CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic scored 29 points, and Mady Sissoko and Rytis Petraitis each posted double-doubles as California rallied to beat Virginia Tech 82-73 in double overtime in Tuesday’s first round of the 2025 T. Rowe Price ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The 15th-seeded Golden Bears (14-18) will play No. 7 seed Stanford on Wednesday, March 12, in a second-round matchup between the Bay Area rivals. Cal was coming off a 112-110 four-overtime loss at Notre Dame in Saturday’s regular-season finale.

Sissoko scored the first two baskets in the second overtime and Stojakovic polished off an 8-0 run to give the Golden Bears a lead that they would hold for the remainder of the night.

Stojakovic made 11-of-20 shots with three 3-pointers for the Golden Bears. Petraitis finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Sissoko scored 12 with 10 boards. DJ Campbell didn’t have a made field goal but made 10-of-12 free throws.

Brandon Rechsteiner scored 19 points off the bench to pace the 10th-seeded Hokies (13-19). Tobi Lawal totaled 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jaydon Young missed all 11 of his 3-point attempts, but contributed with 12 points.

Rechsteiner buried a 3-pointer with 27 seconds remaining in regulation after Virginia Tech had missed eight straight from beyond the arc to give the Hokies their first lead of the second half at 60-59. Campbell was fouled with five seconds left and he made the second free throw chance to send it to OT.

Virginia Tech took a four-point lead in the first OT, but Petraitis contributed two free throws and a layup to pull Cal even at 65 with 1:40 left. Stojakovic sent it to a second OT tied at 67 with two late free throws.

It was the first double-overtime game in the first round of the tournament since Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech 114-112 in 2007.

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