National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 88, Presbyterian 57
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Sean Casady, # Ray Natili, # Earl Robertson
Attendance:
N/A
By SportsDirect Inc.
Georgia Tech 88, Presbyterian 57: Marcus Georges-Hunt scored 17 points and the host Yellow Jackets used a 17-0 surge to run past the Blue Hose in the season opener for both teams.
Robert Carter Jr. added 13 points and tied a career high with 12 rebounds for Georgia Tech (1-0), which led 34-32 with 1:48 left in the first half before scoring the next 17 points to build a 51-32 advantage. The Yellow Jackets shot 50.7 percent from the field.
Jordan Downing led Presbyterian (0-1) with 22 points, hitting 4-of-10 3-point attempts. Markus Terry added 13 points for the Blue Hose, who stayed close in the first half by shooting 4-for-10 from 3-point range.
Georgia Tech closed the first half with eight consecutive points, carrying a 42-32 lead into the locker room. Georges-Hunt and Solomon Poole hit 3-pointers in the opening two minutes of the second half, and Trae Golden’s layup and free throw with 17:44 remaining pushed the Yellow Jackets’ cushion to 51-32.
Golden, playing his first game for Georgia Tech after transferring from Tennessee, finished with 12 points. Daniel Miller also scored 12 points for the Yellow Jackets, who outrebounded Presbyterian 49-35.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Yellow Jackets gave head coach Brian Gregory his 200th career victory; Gregory is 28-35 in his third season at Georgia Tech. … Georgia Tech improved to 9-0 all-time against the Blue Hose. … Downing scored 20 or more points for the fourth time in his career.
Top Game Performances
| Presbyterian |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Jordan Downing 22 |
Scoring |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 17 |
|
Reggie Dillard 4 |
Assists |
Travis Jorgenson 5 |
|
Jordan Downing 6 |
Rebounds |
Robert Carter 10 |
|
Jordan Downing 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Kammeon Holsey 4 |
|
Jordan Downing 2 |
Steals |
Travis Jorgenson 4 |
|
William Truss 2 |
Blocks |
Daniel Miller 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Presbyterian
|
57 |
33.9 |
6-20 |
11-15 |
9 |
27 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
| Georgia Tech
|
88 |
50.7 |
5-19 |
13-20 |
18 |
46 |
5 |
10 |
6 |