National Basketball Association
Dayton 75, Georgia Tech 61
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Officials:
# Louis Andrakakos, # Roger Ayers, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
12424
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Dayton 75, Georgia Tech 61: Jordan Sibert scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting as the host Flyers won for the seventh time in eight games.
Sibert went 3-of-7 from 3-point range and Dyshawn Pierre hit all four of his 3-point attempts en route to a season-best 19 points for Dayton (9-2). The Flyers used a 19-5 run in the second half to establish a comfortable cushion, and finished 10-of-18 from 3-point range and 23-of-31 from the free-throw line while committing just six turnovers.
Marcus Georges-Hunt led the Yellow Jackets (8-3) with 13 points, who unlike Dayton, struggled from 3-point range in shooting 4-of-20. Tadric Jackson added 12 points and Charles Mitchell finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds as Georgia Tech outrebounded the Flyers 39-27.
Georgia Tech trailed for most of the first half and was down 39-33 at intermission, but Quinton Stephens’ 3-pointer pulled the Yellow Jackets within 39-38 early in the second half before the Flyers pulled away. While Georgia Tech scored just five points in the next 11:45, Sibert hit a pair of 3-pointers and Pierre’s 3-pointer with just under eight minutes left established a 58-43 Dayton advantage.
The Flyers hit 7-of-10 3-point attempts in the first half, Pierre hitting two in a row to put Dayton ahead 11-10 and sparking a 21-9 run that saw Sibert score six points and Darrell Davis add a pair from long range, the second giving Dayton a 26-17 advantage. The Yellow Jackets battled back to within 29-25 on Chris Bolden’s layup before the Flyers pushed the lead to 39-29 on Sibert’s basket with 1:58 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Dayton has beaten Georgia Tech in all four meetings, including victories in back-to-back seasons against the Yellow Jackets and former Flyers head coach Brian Gregory. … The Flyers extended their home-court winning streak to 11 and improved to 46-12 at home under head coach Archie Miller. … Kyle Davis added nine points on 7-of-10 free-throw shooting for Dayton.
Top Game Performances
Georgia Tech |
|
Dayton |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 13 |
Scoring |
Jordan Sibert 24 |
Travis Jorgenson 6 |
Assists |
Kyle Davis 6 |
Charles Mitchell 10 |
Rebounds |
Kendall Pollard 8 |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyle Davis 7 |
Quinton Stephens 1 |
Steals |
Dyshawn Pierre 3 |
Robert Sampson 2 |
Blocks |
Kyle Davis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia Tech
|
61 |
39.7 |
4-20 |
7-10 |
12 |
34 |
6 |
1 |
14 |
Dayton
|
75 |
45.7 |
10-18 |
23-31 |
15 |
25 |
3 |
8 |
6 |