Duncan Powell scores career-high 23 to help Georgia Tech beat Virginia Tech 71-64
ATLANTA (AP) Duncan Powell scored a career-high 23 points and Georgia Tech snapped a four-game losing streak with a 71-64 victory over Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.
Powell, a junior, made 7 of 11 shots with three 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (9-11, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Javian McCollum had 16 points and four assists for Georgia Tech. Baye Ndongo filled up the stat sheet with 14 points, nine rebounds, five steals and four assists. Naithan George pitched in with 11 points, seven assists and three steals.
Tyler Johnson scored 14 on 5-for-7 shooting to lead the Hokies (8-11, 3-5). Tobi Lawal had 13 points and six boards, while Rodney Brown Jr. added 10 points and five rebounds off the bench.
Powell had 16 points to help Georgia Tech take a 39-35 lead into halftime. He hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4:09 left as the Yellow Jackets closed the half on a 10-4 run.
There were four lead changes and three ties in the first 7:12 of the second half. Ndongo's layup gave Georgia Tech a 49-47 lead and McCollum scored six from there to up the advantage to 59-51 with eight minutes remaining. Lawal answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and Jaden Schutt added another one to get the Hokies within 61-60 with 4:38 to go.
George followed with the Yellow Jackets' first 3-pointer of the second half for a two-possession lead. Ndongo had a steal and a dunk after the Hokies pulled within two and McCollum hit a jumper for a six-point lead with 51 seconds left.
Georgia Tech scored 20 points off of 17 turnovers by the Hokies.
Virginia Tech hosts Clemson on Saturday and Georgia Tech visits Notre Dame on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Tobi Lawal vs. Ibrahim Souare (Naithan George gains possession) | Â | |
19:40 | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Ibrahim Souare assists) | 0-3 | |
19:20 | Â | Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:18 | Â | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | Â | |
19:10 | +3 | Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 0-6 | |
18:52 | Â | Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â | |
18:52 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-6 | |
18:52 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 | |
18:36 | +3 | Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 2-9 | |
18:19 | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Jaden Schutt assists) | 4-9 | |
18:01 | +2 | Ibrahim Souare makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists) | 4-11 | |
17:44 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Javian McCollum turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:11 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Naithan George defensive rebound | Â | |
16:58 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point jump shot (Ryan Mutombo assists) | 4-13 | |
16:41 | +3 | Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists) | 7-13 | |
16:31 | Â | Ben Hammond personal foul | Â | |
16:29 | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | Â | |
16:19 | +3 | Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 10-13 | |
15:47 | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:45 | Â | Duncan Powell offensive rebound | Â | |
15:37 | +2 | Ryan Mutombo makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists) | 10-15 | |
15:21 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Tyler Johnson offensive rebound | Â | |
15:16 | +2 | Tyler Johnson makes two point jump shot | 12-15 | |
14:55 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 12-17 | |
14:32 | +3 | Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot | 15-17 | |
14:11 | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 15-20 | |
13:54 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:09 | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â | |
13:00 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists) | 15-22 | |
12:38 | Â | Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Naithan George defensive rebound | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Jaden Schutt defensive rebound | Â | |
12:07 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner offensive rebound | Â | |
11:55 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:53 | Â | Tobi Lawal offensive rebound | Â | |
11:50 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses two point layup | Â | |
11:48 | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul) | Â | |
11:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:30 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-23 | |
11:30 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-24 | |
11:04 | +3 | Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 18-24 | |
10:42 | Â | Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Ryan Mutombo blocks Ben Burnham's two point jump shot | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Patrick Wessler offensive rebound | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Patrick Wessler misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:20 | Â | Ben Burnham offensive rebound | Â | |
10:14 | Â | Jaydon Young misses two point layup | Â | |
10:12 | Â | Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound | Â | |
10:04 | Â | Ryan Mutombo misses two point layup | Â | |
10:02 | Â | Ben Burnham defensive rebound | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
9:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
9:51 | +1 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-24 | |
9:51 | +1 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-24 | |
9:26 | Â | Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:56 | +3 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 23-24 | |
8:40 | Â | Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Ben Hammond defensive rebound | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Jaydon Young turnover (bad pass) (Darrion Sutton steals) | Â | |
8:22 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Duncan Powell assists) | 23-26 | |
7:59 | +3 | Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot | 26-26 | |
7:36 | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:34 | Â | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Patrick Wessler defensive rebound | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:18 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:00 | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 26-28 | |
6:30 | +3 | Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists) | 29-28 | |
6:09 | Â | Duncan Powell misses two point layup | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Duncan Powell offensive rebound | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul) | Â | |
6:06 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-29 | |
6:06 | Â | Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat turnover (traveling) | Â | |
5:16 | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:14 | Â | Tobi Lawal defensive rebound | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Naithan George turnover (traveling) | Â | |
4:27 | +2 | Tobi Lawal makes two point alley-oop dunk (Rodney Brown Jr. assists) | 31-29 | |
4:08 | +3 | Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists) | 31-32 | |
4:01 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals) | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Rechsteiner steals) | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals) | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Javian McCollum misses two point layup | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Naithan George defensive rebound | Â | |
3:17 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 31-34 | |
2:52 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
2:50 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
2:46 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
2:44 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
2:41 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
2:39 | Â | Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound | Â | |
2:19 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 31-36 | |
2:02 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
1:54 | +2 | Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Jaydon Young assists) | 33-36 | |
1:38 | +2 | Ibrahim Souare makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists) | 33-38 | |
1:14 | Â | Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Ben Hammond offensive rebound | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Ibrahim Souare shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul) | Â | |
0:55 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-38 | |
0:55 | +1 | Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-38 | |
0:31 | Â | Ben Burnham personal foul | Â | |
0:20 | Â | Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | Â | |
0:20 | Â | Hokies 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:20 | Â | Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:20 | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-39 | |
0:04 | Â | Jaydon Young misses two point layup | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Hokies offensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |