“I’m not much on bravado … but my excitement is brimming with this team.”

Nearly 100 campers gathered this week for Virginia Tech’s annual Mike Young basketball camp, learning from players like Jaden Schutt, Tobi Lawal, and the great Ace Custis, whose jersey hangs among the few retired in Cassell Coliseum.

Freshman Ben Hammond had a career-high 21 points off the bench, he and Jaydon Young combined for 15 points in overtime, and Virginia Tech outlasted Syracuse 101-95. The Hokies scored 19 points in the extra period. Hammond scored seven, including a big 3-pointer for the Hokies’ final lead, and Young, who finished with a game-high 26 points, scored eight in overtime. Hammond had seven rebounds and seven assists. Mylyjael Poteat’s turnaround jumper put the Hokies up by three with 27 seconds left in regulation but twice in the final seconds the Hokies made only one of two free throws. Trailing by three with four seconds left, Syracuse’s Jaquan Carlos took advantage, hitting a 3-pointer from about 25 feet to force overtime, beating the buzzer by half a second.

Virginia Tech gets first Commonwealth Clash win of the season over Virginia in Charlottesville

Tobi Lawal scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Virginia Tech never trailed.

Ben Burnahm stole the inbound pass intended for the Wolfpack’s Ben Middlebrooks, drove the lane and dunked it as time expired.