National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 74, Alcorn St. 50
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2016
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # Tim Comer, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
4599
By The Sports Xchange
Josh Okogie bounced back from his worst offensive game of the season to score 14 points and lead Georgia Tech to a 74-50 win over Alcorn State on Sunday at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
The freshman scored only three points against Virginia Commonwealth on Dec. 7 but matched that by converting a three-point play on the first trip down the court. Okogie was only 3 of 9 from the field but a perfect 8 of 8 from the line and added three steals.
Georgia Tech (6-3) also got 12 points and 12 rebounds from center Ben Lammers, who picked up his sixth double-double of the season. Tadric Jackson scored 14 points and Quinton Stephens added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.
Alcorn State (2-7) got 16 points from A.J. Mosby and 15 points and five rebounds from Reginal Johnson, the team's leading scorer who didn't get his first basket until 16:31 left in the second half. The Braves lost their fifth straight game.
Georgia Tech led 18-12 when it went on a 12-2 spurt to take a comfortable lead. The streak included back-to-back dunks from Jackson and Lammers and a three-point play from Okogie. The Yellow Jackets went on to lead 39-22 at halftime.
Alcorn State was able to stay close because of its 3-point shooting in the first half. The Braves were 6 of 7 from behind the line and didn't make their first two-point basket until 8:35 left in the half.
Top Game Performances
| Alcorn St. |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
A.J. Mosby 16 |
Scoring |
Tadric Jackson 14 |
|
A.J. Mosby 3 |
Assists |
Justin Moore 7 |
|
Marquis Vance 6 |
Rebounds |
Ben Lammers 13 |
|
Juwan Henderson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Okogie 8 |
|
Devon Brewer 1 |
Steals |
Josh Okogie 3 |
|
Marquis Vance 2 |
Blocks |
Abdoulaye Gueye 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alcorn St.
|
50 |
31.4 |
7-19 |
11-15 |
7 |
24 |
5 |
6 |
21 |
| Georgia Tech
|
74 |
41.9 |
2-11 |
20-27 |
18 |
44 |
6 |
10 |
14 |
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