National Basketball Association
Wofford 63, Georgia Tech 60
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Where: Richardson Indoor Stadium, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Officials:
# William Covington Jr., # Tim Comer, # Anthony Franklin
Attendance:
2419
By The Sports Xchange
Fletcher Magee scored 36 points and hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left to lift Wofford to a 63-60 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C.
It was a Herculean effort by Magee, who was 12 for 22 from the floor and made 8 of 14 3-point shots. The rest of the Terriers were 9 of 37 from the floor.
Magee scored five consecutive points on a 3-pointer and two free throws to cut the Yellow Jackets' lead to 57-55 with three minutes left.
Magee's jumper with 1:18 left put Wofford (5-4) up 58-57, its first lead since midway through the first half.
Georgia Tech's Tadric Jackson tied the game at 60 on a 3-pointer one minute later.
Jackson scored 26 points and combined with Ben Lammers (12 points) to shoot 17 of 25 from the floor for the Yellow Jackets (4-4), who lost despite making 57.1 percent of their field-goal attempts.
Wofford's Cameron Jackson had 10 rebounds and four steals.
The Yellow Jackets extended their lead to 10 early in the second half, but Magee made back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 44-41 with 11:59 left.
It was a back-and-forth first 20 minutes.
The Yellow Jackets outscored the Terriers 12-5 to close the first half and take a 34-29 lead at the break.
Georgia Tech forced three Wofford turnovers and jumped out to a 10-2 lead six minutes into the game.
Magee responded with three 3-pointers during a 16-4 run that put the Terriers on top 18-14 midway through the first half.
Top Game Performances
Georgia Tech |
|
Wofford |
Tadric Jackson 26 |
Scoring |
Fletcher Magee 36 |
Curtis Haywood II 3 |
Assists |
Donovan Theme-Love 4 |
Ben Lammers 7 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Jackson 10 |
Tadric Jackson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Fletcher Magee 4 |
Tadric Jackson 2 |
Steals |
Cameron Jackson 4 |
Ben Lammers 3 |
Blocks |
Keve Aluma 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia Tech
|
60 |
57.1 |
5-13 |
7-8 |
11 |
29 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Wofford
|
63 |
35.6 |
12-30 |
9-13 |
11 |
25 |
2 |
10 |
6 |