:30		Ben Hammond shooting foul (Ace Buckner draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30	+1	Ace Buckner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-31
3:13		Jailen Bedford misses two point jump shot
3:11		Ace Buckner defensive rebound
2:56		Dillon Hunter misses two point jump shot
2:54		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
2:49		Ace Buckner personal foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
2:47	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point layup (Jaden Schutt assists)	31-31
2:47		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul)
2:47	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-31
2:22		Chase Thompson misses two point jump shot
2:20		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point layup	34-31
1:59		Butta Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:57		Dillon Hunter offensive rebound
1:48		Nick Davidson misses two point jump shot
1:46		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
1:40	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Jaden Schutt assists)	37-31
1:13	+2	Nick Davidson makes two point layup	37-33
0:42		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
0:39		Tigers defensive rebound
0:19		Dillon Hunter misses two point layup
0:17		Christian Gurdak defensive rebound
0:10		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:07		Butta Johnson personal foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul)
0:02	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	40-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
36
CLEM
Tigers
33

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Amani Hansberry turnover (bad pass) (Ace Buckner steals)
19:35	+2	Carter Welling makes two point hook shot	40-35
19:17		Dillon Hunter personal foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul)
18:59		Ben Hammond misses two point driving finger roll layup
18:57		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
18:52		Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
18:50		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Ace Buckner makes two point driving finger roll layup	40-37
18:36		Jailen Bedford shooting foul (Ace Buckner draws the foul)
18:36	+1	Ace Buckner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-38
18:26	+2	Neoklis Avdalas makes two point driving layup	42-38
18:17		Jestin Porter misses two point pullup jump shot
18:15		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
18:07		Neoklis Avdalas turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Hunter steals)
18:00		Tobi Lawal personal foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
17:45		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Carter Welling draws the foul)
17:45		Carter Welling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:45	+1	Carter Welling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-39
17:32		Jump ball. Ben Hammond vs. Dillon Hunter (Tigers gains possession)
17:32		Ben Hammond turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Hunter steals)
17:32		Tigers 30 second timeout
17:32		TV timeout
17:17		Carter Welling misses three point jump shot
17:15		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
16:49	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Amani Hansberry assists)	45-39
16:34		Carter Welling turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals)
16:24	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point driving layup	47-39
16:10		Amani Hansberry personal foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
16:08		Carter Welling misses three point jump shot
16:06		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
15:45		Ace Buckner shooting foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul)
15:45		TV timeout
15:45	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-39
15:45	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-39
15:36		RJ Godfrey offensive foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul)
15:36		RJ Godfrey turnover (offensive foul)
15:15		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Nick Davidson steals)
14:58		Christian Gurdak shooting foul (Dillon Hunter draws the foul)
14:58		Dillon Hunter misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:58	+1	Dillon Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-40
14:33		Amani Hansberry misses two point driving floating jump shot
14:31		Jaden Schutt offensive rebound
14:25	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot (Izaiah Pasha assists)	52-40
14:06	+3	Nick Davidson makes three point jump shot (Ace Buckner assists)	52-43
13:33		Ben Hammond misses three point stepback jump shot
13:31		Tigers defensive rebound
13:17		Nick Davidson misses three point jump shot
13:15		Izaiah Pasha defensive rebound
12:57		Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
12:55		RJ Godfrey personal foul (Antonio Dorn draws the foul)
12:45		Izaiah Pasha turnover (lost ball) (Jestin Porter steals)
12:31		Antonio Dorn shooting foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Nick Davidson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-44
12:31		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:31		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
12:07		Neoklis Avdalas offensive foul (Carter Welling draws the foul)
12:07		Neoklis Avdalas turnover (offensive foul)
12:07		TV timeout
11:56	+3	Jestin Porter makes three point pullup jump shot	52-47
11:32		Dillon Hunter shooting foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul)
11:32	+1	Neoklis Avdalas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-47
11:32	+1	Neoklis Avdalas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-47
11:21		Jestin Porter misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:19		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
11:07		Carter Welling blocks Jailen Bedford's two point driving layup
11:05		Nick Davidson defensive rebound
10:56		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
10:54		Carter Welling offensive rebound
10:51	+2	Carter Welling makes two point putback layup	54-49
10:27	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point dunk	56-49
10:04	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Dillon Hunter assists)	56-51
10:04		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
10:04		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:04		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
9:46	+3	Ben Hammond makes three point jump shot	59-51
9:30		Nick Davidson turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals)
9:25		Ben Hammond misses two point driving layup
9:23		Tigers defensive rebound
9:23		Hokies 30 second timeout
9:07		Ben Hammond shooting foul (Jestin Porter draws the foul)
9:07	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-52
9:07	+1	Jestin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-53
8:40	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point driving finger roll layup	61-53
8:13	+3	Ace Buckner makes three point stepback jump shot	61-56
7:48		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-56
7:48	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-56
7:36		Nick Davidson turnover (bad pass) (Ben Hammond steals)
7:30	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point driving dunk	65-56
7:19		Ace Buckner misses two point driving finger roll layup
7:17		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
7:08		Nick Davidson shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
7:08	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-56
7:08	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-56
6:56		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
6:54		Carter Welling offensive rebound
6:51	+2	Carter Welling makes two point putback layup	67-58
6:24		Neoklis Avdalas turnover (traveling)
6:05		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (Carter Welling draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Carter Welling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-59
6:05	+1	Carter Welling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-60
5:42		Jailen Bedford misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
5:40		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
5:28		Ace Buckner misses three point pullup jump shot
5:26		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
5:04		Carter Welling blocks Ben Hammond's three point jump shot
5:02		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
4:56		Jestin Porter misses two point layup
4:54		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:52		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Carter Welling steals)
4:46		RJ Godfrey misses two point dunk
4:44		Neoklis Avdalas defensive rebound
4:42		Neoklis Avdalas turnover (bad pass)
4:33		Carter Welling misses three point jump shot
4:31		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
4:05		Neoklis Avdalas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
4:03		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
3:57		Dillon Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Ben Hammond steals)
3:52		Carter Welling blocks Ben Hammond's two point driving layup
3:51		Hokies offensive rebound
3:51		TV timeout
3:37	+2	Neoklis Avdalas makes two point hook shot	69-60
3:23		Amani Hansberry personal foul (Carter Welling draws the foul)
3:23		Carter Welling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:23	+1	Carter Welling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-61
3:04		Neoklis Avdalas misses three point stepback jump shot
3:02		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
2:54		Dillon Hunter misses two point driving layup
2:52		Dillon Hunter offensive rebound
2:36	+2	Carter Welling makes two point layup	69-63
2:36		Neoklis Avdalas shooting foul (Carter Welling draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Carter Welling makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-64
2:12	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Amani Hansberry assists)	72-64
1:54		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
1:52		Jestin Porter offensive rebound
1:43		Jake Wahlin misses two point turnaround hook shot
1:41		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
1:17		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
1:15		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
1:01		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Nick Davidson draws the foul)
1:01		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:01		Nick Davidson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:01		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
0:54		Jake Wahlin personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-64
0:54	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-64
0:48		Dillon Hunter misses two point driving layup
0:46		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
0:40		Dillon Hunter personal foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-64
0:40	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-64
0:34		Dillon Hunter misses three point stepback jump shot
0:31		Carter Welling offensive rebound
0:30	+2	Carter Welling makes two point tip dunk	76-66
0:01		Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Hokies turnover (shot clock violation)