National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 70, Miami-Florida 50
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Where: BankUnited Center, Coral Gables, Florida
Officials:
# Bill Covington, # Tony Greene, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
5031
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Georgia Tech 70, No. 23 Miami (Fla.) 50: Marcus Georges-Hunt scored 24 points as the visiting Yellow Jackets shocked the Hurricanes for their first ACC victory.
Georges-Hunt shot 10-of-12 from the field and added six rebounds and three steals to pace Georgia Tech (10-10, 1-7). Chris Bolden added 13 points as the Yellow Jackets shot a season-best 56.8 percent from the field and 18-of-22 from the free-throw line, winning for the first time since Dec. 30.
Tonye Jekiri scored 13 points with nine rebounds to lead Miami (14-6, 4-3) but had little assistance offensively as the Hurricanes shot 34.5 percent from the field and 6-of-26 from 3-point range. Sheldon McClellan and Angel Rodriguez, Miami’s top two scorers, combined to finish with six points of 2-of-15 shooting.
Bolden scored five points and Georges-Hunt added four as the Yellow Jackets hit seven straight shots to build a 15-4 lead. Charles Mitchell’s jumper with 12:02 left pushed the lead to 20-6 and Georgia Tech led 30-17 on Georges-Hunt’s free throw with 3:25 to go before Davon Reed’s two 3-pointers keyed a half-closing 9-4 spurt as Miami drew within 34-26 at intermission.
Jekiri brought the Hurricanes within 35-28 early in the second half before Georges-Hunt scored 10 of Georgia Tech’s next 12 points to push the advantage back to 11 with just under 11 minutes to play. Manu Lecomte’s 3-pointer cut the Miami deficit to 51-43 with 8:02 left, but Demarco Cox scored on consecutive possessions and Georges-Hunt scored six straight Yellow Jackets' points as Georgia Tech pulled away to snap its seven-game losing streak.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia Tech beat the Hurricanes for only the fourth time in the past 14 matchups. … Rodriguez went scoreless on 0-of-8 shooting from the field and is 5-of-37 from the field in his past four contests. … Georgia Tech F Robert Sampson was helped off the court holding his right hip with 8:38 remaining.
Top Game Performances
Georgia Tech |
|
Miami-Florida |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 24 |
Scoring |
Tonye Jekiri 13 |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 3 |
Assists |
Angel Rodriguez 5 |
Demarco Cox 7 |
Rebounds |
Tonye Jekiri 9 |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tonye Jekiri 3 |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 3 |
Steals |
Angel Rodriguez 2 |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 1 |
Blocks |
Davon Reed 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia Tech
|
70 |
56.8 |
2-10 |
18-22 |
10 |
31 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
Miami-Florida
|
50 |
34.5 |
6-26 |
6-9 |
9 |
25 |
1 |
4 |
12 |