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Kelly scores 25, Georgia Tech beats Georgia Southern 84-62 in Damon Stoudamire's debut

AP
Nov 07, 2023

ATLANTA (AP) Miles Kelly hit four 3-pointers and finished with 25 points and Damon Stoudamire got a win in his debut as coach at Georgia Tech as the Yellow Jackets beat Georgia Southern 84-62 Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

Kelly scored 15 of his 19 second-half points in the final 8-plus minutes to help Georgia Tech pull away. Cam Bryant made a jumper that trimmed the Eagles' deficit to 52-50 with 10 minutes to play but Kyle Sturdivant, Dallan ‘Deebo’ Coleman - who finished with 17 points - and Kelly each hit a 3-pointer before Coleman threw down a dunk that made it an 11-point game about 4 minutes later. Kelly scored 11 points from there as Georgia Tech pulled away.

Coleman finished with 17 points, Kowacie Reeves scored 15 and Tyzhaun Claude added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Georgia Tech.

Jamar Franklin lead Georgia Southern with 17 points and Tyren Moore scored 10.

The 49-year-old Stoudamire replaced Josh Pastner who was fired at the end of last season, when the Yellow Jackets went 15-18. The No. 7 pick in the 1995 NBA out of Arizona, Stoudemire went 71-77 over five seasons as the head coach at Pacific before spending the last two seasons as an assistant for the Boston Celtics.

