National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 59, No.Carolina A&T 52
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Dwayne Gladden, # Sean Hull, # William Humes
Attendance:
5204
By The Sports Xchange
ATLANTA -- Tadric Jackson scored eight of his 12 points in the final five minutes to help Georgia Tech turn away upset-minded North Carolina A&T 59-52 on Wednesday at McCamish Pavilion.
Jackson tied the game at 45-45 with a 3-point basket and gave the Yellow Jackets a five-point lead with a three-point play. His jump shot with 57 seconds left was part of a 14-4 run that helped secure the win.
Georgia Tech (8-4) also got a season-high 12 points from graduate senior Kellen McCormick and 12 points and six rebounds from center Ben Lammers.
North Carolina A&T (1-12) was led by Sam Hunt with 20 points, who was 8 of 8 from the foul line. Davaris McGowens added 14 points and eight rebounds.
The Yellow Jackets got off to a shaky start, and their execution was so poor that coach Josh Pastner removed all five starters after three ineffective minutes. Georgia Tech didn't score its first points until the 14:23 mark on Justin Moore's layup.
After trailing by as many as seven points, Georgia Tech managed to tie the score 14-14 on a pair of Quinton Stephens free throws and took its first lead at 20-19 on a Lammers layup. Georgia Tech led 26-23 at halftime.
The Aggies lost their 12th consecutive game since winning their season opener against Greensboro College.
Georgia Tech improved to 8-0 against North Carolina A&T and is now 30-0 all-time against members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Georgia Tech will open the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule on Saturday at home against No. 9 North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets follow that with games at No. 5 Duke and at home against No. 6 Louisville.
The Aggies start MEAC play Jan. 4 at Hampton.
Top Game Performances
| No.Carolina A&T |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Sam Hunt 20 |
Scoring |
Tadric Jackson 12 |
|
Amari Hamilton 2 |
Assists |
Josh Heath 5 |
|
Aaron Scales 10 |
Rebounds |
Quinton Stephens 9 |
|
Sam Hunt 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Quinton Stephens 5 |
|
Amari Hamilton 3 |
Steals |
Tadric Jackson 1 |
|
Davaris McGowens 1 |
Blocks |
Sylvester Ogbonda 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| No.Carolina A&T
|
52 |
32.1 |
3-17 |
15-20 |
7 |
29 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
| Georgia Tech
|
59 |
39.6 |
6-15 |
15-24 |
16 |
29 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
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