National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 73, NC-Wilmington 66
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2012
Where: Hank McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Dwayne Gladden, # Jerry Heater, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance: 5982

Georgia Tech 73, UNC Wilmington 66:
Robert Carter Jr. had 19 points and a game-high 10 rebounds to lead the host Yellow Jackets past the Seahawks.

Daniel Miller added 12 points and Marcus Georges-Hunt chipped in 10 points for the Yellow Jackets (6-2), who won their second consecutive game.

Chris Dixon led UNC Wilmington with a game-high 20 points, including three 3-pointers. Tanner Milson added 16 points for the Seahawks, who were 9-of-20 from 3-point range.

UNC Wilmington (4-5) had a 36-35 lead at halftime. Georgia Tech (6-2) took a 64-62 lead on Carter’s layup with 3:10 to play and never trailed again.

The Seahawks pulled to within 68-66 on a pair of Cedrick Williams free throws with 1:13 remaining, but Miller scored Georgia Tech's final five points to seal the win.

GAME NOTEBOOK: UNC Wilmington outrebounded Georgia Tech 33-30. … UNC Wilmington fell to 0-5 on the road. … The Seahawks shot 76.5 percent (13-of-17) from the foul line compared to the Yellow Jackets’ 58.3 percent (14-of-24).
Top Game Performances
 
NC-Wilmington   Georgia Tech
Chris Dixon 20 Scoring Robert Carter 19
Chris Dixon 5 Assists Brandon Reed 5
Cedrick Williams 8 Rebounds Robert Carter 9
Chris Dixon 7 Free Throws Made Robert Carter 3
Keith Rendleman 3 Steals Robert Carter 2
Keith Rendleman 2 Blocks Daniel Miller 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
NC-Wilmington 66 39.3 9-20 13-17 13 33 2 4 13
Georgia Tech 73 52.9 5-11 14-24 18 30 3 8 11