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1st Half
GASO
Eagles
31
GT
Yellow Jackets
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Carlos Curry vs. Tafara Gapare (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:56		Tafara Gapare misses two point jump shot
19:54		Carlos Curry defensive rebound
19:37		Cam Bryant turnover (bad pass)
19:17		Cam Bryant personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
19:14		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
19:12		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
18:51		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
18:49		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
18:48		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
18:37		Derrick Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:35		Carlos Curry offensive rebound
18:33		Amaree Abram shooting foul (Carlos Curry draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Carlos Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
18:33		Carlos Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:33		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
18:20		Tyzhaun Claude misses three point jump shot
18:18		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
18:10		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
18:08		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	1-2
17:56	+3	Carlos Curry makes three point jump shot (Malik Tidwell assists)	4-2
17:31		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
17:29		Derrick Harris Jr. defensive rebound
17:24		Derrick Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:22		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
16:59		Derrick Harris Jr. shooting foul (Amaree Abram draws the foul)
16:59		Amaree Abram misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:59		Amaree Abram misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:59		Collin Kuhl defensive rebound
16:33	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Cam Bryant assists)	7-2
16:14		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
16:12		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
16:06		Tafara Gapare blocks Jamar Franklin's three point jump shot
16:04		Eagles offensive rebound
15:46		Tyren Moore turnover (out of bounds)
15:46		TV timeout
15:30		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
15:28		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
15:15		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) (Malik Tidwell steals)
15:11		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Malik Tidwell draws the foul)
15:11		Malik Tidwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:11	+1	Malik Tidwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-2
14:49		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Cam Bryant steals)
14:40		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
14:38		Collin Kuhl offensive rebound
14:38		Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
14:30		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
14:28		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
14:28		Nate Brafford personal foul
14:11		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:09		Eagles defensive rebound
13:59		Ibrahima Sacko personal foul (Tyren Moore draws the foul)
13:44		Cam Bryant misses two point jump shot
13:42		Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
13:38		Ibrahima Sacko turnover (out of bounds)
13:21		Carlos Curry misses two point jump shot
13:19		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
13:18		Carlos Curry personal foul
12:58	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot	8-5
12:40		Malik Tidwell misses three point jump shot
12:38		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
12:21		Amaree Abram turnover (bad pass) (Nate Brafford steals)
12:11		Nate Brafford misses three point jump shot
12:09		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
11:49		Avantae Parker shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49		Deebo Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:49	+1	Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-6
11:30	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point layup	10-6
11:15		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
11:13		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
11:12		Carlos Curry shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
11:12	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-7
11:12		Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:12		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
11:09		Avantae Parker shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
11:09	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-8
11:09	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-9
10:56		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
10:54		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
10:42	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	10-12
10:22		Tyren Moore misses two point jump shot
10:20		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
10:17		Ibrahima Sacko misses two point layup
10:15		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
10:06	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point layup	12-12
9:58	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	12-15
9:41	+3	Cam Bryant makes three point jump shot (Malik Tidwell assists)	15-15
9:41		Ibrahima Sacko shooting foul (Cam Bryant draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Cam Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-15
9:27		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
9:25		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
9:25		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
9:03		Collin Kuhl misses two point layup
9:01		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
8:56		Amaree Abram turnover (traveling)
8:32		Derrick Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Tafara Gapare steals)
8:25	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup	16-17
8:06		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
8:04		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
7:44		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
7:42		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
7:42		TV timeout
7:39		Amaree Abram turnover (out of bounds)
7:29		Cam Bryant misses two point layup
7:27		Collin Kuhl offensive rebound
7:24	+2	Collin Kuhl makes two point layup	18-17
7:13		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
7:13		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
6:55		Tafara Gapare blocks Malik Tidwell's two point layup
6:53		Eagles offensive rebound
6:44	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point layup	20-17
6:30		Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point layup
6:28		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
6:22		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
6:20		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
6:09	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	20-19
6:07		Nate Brafford shooting foul (Ebenezer Dowuona draws the foul)
6:07		Ebenezer Dowuona misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:07		Jamar Franklin defensive rebound
5:53		Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Jamar Franklin's two point jump shot
5:51		Tyren Moore offensive rebound
5:49		Malik Tidwell misses three point jump shot
5:47		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
5:47		Cam Bryant personal foul
5:47		Tyren Moore technical foul
5:47		Miles Kelly technical foul
5:47	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-20
5:47	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-21
5:26		Cam Bryant turnover (lost ball)
5:15		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:13		Malik Tidwell defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Cam Bryant makes two point jump shot	22-21
4:43	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	22-24
4:32		Tyren Moore turnover (lost ball) (Tyzhaun Claude steals)
4:26	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	22-26
4:22		Eagles 30 second timeout
4:22		TV timeout
3:56		Jamar Franklin misses two point jump shot
3:54		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
3:47		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:45		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
3:38		Jamar Franklin turnover (bad pass)
3:19	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup	22-28
3:08		Miles Kelly personal foul (Collin Kuhl draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Collin Kuhl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
3:08	+1	Collin Kuhl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
2:53		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
2:51		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
2:49		Tyren Moore shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
2:49		Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:49		Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:49		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
2:24		Jamar Franklin misses two point jump shot
2:22		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
2:15		Tafara Gapare turnover (lost ball) (Tyren Moore steals)
2:09	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Malik Tidwell assists)	27-28
1:49		Tyren Moore personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-29
1:49	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-30
1:49		Carlos Curry offensive foul
1:49		Carlos Curry turnover (offensive foul)
1:28		Tafara Gapare misses two point jump shot
1:26		Eagles defensive rebound
1:25		Tafara Gapare personal foul (Jamar Franklin draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Jamar Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-30
1:25	+1	Jamar Franklin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-30
1:09	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	29-32
0:47	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point jump shot	31-32
0:28		Ibrahima Sacko misses three point jump shot
0:26		Eagles defensive rebound
0:00		Jamar Franklin misses two point layup
0:00		Eagles offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GASO
Eagles
31
GT
Yellow Jackets
52

