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George scores 14 of his 18 points in second half to help Georgia Tech hold off UMBC 91-82

AP
Dec 18, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Naithan George scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and added eight assists to help Georgia Tech beat UMBC 91-82 Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Baye Ndongo scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Lance Terry and freshman Jaeden Mustaf, making his first start, added 15 points each for the Yellow Jackets (5-6).

Bryce Johnson scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half when the Retrievers (7-6) made a run at the Tech to cut a 22-point lead down to six. Louie Jordan hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Ace Valentine added 16 points.

Both teams shot 52%. The Yellow Jackets made 8 of 16 3-point attempts while UMBC was 10 of 25. Tech made 19 of 29 free throws to UMBC's 12-of-19. The Yellow Jackets were plus-16 on the boards and outscored UMBC by nine off turnovers.

UMBC trailed by 22 with 15 minutes left but were within six after a Johnson 3-pointer with three minutes left. George found Ndongo for a dunk and Luke O'Brien hit a 3 to rebuild an 11-point edge. UMBC got it back to nine but two George free throws followed by a turnover that led to a Mustaf fast-break dunk made it 86-73 with 51 seconds remaining and Tech sealed it with free throws.

Trailing 11-2, Ndongo and Terry combined for 17 points in a 19-0 run for Tech, which led 53-34 after shooting 62% in the first half.

This was the first game of a five-game homestand for the Yellow Jackets, who play Duke in an ACC game on Saturday. UMBC plays at Marist on Saturday.

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1st Half
UMBC
Retrievers
34
GT
Yellow Jackets
53

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Marlon Short vs. Ryan Mutombo (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:43		Ryan Mutombo misses two point jump shot
19:41		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
19:18		Bryce Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:16		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
19:11		Official timeout
19:02		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
19:00		Lance Terry offensive rebound
18:53		Lance Terry turnover (bad pass) (Josh Odunowo steals)
18:37		Josh Odunowo turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
18:16	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup (Lance Terry assists)	0-2
18:07	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)	3-2
17:50		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
17:48		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
17:46		Ryan Mutombo misses two point layup
17:44		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
17:43		Jump ball. Ryan Mutombo vs. Bryce Johnson (Retrievers gains possession)
17:43		Ryan Mutombo turnover (lost ball) (Bryce Johnson steals)
17:34	+2	Marcus Banks Jr. makes two point layup	5-2
17:17		Ace Valentine personal foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
17:14		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
17:12		Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
17:04	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce Johnson assists)	8-2
16:45		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point dunk
16:43		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
16:41		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
16:39		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
16:38		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
16:38		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
16:38		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
16:36		Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
16:34	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Bryce Johnson assists)	11-2
16:33		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
16:19	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	11-4
16:00		Ace Valentine turnover (bad pass)
15:55	+2	Lance Terry makes two point dunk	11-6
15:43		Marcus Banks Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
15:39	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	11-8
15:39		TV timeout
15:28		Bryce Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:26		Josh Odunowo offensive rebound
15:15		Josh Odunowo turnover (traveling)
14:59	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	11-10
14:26		Ace Valentine misses three point jump shot
14:24		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
14:14	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	11-13
14:03		Bryce Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:01		Retrievers offensive rebound
13:59		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:57		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
13:49	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	11-15
13:34		Josh Odunowo misses two point layup
13:32		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	11-17
13:22		Retrievers 30 second timeout
13:10		Devan Sapp misses three point jump shot
13:08		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
12:53	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point jump shot (Lance Terry assists)	11-19
12:43		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:41		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
12:24	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot	11-21
12:10		Devan Sapp misses three point jump shot
12:08		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
11:56		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Banks Jr. steals)
