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Gurdak helps Virginia Tech pull away to beat Cal 78-75

AP
Jan 10, 2026

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Amani Hansberry scored 15 points to go with nine rebounds and Christian Gurdak scored four of his 12 points inside the final four minutes to help Virginia Tech Hokies pull away and beat California Golden Bears 78-75 on Saturday night.

Gurdak's layup gave the Hokies a 68-67 lead with 3:52 to play, and he added two free throws to make it 70-67. Cal pulled within a point four times, the last at 76-75 after a pair of John Camden free throws with eight seconds left.

Jailen Bedford made the second of two free-throw attempts for the Hokies with three seconds to play before Cal's Justin Pippen missed a 3 at the buzzer to end it.

Bedford finished with 13 points for Virginia Tech (13-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which snapped a two-game skid. Jaden Schutt and Neoklis Avdalas added 11 points apiece. Tobi Lawal scored 10 points before fouling out.

Dai Dai Ames was 8-of-12 shooting and scored 21 points to lead five in double figures for Cal (13-4, 1-3). The Golden Bears have lost three of their last four games since ending a nine-game win streak.

Cal jumped out to a 29-18 lead but Virginia Tech closed the first half on a 19-3 run to tie it 37-all. Lee Dort scored 10 first-half points for the Golden Bears. Schutt paced the Hokies with eight points.

Cal: Hosts sixth-ranked Duke on Wednesday.

Virginia Tech: At No. 24 SMU on Wednesday.

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1st Half
CAL
Golden Bears
37
VT
Hokies
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lee Dort vs. Christian Gurdak (Dai Dai Ames gains possession)
19:47		John Camden misses three point jump shot
19:45		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
19:24		Amani Hansberry offensive foul
19:24		Amani Hansberry turnover (offensive foul)
19:10		John Camden misses two point layup
19:08		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
18:59	+2	Christian Gurdak makes two point dunk (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	0-2
18:24	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:55		Christian Gurdak misses two point jump shot
17:53		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
17:46		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
17:44		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
17:44		John Camden shooting foul (Amani Hansberry draws the foul)
17:44	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-3
17:44	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-4
17:38		Justin Pippen turnover (Christian Gurdak steals)
17:31		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-5
17:31	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-6
17:22	+2	Lee Dort makes two point layup	4-6
16:53		Amani Hansberry misses two point jump shot
16:51		Justin Pippen defensive rebound
16:39		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
16:37		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
16:29	+2	Christian Gurdak makes two point layup (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	4-8
16:01	+2	Chris Bell makes two point layup (Justin Pippen assists)	6-8
15:41	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot	6-11
15:23	+2	Justin Pippen makes two point layup	8-11
15:23		TV timeout
15:03		Justin Pippen personal foul
14:54	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	8-14
14:34	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	10-14
14:10		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Tobi Lawal draws the foul)
14:10	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-15
14:10	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-16
13:53		DeJuan Campbell misses two point jump shot
13:51		Lee Dort offensive rebound
13:43	+2	Lee Dort makes two point layup	12-16
13:24		Neoklis Avdalas misses two point jump shot
13:22		Golden Bears defensive rebound
13:07	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Semetri Carr assists)	15-16
12:52		Neoklis Avdalas turnover (bad pass)
12:24	+3	DeJuan Campbell makes three point jump shot (Semetri Carr assists)	18-16
12:05		Mantas Kocanas personal foul
11:58		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
11:56		Mantas Kocanas defensive rebound
11:42	+3	Justin Pippen makes three point jump shot (DeJuan Campbell assists)	21-16
11:20		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
11:18		Golden Bears defensive rebound
11:15		TV timeout
10:56		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
10:53		Justin Pippen misses two point jump shot
10:51		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
