National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 66, Virginia 60
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 3, 2013
Where: Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Tony Greene, # Bryan Kersey
Attendance:
7128
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Georgia Tech 66, Virginia 60: Mfon Udofia scored a game-high 15 points, including the go-ahead bucket with 1:19 remaining, as the host Yellow Jackets snapped the Cavaliers' four-game win streak.
Chris Bolden and Robert Carter Jr. added 14 points each for Georgia Tech (12-8, 2-6 ACC), which scored 18 of the game's final 21 points to surpass last season's win total. The Yellow Jackets also snapped a five-game losing streak in the series with Virginia.
Joe Harris surpassed the 1,000-point milestone while scoring a game-high 18 for Virginia (15-6, 5-3). Akil Mitchell added 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers.
Justin Anderson hit a pair of free throws with 8:12 remaining to stake Virginia to a 57-48 lead. Then the Cavaliers' offense all but disappeared. Georgia Tech scored 11 straight points, tying the game on a bucket by Bolden with 3:40 remaining and grabbing the lead on Udofia's pull-up jumper.
The Yellow Jackets went 7-of-10 at the free-throw line in the final minute - with freshmen responsible for all seven makes. In the process, Georgia Tech became the first ACC team this season to score 60 or more against Virginia.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Harris became the 44th Virginia player to reach 1,000 points. ... Mitchell logged his eighth double-double of the season. ... Georgia Tech scored 24 of its points in the paint. ... The Yellow Jackets enjoyed a huge advantage at the free-throw line, making more foul shots (18) than Virginia attempted (11).
Top Game Performances
Virginia |
|
Georgia Tech |
Joe Harris 18 |
Scoring |
Mfon Udofia 15 |
Justin Anderson 4 |
Assists |
Daniel Miller 4 |
Akil Mitchell 12 |
Rebounds |
Robert Carter 8 |
Justin Anderson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Bolden 5 |
Paul Jesperson 2 |
Steals |
Robert Carter 1 |
Justin Anderson 1 |
Blocks |
Robert Carter 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Virginia
|
60 |
40.0 |
9-22 |
7-11 |
15 |
29 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
Georgia Tech
|
66 |
47.8 |
4-15 |
18-25 |
12 |
32 |
5 |
5 |
13 |