11:51	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot	13-21
11:32		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
11:30		Josh Odunowo defensive rebound
11:25	+2	JC Harris makes two point layup (Josh Odunowo assists)	15-21
11:07	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	15-23
11:07		Marcus Banks Jr. shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
11:07		TV timeout
11:07		Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:07		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
10:41		Ace Valentine misses two point jump shot
10:39		Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
10:27		Baye Ndongo offensive foul (Marlon Short draws the foul)
10:27		Baye Ndongo turnover (offensive foul)
10:23		Ace Valentine turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals)
10:23	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	15-25
10:10	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Marlon Short assists)	18-25
9:48	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists)	18-27
9:38		Naithan George personal foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
9:23		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
9:21		Josh Odunowo offensive rebound
9:09	+2	Josh Odunowo makes two point layup (Marlon Short assists)	20-27
9:00	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	20-29
8:37		Marcus Banks Jr. turnover (Naithan George steals)
8:27	+2	Darrion Sutton makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)	20-31
8:11		Marcus Banks Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:09		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:49		Naithan George turnover (traveling)
7:49		TV timeout
7:29		Josh Odunowo turnover (bad pass)
7:03		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
7:01		Ryan Mutombo offensive rebound
6:56		Ryan Mutombo misses two point jump shot
6:55		Darrion Sutton offensive rebound
6:55		Josh Odunowo shooting foul (Darrion Sutton draws the foul)
6:55	+1	Darrion Sutton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-32
6:55	+1	Darrion Sutton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-33
6:41	+3	Ace Valentine makes three point jump shot (Louie Jordan assists)	23-33
6:07		Lance Terry turnover (lost ball)
5:52		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
5:50		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
5:37	+3	Jaeden Mustaf makes three point jump shot (Lance Terry assists)	23-36
5:24		Darrion Sutton shooting foul (Marlon Short draws the foul)
5:24		Marlon Short misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:24		Marlon Short misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:24		Lance Terry defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists)	23-38
5:03		Jaeden Mustaf shooting foul (Marlon Short draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Marlon Short makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-38
5:03	+1	Marlon Short makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-38
4:50		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
4:48		Retrievers defensive rebound
4:37		Louie Jordan turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Mustaf steals)
4:33		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Regimantas Ciunys steals)
4:21		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:19		Naithan George defensive rebound
4:12		Marcus Banks Jr. shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-39
4:12	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-40
3:56		Bryce Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:54		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
3:36		Lance Terry turnover (lost ball) (Ace Valentine steals)
3:29		Ryan Mutombo blocks Josh Odunowo's two point layup
3:28		Retrievers offensive rebound
3:28		TV timeout
3:25		Jaeden Mustaf shooting foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
3:25		Bryce Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:25	+1	Bryce Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-40
3:09	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	26-42
3:09		Chaydon Stone shooting foul (Ryan Mutombo draws the foul)
3:09		Ryan Mutombo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:09		Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound
3:03	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point layup (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	26-44
3:02		Retrievers 30 second timeout
2:57		Ryan Mutombo blocks Josh Odunowo's two point layup
2:55		Retrievers offensive rebound
2:49		Chaydon Stone turnover (bad pass)
2:34	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	26-47
2:18	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot (Louie Jordan assists)	28-47
2:01		Louie Jordan shooting foul (Ryan Mutombo draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Ryan Mutombo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-48
2:00	+1	Ryan Mutombo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-49
1:30	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot (Louie Jordan assists)	30-49
1:16		Ace Valentine shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
1:16		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:16	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-50
1:00	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point jump shot	32-50
0:34	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	32-53
0:20		Lance Terry personal foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
0:04	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup	34-53
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UMBC
Retrievers
48
GT
Yellow Jackets
38