10:51		Christian Gurdak blocks Mantas Kocanas's three point jump shot
10:49		Golden Bears offensive rebound
10:48		Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
10:34		Tobi Lawal turnover (Mantas Kocanas steals)
10:12		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
10:10		Nolan Dorsey offensive rebound
10:00		Justin Pippen misses two point layup
9:58		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
9:57		Tobi Lawal turnover (Mantas Kocanas steals)
9:56		Justin Pippen misses two point layup
9:55		Mantas Kocanas offensive rebound
9:55		Mantas Kocanas misses two point layup
9:55		Mantas Kocanas offensive rebound
9:55		Christian Gurdak shooting foul (Mantas Kocanas draws the foul)
9:55		Mantas Kocanas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:55	+1	Mantas Kocanas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-16
9:26		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
9:24		Semetri Carr defensive rebound
9:13	+2	Lee Dort makes two point dunk (Justin Pippen assists)	24-16
8:54		Ben Hammond misses two point layup
8:52		Semetri Carr defensive rebound
8:43		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
8:43		Hokies defensive rebound
8:43		John Camden personal foul
8:22		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
8:20		John Camden defensive rebound
8:02		John Camden misses three point jump shot
8:00		Hokies defensive rebound
8:00		Nolan Dorsey personal foul
8:00	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-17
8:00	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-18
7:52		Jailen Bedford personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:36	+3	Nolan Dorsey makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	27-18
7:15		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
7:13		Lee Dort defensive rebound
6:44		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
6:42		Semetri Carr offensive rebound
6:37		Amani Hansberry shooting foul (Semetri Carr draws the foul)
6:37	+1	Semetri Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-18
6:37	+1	Semetri Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-18
6:20	+2	Neoklis Avdalas makes two point layup	29-20
6:20		Nolan Dorsey shooting foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul)
6:20		Neoklis Avdalas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:20		Chris Bell defensive rebound
6:15		Justin Pippen turnover (Ben Hammond steals)
6:05	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point layup	29-22
6:05		Justin Pippen shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-23
5:56		Chris Bell turnover (Christian Gurdak steals)
5:43	+2	Neoklis Avdalas makes two point layup	29-25
5:26		Lee Dort offensive foul
5:26		Lee Dort turnover (offensive foul)
5:16		Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
5:14		Christian Gurdak offensive rebound
4:55	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	29-27
4:26		Mantas Kocanas offensive foul
4:26		Mantas Kocanas turnover (offensive foul)
4:07		Mantas Kocanas personal foul
4:07	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-28
4:07	+1	Tobi Lawal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-29
3:46		Justin Pippen turnover
3:33		Lee Dort blocks Christian Gurdak's two point layup
3:31		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
3:24		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
3:24		Lee Dort offensive rebound
3:24		Christian Gurdak personal foul
3:24		TV timeout
3:24	+1	Lee Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-29
3:24	+1	Lee Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-29
3:10		Neoklis Avdalas turnover (bad pass)
2:41		DeJuan Campbell misses two point jump shot
2:40		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
2:40		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-29
2:40	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-29
2:26	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	33-32
2:08		DeJuan Campbell misses two point layup
2:06		Lee Dort offensive rebound
1:57	+2	Lee Dort makes two point layup	35-32
1:45		Tobi Lawal offensive foul
1:45		Tobi Lawal turnover (offensive foul)
1:34	+2	Justin Pippen makes two point jump shot	37-32
0:56	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point jump shot	37-34
0:44		Semetri Carr turnover (out of bounds)
0:36	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point layup	37-36
0:36		Lee Dort shooting foul (Ben Hammond draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Ben Hammond makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-37
0:06		John Camden misses three point jump shot
0:04		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAL
Golden Bears
38
VT
Hokies
41

