National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 70, Georgia Tech 38
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 19, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Karl Hess, # Les Jones, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 5885
No. 17 Virginia used its trademark suffocating defense to embarrass host Georgia Tech 70-38 Thursday.Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Karl Hess, # Les Jones, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 5885
Virginia, which came in allowing an ACC-low 51.1 points per game, won its fifth straight over Georgia Tech by holding the Yellow Jackets to 29 percent shooting.
The Cavaliers (15-2, 2-1 ACC) matched their best start to a season in 29 years behind Mike Scott’s 18 points and seven rebounds.
Virginia sank 13 of its first 19 shots en route to a 35-17 halftime lead. It was the Jackets’ lowest-scoring half all season. Tech’s 38 total points also marked a season low.
Georgia Tech has lost four straight home games for the first time in 31 years.
The Jackets (8-10, 1-3 ACC) got outrebounded 40-22 and fell to 0-6 when losing the rebounding battle. Kammeon Holsey led Tech with 12 points, the only Jacket to reach double figures.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia | Georgia Tech | |
| Mike Scott 18 | Scoring | Kammeon Holsey 12 |
| Jontel Evans 5 | Assists | Kammeon Holsey 1 |
| Akil Mitchell 7 | Rebounds | Mfon Udofia 5 |
| Mike Scott 4 | Free Throws Made | Kammeon Holsey 4 |
| Jontel Evans 2 | Steals | Kammeon Holsey 1 |
| Darion Atkins 2 | Blocks | Nate Hicks 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Virginia | 70 | 48.3 | 5-16 | 9-13 | 14 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Georgia Tech | 38 | 29.2 | 1-15 | 9-19 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 6 |