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Baye Ndongo misses two point hook shot
19:38		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
19:29	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)	37-53
19:13	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point jump shot	37-55
18:51		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
18:49		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
18:36		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
18:34		Marcus Banks Jr. defensive rebound
18:16		Bryce Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:14		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
18:06		Jaeden Mustaf misses three point jump shot
18:04		Ace Valentine defensive rebound
17:58		Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Ace Valentine draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Ace Valentine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-55
17:58		Ace Valentine misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:58		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
17:30		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
17:28		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
17:19		Marcus Banks Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:17		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
17:07		Ace Valentine personal foul (Ryan Mutombo draws the foul)
17:05		Lance Terry turnover (bad pass)
16:53		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
16:51		Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound
16:47	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	38-58
16:32		Josh Odunowo misses two point layup
16:30		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
16:18		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
16:16		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
16:10		Ryan Mutombo turnover (lost ball) (Ace Valentine steals)
16:02	+3	Marcus Banks Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)	41-58
15:39		Josh Odunowo shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
15:39		TV timeout
15:39	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-59
15:39	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-60
15:11		Josh Odunowo turnover (traveling)
14:52	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	41-63
14:29		Naithan George personal foul (Ace Valentine draws the foul)
14:15	+2	Regimantas Ciunys makes two point layup	43-63
14:00		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Regimantas Ciunys steals)
13:55	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup	45-63
13:28		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
13:26		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
13:09		Jaeden Mustaf shooting foul (Bryce Johnson draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Bryce Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-63
13:09	+1	Bryce Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-63
12:46	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point jump shot	47-65
12:28		Bryce Johnson misses two point jump shot
12:26		Lance Terry defensive rebound
12:23		Regimantas Ciunys personal foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
12:11		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
12:09		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
12:04		Javian McCollum shooting foul (Regimantas Ciunys draws the foul)
12:04	+1	Regimantas Ciunys makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-65
12:04	+1	Regimantas Ciunys makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-65
11:41		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
11:39		Regimantas Ciunys defensive rebound
11:31		Duncan Powell blocks Ace Valentine's two point layup
11:29		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
11:25		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
11:23		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
11:15		Regimantas Ciunys shooting foul (Darrion Sutton draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:15		Darrion Sutton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:15		Darrion Sutton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:15		Ace Valentine defensive rebound
10:57		Devan Sapp misses two point jump shot
10:55		Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
10:50		Marlon Short shooting foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-66
10:50	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-67
10:39		Darrion Sutton blocks Marlon Short's two point jump shot
10:37		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
10:13		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
10:11		Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
10:07	+2	Marlon Short makes two point layup (Bryce Johnson assists)	51-67
9:32		Duncan Powell turnover (bad pass)
9:22	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot	53-67
9:02		Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot
9:00		Devan Sapp defensive rebound
8:43		Bryce Johnson turnover (bad pass)
8:14		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
8:12		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
8:10		Devan Sapp shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
8:10	+1	Luke O'Brien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-68
8:10		Luke O'Brien misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:10		Ace Valentine defensive rebound
7:56	+3	Bryce Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ace Valentine assists)	56-68
7:37		Marlon Short personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
7:37		TV timeout
7:37		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:37		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
7:15	+2	Devan Sapp makes two point layup (Marlon Short assists)	58-68
6:59		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Ace Valentine steals)
6:55	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup (Marlon Short assists)	60-68
6:54		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
6:54		TV timeout
6:40	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	60-70
6:22	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point jump shot	62-70
6:04		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
6:02		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
5:59		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Johnson steals)
5:55	+2	Bryce Johnson makes two point layup	64-70
5:35	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	64-73
5:09		Lance Terry shooting foul (Marlon Short draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Marlon Short makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-73
5:09	+1	Marlon Short makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-73
4:54	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	66-75
4:41		Louie Jordan misses three point jump shot
4:39		Naithan George defensive rebound
4:33		Jaeden Mustaf misses three point jump shot
4:31		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
4:13		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
4:11		Louie Jordan defensive rebound
4:07		Ace Valentine turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
3:49	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	66-77
3:37		Jaeden Mustaf personal foul (Marlon Short draws the foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:29	+2	Regimantas Ciunys makes two point layup (Bryce Johnson assists)	68-77
3:14		Bryce Johnson shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
3:14		Jaeden Mustaf misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:14		Jaeden Mustaf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:14		Regimantas Ciunys defensive rebound
2:57	+3	Bryce Johnson makes three point jump shot (Regimantas Ciunys assists)	71-77
2:38		Baye Ndongo misses two point hook shot
2:36		Marlon Short defensive rebound
2:25		Baye Ndongo blocks Bryce Johnson's two point layup
2:23		Lance Terry defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	71-79
1:46		Luke O'Brien personal foul (Louie Jordan draws the foul)
1:46		Louie Jordan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:46		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
1:26	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	71-82
1:08	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point jump shot	73-82
1:06		Retrievers 60 second timeout
1:04		Marlon Short personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-83
1:04	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-84
0:55		Ace Valentine turnover (lost ball) (Lance Terry steals)
0:50	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	73-86
0:40	+3	Louie Jordan makes three point jump shot (Marlon Short assists)	76-86
0:40		Retrievers 30 second timeout
0:38		Regimantas Ciunys personal foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul)
0:38		Javian McCollum misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:38	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-87
0:30	+2	Ace Valentine makes two point layup	78-87
0:28		Ace Valentine personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-88
0:28	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-89
0:22		Lance Terry shooting foul (Louie Jordan draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Louie Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 3	79-89
0:22	+1	Louie Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 3	80-89
0:22		Louie Jordan misses regular free throw 3 of 3
0:22		Lance Terry defensive rebound
0:19		Regimantas Ciunys personal foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-90
0:19	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-91
0:13	+2	Regimantas Ciunys makes two point layup	82-91
0:13		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Regimantas Ciunys draws the foul)
0:13		Regimantas Ciunys misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:13		Naithan George defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Naithan George defensive rebound