National Basketball Association
Massachusetts Lowell 74, Georgia Tech 71
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Raymie Styons, # Jamie Luckie, # Kellen Miliner
Attendance:
3778
By Field Level Media
Ayinde Hikim scored 24 points and Brayden O'Connor added a career-high 18 to lead visiting UMass Lowell to a 74-71 upset of Georgia Tech on Tuesday in Atlanta, giving the program only its second all-time victory over an opponent from a Power 5 conference.
UMass Lowell led by 11 points with 6:24 remaining, but Georgia Tech stormed back to tie it 69-69 on a goaltending call off Miles Kelly's shot. The River Hawks then regained the lead when Cam Morris converted a three-point play with 1:04 left.
Georgia Tech's Kyle Sturdivant scored with 48 seconds remaining in regulation to make it a one-point game, but Max Brooks stuffed Sturdivant's drive to the basket with 3 seconds left to preserve the win.
Andres Fulgencio made two free throws with two seconds left for the final three-point difference.
UMass Lowell (3-0) also got 16 points and nine rebounds from Abdoul Karim Coulibaly. Brooks added nine rebounds and four blocked shots.
The River Hawks' other Power 5 win came on Dec. 6, 2015, against Boston College.
Georgia Tech (2-1) was led by Deebo Coleman, who scored a career-high 24 points with five rebounds. Sturdivant had 12 points and five assists. Kelly, who entered the game averaging 26 points, was held to 11 on 5-for-19 shooting and was 0-for-6 on 3-point attempts.
UMass Lowell jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead but went cold from the field and Georgia Tech took advantage by going on a 16-0 run. Coleman scored eight points during the run, including a pair of 3-pointers, and UMass Lowell went 7:50 without scoring.
Despite the River Hawks' inability to score -- they shot just 32 percent in the first half -- Georgia Tech could not pull away due to 30 percent success from the field. The Yellow Jackets led by as many as eight (20-12) but UMass Lowell trimmed the lead to 26-23 at halftime.
UMass Lowell plays the third leg of its six-game road trip on Thursday at Arizona State. Georgia Tech doesn't play again until Nov. 22 at Cincinnati.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Massachusetts Lowell |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Ayinde Hikim 24 |
Scoring |
Dallan Coleman 24 |
|
Max Brooks 5 |
Assists |
Kyle Sturdivant 5 |
|
Max Brooks 9 |
Rebounds |
Tyzhaun Claude 9 |
|
Ayinde Hikim 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dallan Coleman 5 |
|
Brayden O'Connor 2 |
Steals |
Ibrahima Sacko 3 |
|
Max Brooks 4 |
Blocks |
Miles Kelly 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Massachusetts Lowell
|
74 |
41.8 |
2-15 |
16-19 |
12 |
40 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
| Georgia Tech
|
71 |
37.1 |
6-30 |
13-23 |
11 |
39 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
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