National Basketball Association
East Tennessee St. 69, Georgia Tech 68
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 22, 2015
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Tony Chiazza, # Tim Corner, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
4665
By The Sports Xchange
Forward Ge'Lawn Guyn scored 24 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left, to give East Tennessee State a 69-68 win over Georgia Tech on Sunday in Atlanta.
Guyn scored 16 of his points in the second half as the Buccaneers battled back from a 32-27 halftime deficit. Guyn shot 8-for-15 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and had a team-leading seven rebounds.
East Tennessee State (3-1) also received 12 points apiece from guard T.J. Cromer and guard A.J. Merriweather.
Georgia Tech (3-1) was led by forward Marcus Georges-Hunt with 20 points. Forward Charles Mitchell had 10 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth consecutive double-double. Forward Nick Jacobs had 13 points and guard Adam Smith scored 10.
Georgia Tech led 65-64 after Mitchell made two free throws with one minute left and the lead reached three points on Georges-Hunt's slam.
The Yellow Jackets opted to foul Guyn, who made two free throws to cut the lead to 67-66. Georges-Hunt then made one of two free throws, his only miss in 10 attempts during the game, with eight seconds left, to give Georgia Tech a 68-66 lead.
East Tennessee got the ball to Guyn, who nailed the game-winning 3 from just beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
East Tennessee St. |
|
Georgia Tech |
Ge'Lawn Guyn 24 |
Scoring |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 20 |
T.J. Cromer 2 |
Assists |
Josh Heath 4 |
Ge'Lawn Guyn 7 |
Rebounds |
Charles Mitchell 11 |
Ge'Lawn Guyn 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 9 |
Petey McClain 2 |
Steals |
Charles Mitchell 2 |
Ge'Lawn Guyn 1 |
Blocks |
Nick Jacobs 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
East Tennessee St.
|
69 |
47.4 |
6-17 |
9-10 |
8 |
26 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
Georgia Tech
|
68 |
40.7 |
5-17 |
19-22 |
12 |
34 |
3 |
4 |
9 |