National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 62, Chattanooga 53
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Where: Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Tim Comer, # William Humes, # Raymond Styons
Attendance: 5364
Where: Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Tim Comer, # William Humes, # Raymond Styons
Attendance: 5364
Georgia Tech stepped out of Atlantic Coast Conference play and snapped a five-game losing streak Wednesday, downing Tennessee-Chattanooga at home 62-53.
The Yellow Jackets (11-14) got 27 points from Glen Rice Jr., in their first victory since beating Virginia Tech 72-57 on Jan. 25. The Mocs (14-14) were led by Omar Wattad’s 18 points in losing their fourth straight.
After falling behind by 11 points in the first half, Tennessee-Chattanooga hung around, pulling within 39-37 on Deantre Jefferson’s layup with 9:54 to go. Two Ricky Taylor free throws with 5:23 remaining brought Tennessee-Chattanooga within 52-46.
But Iman Shumpert scored on a dunk for Georgia Tech with 4:40 left, and his free throw with 3:59 to go made it 55-46.The Mocs would get no closer than seven points the rest of the way.
Shumpert added 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.
Top Game Performances
| Chattanooga | Georgia Tech | |
| Omar Wattad 18 | Scoring | Glen Rice Jr. 27 |
| Keegan Bell 2 | Assists | Iman Shumpert 3 |
| DeAntre Jefferson 9 | Rebounds | Iman Shumpert 11 |
| Keegan Bell 2 | Free Throws Made | Glen Rice Jr. 8 |
| Omar Wattad 3 | Steals | Glen Rice Jr. 4 |
| N/A | Blocks | Glen Rice Jr. 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Chattanooga | 53 | 37.5 | 5-27 | 6-11 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 6 | |
| Georgia Tech | 62 | 40.0 | 5-22 | 17-27 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 8 |