Georgia Tech (GT) basketball team wins their season opener against Southern with a score of 81-62. Miles Kelly leads the team with 25 points, including 19 in the second half. Tyzhaun Claude has a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Deebo Coleman contributes 17 points off the bench. GT struggled with free throws and turnovers but managed to control the game. Injuries affected GT players Gapare and Garwey.
Georgia Tech's Miles Kelly with 25 points to open the season. Efficient off-ball scorer with spot-up and movement shooting. Floater touch. Needs to improve that pull-up. https://t.co/YTJlzbb0Ww
Filipowski now has 10 of Duke's 14 second half points and is up to 20 for the game
Kyle Filipowski in the 1st half: 10 points. Kyle Filipowski in the first 4 1/2 minutes of the 2nd half: 10 points He's 8-for-9 from the field with 6 rebounds and a block.
Duke up 42-21 at halftime over Dartmouth. 10 Filipowski 8 Blakes 7 Foster 6 McCain 5 Proctor 4 Roach 2 Young
Tyzhaun Claude with a double-double in his GT debut 10 pts, 10 rebs (5 o-rebs), two steals and three assists.
Miles Kelly the tale of two halves, 25 pts now, 19 in the second half 7-10 shooting, 4-6 from three after starting 2-8 and 0-3.
Kelly with the steal and hoop and harm. GT is up 81-62 with the FT pending.
Miles Kelly with another corner three off a Claude pass.
Deebo Coleman off the steal by Reeves and dish with the layup. Deebo with 17 pts off the bench GT leads 73-59.
Reeves with a corner three to put GT up 12, 69-57
Nice extra pass and GT leads by 11, 66-55 with under seven to go.
Miles Kelly takes the inbounds, one dribble stops and pops a three GT up 9, 61-52.
Stoudamire burns his first timeout. GT leads 58-52 with 8:12 left. Six seconds left on the shot clock.
Kyle with a fake pass and dish to Coleman to the corner for a three to put GT up 58-50.
Smart extra pass from Kelly and Sturdivant sinks a three to put GT up 5, 55-50
Media timeout, GT leads 52-48 with 10:57 to go.
Nice swing pass from Reeves to Coleman for a three, GT leads 52-48 with under 12 to go.
Duke going with two bigs -- Young and Filipowski -- to go with guards Proctor, Roach and McCain vs. Dartmouth with Mitchell unavailable
Nice inbound play and GT leads 49-46 on the bucket by Miles Kelly. Timeout GaSouthern with 12:46 left in the game.
Gapare with a great defensive play and then reinjuries himself.
Coleman sinks all three FTs, GT leads 47-44
Tied up at 42 all with 14:52 to go at the first media timeout.
Gapare straight to the locker room after the injury timeout.
Gapare got hurt and is struggling to run up and down the court. Southern retakes the lead 38-37. Injury timeout after GT had to play 5 on 4.
Miles Kelly with a corner three to give GT the lead again 35-33.
Garwey back to Friars bench. Limping. #pcbb
Cut back on the turnovers and stop missing so many FTs and GT is in control of this game.
Nice two-man game with Claude and Sturdivant ends with a Claude dunk GT up 3
Miles Kelly really struggling on offense just missed a pair of FTs
Claude with a nice pivot move and GT goes up six 28-22.
Kelly off a fastbreak puts GT up four, 26-22 Claude with a steal and his second assist of the game.
Reeves with a corner three off the dish by Kelly, GT up two 24-22
Reeves hits a pair of FTs and GT leads 21-20.
Sturdivant with a three at the key. 15-12 GT leads
Abram hits a three to give GT a 12-10 lead
GT starts 1-4 from the free throw line. Coleman sinks one to make it 8-6.
Second media timeout, 8-5 GT trails to Southern. The Jackets look very tight offensively.
Garwey to the locker room. #pcbb