National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 87, East Tennessee St. 57
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 7, 2013
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Gary Maxwell, # Ed Corbett, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
5889
By SportsDirect Inc.
Georgia Tech 87, East Tennessee State 57: Marcus Georges-Hunt scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half, and the host Yellow Jackets cruised past the Buccaneers.
Georgia Tech (7-3) has won two in a row after losing three of its previous five, and took care of East Tennessee State (4-6) by limiting the Buccaneers to two field goals in the final 7:35 of the first half. Trae Golden scored 13 points and Robert Carter Jr. and Stacey Poole Jr. added 11 points apiece for Georgia Tech, which outrebounded the Buccaneers 46-36.
A.J. Merriweather scored 18 points to lead East Tennessee State, which shot 22.6 percent from the field in the first half and finished at 31.3 percent. Merriweather shot 7-for-13 from the field, while the other four Buccaneers starters combined to shoot 3-for-17.
Georgia Tech pulled away after the Buccaneers got within 24-19 with 7:35 remaining in the first half. Carter scored six points during the 20-4 run, Georges-Hunt added five points and the Yellow Jackets limited East Tennessee State to 2-for-13 shooting during the closing minutes of the half, taking a 44-23 halftime lead.
Solomon Poole’s 3-pointer with 13:13 remaining pushed Georgia Tech’s lead to 60-30. The Yellow Jackets extended their advantage to 40 points on Quinton Stephens’ layup with 5:47 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Golden did not start after scoring just three points in Tuesday’s victory over Illinois. … Georgia Tech C Daniel Miller led the Yellow Jackets with 10 rebounds. … The Buccaneers finished 4-of-22 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| East Tennessee St. |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
A.J. Merriweather 18 |
Scoring |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 18 |
|
Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard 3 |
Assists |
Marcus Georges-Hunt 5 |
|
A.J. Merriweather 7 |
Rebounds |
Daniel Miller 10 |
|
Jalen Riley 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Trae Golden 5 |
|
Todd Halvorsen 3 |
Steals |
Chris Bolden 3 |
|
Isaac Banks 1 |
Blocks |
Quinton Stephens 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| East Tennessee St.
|
57 |
31.3 |
4-22 |
11-15 |
13 |
31 |
1 |
13 |
15 |
| Georgia Tech
|
87 |
50.8 |
10-23 |
11-14 |
26 |
46 |
7 |
10 |
17 |