National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 78, IUPU - Ft. Wayne 69
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 21, 2014
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Anthony Franklin, # Jamie Luckie, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
5297
By SportsDirect Inc.
Georgia Tech 78, IPFW 69: Demarco Cox tied a career high with 15 points as the host Yellow Jackets turned away the Mastadons.
Marcus Georges-Hunt and Quinton Stephens each added 13 points for Georgia Tech (3-0) and Stephens pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds as the Yellow Jackets controlled the glass 43-26. Josh Heath set a career mark with nine points and Robert Sampson chipped in nine of his own for the Yellow Jackets, who started a season with three straight wins for the third consecutive year.
Steve Forbes tallied 17 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds to lead the way for IPFW (2-1), which is coming off of a 25-win season a year ago that set a school record. Mo Evans added 16 points and Isaiah McCray registered nine for the Mastadons, while Joe Edwards turned in eight points and a team-high five assists.
The Yellow Jackets capped a 7-2 run with a jumper from Jackson to push their first half lead to 25-15 with just over six minutes remaining before halftime. Layups on consecutive possessions from Joe Reed and Michael Calder pulled the Mastadons to within 30-26 in the final minute before Heath wrapped up the opening 20 with a jumper to send Georgia Tech into the break with a 32-26 advantage.
The Mastadons kept it close throughout the second half, pulling within 58-57 on a 3-pointer from Reed with just under eight minutes remaining. Sampson returned fire, striking from beyond the arc on the ensuing possession to spark a 12-1 run that put the game away for the Yellow Jackets.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The win was Georgia Tech's first ever against a team from the Summit League, having fallen to IUPUI in its only other meeting with a team from the conference, in December of 2001. ... IPFW has not started a season 3-0 since 1999. ... Heath, a sophomore transfer from USF, led the Yellow Jackets with seven assists.
Top Game Performances
| IUPU - Ft. Wayne |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Steve Forbes 17 |
Scoring |
Demarco Cox 15 |
|
Joe Edwards 5 |
Assists |
Josh Heath 7 |
|
Steve Forbes 10 |
Rebounds |
Quinton Stephens 10 |
|
Joe Edwards 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Demarco Cox 5 |
|
Joe Edwards 2 |
Steals |
Demarco Cox 1 |
|
Steve Forbes 2 |
Blocks |
Demarco Cox 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| IUPU - Ft. Wayne
|
69 |
43.6 |
7-18 |
14-28 |
14 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
| Georgia Tech
|
78 |
52.5 |
5-13 |
11-25 |
15 |
40 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
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