National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 64, Virginia Tech 54
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 9, 2013
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Tim Kelly, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
6006
By SportsDirect Inc.
Georgia Tech 64, Virginia Tech 54: Marcus Georges-Hunt and Kammeon Holsey scored 13 points apiece for the visiting Yellow Jackets in the matchup of last-place ACC teams.
Holsey scored his points in the first half, helping Georgia Tech (13-9, 3-7 ACC) to a 19-point lead. Holsey, Georges-Hunt and Robert Carter grabbed nine rebounds each for the Yellow Jackets.
Erick Green, who entered the game leading the nation in scoring (25.2),had 28 points for Virginia Tech (11-12, 2-8), including 16 in the second half when the Hokies trimmed a 25-point deficit to eight in the final minute.
Virginia Tech missed its first 10 field-goal attempts and quickly fell behind 11-1. The Yellow Jackets extended the lead to as many as 22 in the first half before settling for a 37-18 lead at intermission. That represented a season-low halftime point total for the Hokies.
Georgia Tech extended its lead to 25 with 16:27 remaining, but the Hokies finally got hot behind Green, who scored nine points in a 15-1 run that cut the deficit to 11 with 10:24 left. That was as close as Virginia Tech got until the Hokies cut the deficit to eight in the final minute.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Green remains on pace to become the second ACC player to lead the nation in scoring. Grady Wallace of South Carolina was the first in 1956-57. … Virginia Tech is 4-12 since starting the season 7-0 with a win over No. 24 Oklahoma State. … The Yellow Jackets improved to 1-7 at Cassell Coliseum.
Top Game Performances
Georgia Tech |
|
Virginia Tech |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 13 |
Scoring |
Erick Green 28 |
Chris Bolden 4 |
Assists |
Erick Green 3 |
Robert Carter 9 |
Rebounds |
Cadarian Raines 9 |
Mfon Udofia 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Erick Green 8 |
Robert Carter 1 |
Steals |
Erick Green 1 |
Daniel Miller 2 |
Blocks |
Jarell Eddie 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia Tech
|
64 |
39.0 |
6-17 |
12-22 |
13 |
46 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
Virginia Tech
|
54 |
30.6 |
7-20 |
9-14 |
8 |
32 |
6 |
1 |
8 |