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A fighting century from Victoria captain Peter Handscomb has staved off South Australia's victory charge at Adelaide Oval, virtually ending their hopes of featuring in next month's Sheffield Shield final.
Set a challenging 316 to win off 91 overs, Victoria batted conservatively at times to finish the day on 6-236 and ensure the match ended as a draw.
Handscomb came in during the fourth over and remained until the close to end unbeaten on 148 in a 280-ball knock, which included 21 boundaries.
But any satisfaction for the Vics will be tempered by news of yet another concussion for star youngster Will Pucovski.
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Pucovski exited the field after just a single over in the field having reportedly been struck in the head during the morning's pre-game warm-up.
Pucovski left Adelaide Oval after lunch and was replaced by 12th man Travis Dean who was eligible to play as a concussion substitute.
Dean was out for a second-ball duck but Handscomb, along with Sam Harper (22), saw off 21 overs in an 75-run sixth wicket stand that edged the Vics closer to safety.
Victoria recovered from 2-7 early on with Test opener Marcus Harris (5) and the free-scoring Nic Maddinson (2) both falling cheaply.
Former Queensland paceman Brendan Doggett (4-51) returned the best figures for the Redbacks, while David Grant chipped in with 2-43.