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Jailen Bedford misses two point layup
19:48		Lee Dort defensive rebound
19:28	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Justin Pippen assists)	40-37
19:28		Neoklis Avdalas shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
19:28	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-37
19:13		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
19:11		Chris Bell defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Chris Bell makes two point jump shot	43-37
18:43	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point layup	43-39
18:08		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
18:08		Jailen Bedford defensive rebound
18:07		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
18:05		Golden Bears defensive rebound
17:53		Jailen Bedford personal foul
17:35		Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-39
17:35	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-39
17:26		Lee Dort shooting foul (Neoklis Avdalas draws the foul)
17:26	+1	Neoklis Avdalas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-40
17:26		Neoklis Avdalas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:26		Hokies offensive rebound
17:25		Semetri Carr personal foul
17:24		Mantas Kocanas personal foul
17:11		Amani Hansberry misses three point jump shot
17:09		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
17:02		Tobi Lawal misses two point layup
17:02		Jailen Bedford offensive rebound
17:02		Jailen Bedford misses two point layup
17:00		Hokies offensive rebound
16:56		Chris Bell personal foul
16:52		Jailen Bedford turnover (Lee Dort steals)
16:35		Semetri Carr misses three point jump shot
16:33		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
16:19	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup	45-42
15:54		DeJuan Campbell turnover (Jaden Schutt steals)
15:36	+3	Jailen Bedford makes three point jump shot (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	45-45
15:36		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
15:36		TV timeout
15:18		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
15:16		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
14:47		Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
14:45		Lee Dort defensive rebound
14:34	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	47-45
14:21		Neoklis Avdalas misses three point jump shot
14:19		Amani Hansberry offensive rebound
14:15		Lee Dort personal foul
14:15		TV timeout
14:06		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
14:04		Nolan Dorsey defensive rebound
13:57		Justin Pippen misses two point layup
13:55		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
13:41		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
13:39		Milos Ilic defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Chris Bell makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists)	49-45
13:01		Chris Bell shooting foul (Christian Gurdak draws the foul)
13:01	+1	Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-46
13:01	+1	Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-47
12:38		Justin Pippen misses two point layup
12:36		Golden Bears offensive rebound
12:31	+2	Justin Pippen makes two point jump shot (Milos Ilic assists)	51-47
12:07		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
12:05		John Camden defensive rebound
11:57		John Camden misses three point jump shot
11:55		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
11:46		Neoklis Avdalas misses two point layup
11:44		Neoklis Avdalas offensive rebound
11:36	+2	Neoklis Avdalas makes two point layup	51-49
11:17		Dai Dai Ames turnover (traveling)
11:17		TV timeout
11:09		Ben Hammond misses two point layup
11:07		Mantas Kocanas defensive rebound
10:54		Ben Hammond shooting foul (Justin Pippen draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Justin Pippen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-49
10:54	+1	Justin Pippen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-49
10:54		Chris Bell personal foul
10:54	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
10:54	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
10:38		Jaden Schutt personal foul
10:28	+3	Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot	56-51
9:58		Ben Hammond misses two point jump shot
9:56		Lee Dort defensive rebound
9:47		Ben Hammond personal foul
9:46		Justin Pippen offensive foul
9:46		Justin Pippen turnover (offensive foul)
9:35	+3	Amani Hansberry makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	56-54
9:09	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	58-54
8:48	+2	Jailen Bedford makes two point layup	58-56
8:29		Justin Pippen misses two point layup
8:27		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
8:21		Chris Bell blocks Jailen Bedford's two point layup
8:21		Christian Gurdak offensive rebound
8:21		Mantas Kocanas shooting foul (Christian Gurdak draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-57
8:21	+1	Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-58
8:03	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	60-58
7:35		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
7:33		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
7:27		Tobi Lawal turnover (DeJuan Campbell steals)
7:23		TV timeout
7:03	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (Semetri Carr assists)	62-58
6:47		Jailen Bedford misses three point jump shot
6:45		Semetri Carr defensive rebound
6:31	+2	Milos Ilic makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists)	64-58
6:29		Hokies 30 second timeout
6:17		Milos Ilic personal foul
6:17	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-59
6:17	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-60
6:12		Amani Hansberry blocks Dai Dai Ames's two point layup
6:10		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
5:42		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
5:40		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
5:32	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk	64-62
5:24		Tobi Lawal personal foul
5:24		John Camden misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:11		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Amani Hansberry makes two point layup (Neoklis Avdalas assists)	64-64
4:51		Lee Dort offensive foul
4:51		Lee Dort turnover (offensive foul)
4:51		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
4:29	+2	Neoklis Avdalas makes two point layup	64-66
4:13	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists)	66-66
4:13		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
4:13	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-66
3:53	+2	Christian Gurdak makes two point layup (Amani Hansberry assists)	67-68
3:37		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
3:35		Christian Gurdak defensive rebound
3:18		Justin Pippen personal foul
3:18		TV timeout
3:18	+1	Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-69
3:18	+1	Christian Gurdak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-70
3:06	+2	Chris Bell makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists)	69-70
2:48		Ben Hammond turnover (Justin Pippen steals)
2:30		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
2:28		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
2:14	+2	Neoklis Avdalas makes two point layup	69-72
1:37		Amani Hansberry personal foul
1:37	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-72
1:37	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-72
1:16	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point dunk (Ben Hammond assists)	71-74
1:16		Hokies 30 second timeout
1:06		Neoklis Avdalas shooting foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-74
1:06	+1	Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-74
0:41		Ben Hammond turnover (lost ball) (Justin Pippen steals)
0:41		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
0:25		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
0:23		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
0:14		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
0:14		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
0:14		Justin Pippen misses two point layup
0:14		Justin Pippen offensive rebound
0:14		John Camden personal foul
0:14	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-75
0:14	+1	Amani Hansberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-76
0:08		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (John Camden draws the foul)
0:08	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-76
0:08	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-76
0:06		Nolan Dorsey personal foul (Jaden Schutt draws the foul)
0:06		Jaden Schutt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:06	+1	Jaden Schutt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-77
0:06		Hokies 60 second timeout
0:04		John Camden turnover (bad pass)
0:03		Nolan Dorsey personal foul (Jailen Bedford draws the foul)
0:03		Jailen Bedford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Jailen Bedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-78
0:02		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
0:01		Amani Hansberry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Amani Hansberry defensive rebound