National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 79, Tulane 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 9, 2012
Where: Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Karl Hess, # Gary Maxwell, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
8600
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Georgia Tech 79, Tulane 61: Kammeon Holsey scored 18 points off the bench as the host Yellow Jackets won in their first game in new McCamish Pavilion.
The Yellow Jackets (1-0) played their first game in their new campus arena after two seasons of playing off-campus. Leading by six with 16:27 to go, Georgia Tech used a 20-9 run to take a 64-47 advantage on Marcus Georges-Hunt’s layup with 7:17 remaining.
Georgia Tech busted out to a 20-10 first-half lead on Chris Bolden’s jumper with 11:06 left. Georgia Tech led by as many as 13 in the first half and held a 39-30 advantage at the break behind 14 points from Georges-Hunt.
Daniel Miller finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds while Bolden added 12 points for Georgia Tech.
Josh Davis led the Green Wave (0-1) with a career-high 27 points, hitting 12 of 15 shots from the field. Ricky Tarrant added 18 points for Tulane.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Davis scored 15 points in the first half, hitting six of his eight shots from the field. … The Yellow Jackets outrebounded Tulane 47-23. … The Green Wave hosts Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
| Tulane |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Josh Davis 27 |
Scoring |
Kammeon Holsey 18 |
|
Jordan Callahan 3 |
Assists |
Daniel Miller 6 |
|
Kendall Timmons 5 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Miller 10 |
|
Ricky Tarrant 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kammeon Holsey 4 |
|
Kendall Timmons 3 |
Steals |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 1 |
|
Kendall Timmons 1 |
Blocks |
Daniel Miller 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tulane
|
61 |
42.4 |
3-12 |
8-16 |
6 |
21 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| Georgia Tech
|
79 |
56.1 |
3-14 |
12-19 |
18 |
45 |
6 |
3 |
10 |