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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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