National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 76, VCU 73
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Where: Stuart C. Siegel Center, Richmond, Virginia
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Jeff Clark, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
7637
By The Sports Xchange
Josh Heath scored with 1:21 left in overtime to give Georgia Tech the lead for good in a 76-73 victory over VCU on Wednesday.
Heath's basket gave the Yellow Jackets a 75-73 lead. VCU missed a couple of chances to tie, and Quinton Stephens pushed the margin to three with a free throw with nine seconds left. The Rams missed again, but Ben Lammers missed a pair of free throws with three seconds left that could have iced the game.
Georgia Tech led 36-28 at halftime, thanks to a 3-pointer by Corey Heyward with one second left. But VCU took the lead with a 15-5 run to start the second half, jumping out in front on two free throws by Justin Tillman at the 15:13 mark.
The Yellow Jackets responded with a 7-0 run to jump back in front 48-43, and held that lead until the Rams tied it at 63 on a Tillman layup. But again Tech responded, with Tadric Jackson hitting a 3-pointer and a layup to put the Jackets back up by five.
JeQuan Lewis hit a three to make it 68-66, and Doug Brooks made two free throws to tie the game.
Jackson hit a layup with 1:07 left to put Tech back in front, and Tillman tied it for VCU on the ensuing possession. Jackson missed a long shot, and Lewis missed at the buzzer to force the extra session.
The victory ended a two-game losing streak for Georgia Tech, all of which have come on the road.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia Tech |
|
VCU |
|
Tadric Jackson 24 |
Scoring |
Justin Tillman 26 |
|
Quinton Stephens 3 |
Assists |
JeQuan Lewis 7 |
|
Ben Lammers 8 |
Rebounds |
Justin Tillman 9 |
|
Tadric Jackson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Tillman 6 |
|
Josh Heath 3 |
Steals |
Doug Brooks 4 |
|
Ben Lammers 4 |
Blocks |
Mo Alie-Cox 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia Tech
|
76 |
47.5 |
4-10 |
14-26 |
11 |
33 |
6 |
10 |
20 |
| VCU
|
73 |
41.7 |
8-20 |
15-21 |
19 |
32 |
6 |
12 |
21 |
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