National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 76, Colgate 60
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # Jeff Clark, # Lee Jones
Attendance:
4638
By The Sports Xchange
Guard Adam Smith scored a season-high 20 points, leading Georgia Tech to a 76-60 win over Colgate on Wednesday in Atlanta.
Smith, a graduate transfer from Virginia Tech, shot 8-for-11 from the field, including 3-for-5 on 3-pointers. His previous best this year was 19 points against Arkansas. His career high at Virginia Tech was 26 points.
Yellow Jackets forward Charles Mitchell scored 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting and added a team-high seven rebounds.
Georgia Tech (9-3) shot 55.9 percent from the floor, making 33 of 59 shots. The Yellow Jackets outrebounded Colgate 34-21 and produced 16 second-chance points. The Raiders made 48.9 percent of their field-goal attempts.
Colgate (4-7) was led by guard Austin Tillotson with 12 points and forward Jordan Swopshire with 11 points, including 6-for-6 from the line.
Georgia Tech jumped out to an 11-2 start, but Colgate responded with a 12-2 run to take a 14-13 lead.
The Yellow Jackets responded quickly with a 10-0 run and held Colgate scoreless for nearly five minutes while taking a 29-18 lead. Georgia Tech shot 54.8 percent and led 40-28 at halftime, with Mitchell scoring 12.
Top Game Performances
| Colgate |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Austin Tillotson 12 |
Scoring |
Adam Smith 20 |
|
Alex Ramon 4 |
Assists |
Travis Jorgenson 6 |
|
Malcolm Regisford 4 |
Rebounds |
Charles Mitchell 7 |
|
Jordan Swopshire 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Charles Mitchell 2 |
|
Austin Tillotson 2 |
Steals |
James White 2 |
|
Francisco Amiel 1 |
Blocks |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colgate
|
60 |
48.9 |
6-16 |
8-15 |
10 |
19 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
| Georgia Tech
|
76 |
55.9 |
5-13 |
5-11 |
16 |
33 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
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