National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 52, Presbyterian 38
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Where: Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# John Gaffney, # Ray Perone, # Doug Shows
Attendance:
5733
By SportsDirect Inc.
Georgia Tech 52, Presbyterian 38: Marcus Georges-Hunt and Robert Carter each scored 10 points as the host Yellow Jackets used an 18-0 second-half run to pull away.
Trailing 27-24 early in the second half, Georgia Tech (2-0) scored the game’s next 18 points, building a 42-27 advantage on Chris Bolden’s dunk with 11:44 remaining. The Yellow Jackets won despite shooting just 33.3 percent from the field.
Khalid Mutakabbir scored 13 points to lead the Blue Hose (0-2). Presbyterian trailed 7-0 five minutes into the game, but chipped away and grabbed a 17-16 advantage on Mutakabbir’s 3-pointer with 5:03 left in the half.
The Yellow Jackets struggled from 3-point range, finishing 3-for-20. Georgia Tech went scoreless for a 5:22 stretch of the second half. Daniel Miller scored seven points with nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.
Jordan Downing added nine points for Presbyterian.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia Tech shot 16 free throws compared to seven by Presbyterian. … The Yellow Jackets won their second consecutive game in the new McCamish Pavilion. … Georgia Tech is off until facing Rice on Nov. 22 at the DirecTV Classic in Anaheim, Calif.
Top Game Performances
Presbyterian |
|
Georgia Tech |
Khalid Mutakabbir 13 |
Scoring |
Robert Carter 10 |
Khalid Mutakabbir 7 |
Assists |
Mfon Udofia 6 |
Joshua Clyburn 8 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Miller 9 |
Khalid Mutakabbir 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Mfon Udofia 4 |
Khalid Mutakabbir 2 |
Steals |
Robert Carter 1 |
Joshua Clyburn 1 |
Blocks |
Julian Royal 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Presbyterian
|
38 |
37.5 |
5-15 |
3-7 |
10 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
Georgia Tech
|
52 |
33.3 |
3-20 |
11-16 |
10 |
30 |
3 |
6 |
7 |