Time		Play	Score
19:53	+2	Carlos Curry makes two point jump shot	33-32
19:23	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	33-35
19:07		Malik Tidwell turnover (bad pass) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
19:00	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup	33-37
18:48	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot	36-37
18:30		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point layup
18:28		Carlos Curry defensive rebound
18:13		Carlos Curry misses two point jump shot
18:11		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
18:03		Carlos Curry blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup
18:01		Carlos Curry defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Avantae Parker makes two point layup	38-37
17:32	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	38-40
16:56		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Jamar Franklin draws the foul)
16:56	+1	Jamar Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-40
16:56	+1	Jamar Franklin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-40
16:42		Carlos Curry blocks Ibrahima Sacko's two point dunk
16:40		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
16:23		Carlos Curry turnover (lost ball) (Ibrahima Sacko steals)
16:05		Carlos Curry shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
16:05		Deebo Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:05		Deebo Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:05		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
15:51		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
15:49		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
15:42		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point dunk
15:40		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
15:34		Amaree Abram misses two point layup
15:32		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
15:28	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup	40-42
15:20		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
15:18		Malik Tidwell offensive rebound
15:13	+2	Malik Tidwell makes two point layup	42-42
14:51		TV timeout
14:39		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
14:39		Cam Bryant technical foul
14:39		Cam Bryant turnover
14:39	+1	Amaree Abram makes technical free throw 1 of 2	42-43
14:39	+1	Amaree Abram makes technical free throw 2 of 2	42-44
14:30		Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul (Avantae Parker draws the foul)
14:27	+2	Nate Brafford makes two point layup (Tyren Moore assists)	44-44
14:10		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:08		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
14:02		Tyren Moore shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
14:00	+1	Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 3	44-45
14:00	+1	Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 3	44-46
14:00	+1	Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 3 of 3	44-47
13:36		Tafara Gapare blocks Malik Tidwell's two point layup
13:34		Eagles offensive rebound
13:34	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point layup (Malik Tidwell assists)	46-47
13:20		Ibrahima Sacko turnover (bad pass) (Jamar Franklin steals)
13:11		Avantae Parker misses two point layup
13:09		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
13:05		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
13:03		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
12:55		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
12:53		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
12:53		Avantae Parker personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
12:53	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	46-49
12:45		Eagles 30 second timeout
12:36	+2	Avantae Parker makes two point layup	48-49
12:17		Tyzhaun Claude misses three point jump shot
12:15		Malik Tidwell defensive rebound
12:09		Nate Brafford misses three point jump shot
12:07		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
11:54	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	48-52
11:35		Malik Tidwell misses three point jump shot
11:33		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
11:26		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
11:24		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
10:58		Malik Tidwell misses three point jump shot
10:56		Eagles offensive rebound
10:56		TV timeout
10:45		Malik Tidwell turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
10:23		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
10:21		Collin Kuhl defensive rebound
10:04	+2	Cam Bryant makes two point jump shot	50-52
9:36	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	50-55
9:13		Cam Bryant misses two point jump shot
9:11		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
9:00	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	50-58
8:41		Malik Tidwell misses two point layup
8:39		Collin Kuhl offensive rebound
8:35	+2	Collin Kuhl makes two point layup	52-58
8:10		Jump ball. (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
8:10		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
8:10		TV timeout
8:08	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	52-61
7:45		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Cam Bryant draws the foul)
7:40		Deebo Coleman personal foul (Cam Bryant draws the foul)
7:35		Cam Bryant offensive foul
7:35		Cam Bryant turnover (offensive foul)
7:17		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass)
7:05		Jamar Franklin turnover (lost ball) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
6:56	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	52-63
6:40	+3	Carlos Curry makes three point jump shot	55-63
6:23	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	55-66
6:09	+2	Malik Tidwell makes two point layup	57-66
5:51	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	57-69
5:40		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
5:38		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
5:22		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point layup
5:20		Tyren Moore defensive rebound
5:17		Carlos Curry turnover (bad pass) (Tyzhaun Claude steals)
5:03		Avantae Parker personal foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
4:41		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
4:29	+2	Tyren Moore makes two point layup	59-69
4:08	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	59-71
3:57		Tyren Moore turnover (bad pass) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
3:49	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point layup	59-73
3:49		Eagles 30 second timeout
3:49		TV timeout
3:45		Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Avantae Parker draws the foul)
3:44	+1	Avantae Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-73
3:44		Avantae Parker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:44		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
3:18	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	60-76
3:05		Avantae Parker misses three point jump shot
3:03		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
2:39		Jamar Franklin shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-77
2:39		Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:39		Nate Brafford defensive rebound
2:33		Malik Tidwell misses three point jump shot
2:31		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
2:11		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
2:09		Jamar Franklin defensive rebound
1:59		Jamar Franklin misses two point layup
1:57		Jamar Franklin offensive rebound
1:53	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point layup	62-77
1:48		Malik Tidwell personal foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
1:48	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-78
1:48	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-79
1:26		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Avantae Parker draws the foul)
1:22		Cam Bryant turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals)
1:15	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	62-81
1:15		Jamar Franklin shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
1:15		Jamar Franklin technical foul
1:15		Deebo Coleman technical foul
1:15	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-82
1:12		Avantae Parker turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
0:46	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	62-84
0:23		Nate Brafford turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		End of period

Nate Brafford turnover (out of bounds)