National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 80, Wake Forest 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 3, 2011
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # Les Jones, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 9639
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # Les Jones, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 9639
Iman Shumpert scored 24 points and Maurice Miller added 20 as visiting Georgia Tech hammered Wake Forest 80-54 in a battle of the cellar-dwellers of the ACC Thursday night.
The Yellow Jackets (12-17, 4-11 ACC) erased a five-point deficit midway through the first half and cruised the rest of the way. Georgia Tech used a 15-0 run to build a 28-18 lead and led 35-28 at the break.
Georgia Tech then opened the second half on an 18-3 run to put the game away.
The Yellow Jackets dominated the game on the boards 42-23 and were 8 for 19 from 3-point range. Jason Morris chipped in with 13 points.
Wake Forest (8-22, 1-14 ACC) lost for the ninth straight time. The Demon Deacons were paced by Gary Clark with 15 points and Travis McKie added 11.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia Tech | Wake Forest | |
| Iman Shumpert 24 | Scoring | Gary Clark 15 |
| Glen Rice Jr. 4 | Assists | Tony Chennault 4 |
| Daniel Miller 8 | Rebounds | Travis McKie 5 |
| Maurice Miller 6 | Free Throws Made | C.J. Harris 8 |
| Iman Shumpert 6 | Steals | Tony Chennault 2 |
| Kammeron Holsey 1 | Blocks | N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Georgia Tech | 80 | 44.4 | 8-19 | 16-25 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 19 | |
| Wake Forest | 54 | 32.6 | 4-15 | 20-29 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 8 |