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Ndongo helps Georgia Tech hold off Hawaii 73-68 in Diamond Head Classic semifinal

AP
Dec 23, 2023

HONOLULU (AP) Freshman Baye Ndongo scored a season-best 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Georgia Tech hold off Hawaii 73-68 at the Diamond Head Classic on Friday night.

The Yellow Jackets (8-3) advance to play Nevada in the championship game on Sunday. The Rainbow Warriors (8-3) and TCU will play for third place earlier Sunday.

Ndongo sank 10 of 12 shots and notched his second double-double, taking over down the stretch for Georgia Tech.

A 3-pointer by Naithan George gave the Yellow Jackets their largest lead at 52-31 with 16:24 left to play. Matthue Cotton answered with a 3-pointer for Hawaii, sparking a 19-0 run. Harry Rouhliadeff hit a 3-pointer to cap the surge, pulling the Rainbow Warriors within 52-50 with 9:04 remaining.

George hit one of two free throws to end the run, but Hawaii kept coming and took a 59-58 lead on two free throws by Bernardo da Silva at the 4:35 mark. Ndongo answered with back-to-back layups and scored eight of the next 10 points for the Yellow Jackets to keep the Rainbow Warriors at bay.

George and Miles Kelly added 14 points apiece for Georgia Tech.

JoVon McClanahan finished with 19 points and eight assists to pace Hawaii. Da Silva scored 17, while Justin McKoy pitched in with 11 points and seven rebounds.

Ndongo scored 12 points on 6-for-7 shooting to lead Georgia Tech to a 43-27 lead at halftime.

Hawaii won the annual tournament it hosts last season, beating SMU in the championship game on a 3-pointer by McClanahan at the buzzer.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
43
HAW
Warriors
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rainbow Warriors gains possession)
19:46		JoVon McClanahan turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals)
19:30	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	2-0
19:08		Bernardo da Silva misses two point hook shot
19:06		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
18:47	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	5-0
18:25		Noel Coleman misses two point layup
18:23		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:18		Justin McKoy shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
18:18		Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:18	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-0
17:48	+3	JoVon McClanahan makes three point jump shot (Noel Coleman assists)	6-3
17:34		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Bernardo da Silva steals)
17:26		Matthue Cotton misses three point jump shot
17:24		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:11	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	8-3
16:52		Tafara Gapare blocks Bernardo da Silva's two point layup
16:50		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	10-3
16:17	+3	JoVon McClanahan makes three point jump shot (Bernardo da Silva assists)	10-6
16:17		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
16:17	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-7
15:57	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Miles Kelly assists)	12-7
15:38	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point hook shot	12-9
15:38		TV timeout
15:16		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
15:14		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
15:00		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
14:58		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
14:44	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point layup (JoVon McClanahan assists)	12-11
14:19	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	14-11
13:54		Noel Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:52		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
13:38		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
13:36		Deebo Coleman offensive rebound
13:24		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:22		Noel Coleman defensive rebound
12:59		JoVon McClanahan misses two point layup
12:57		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
12:52	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point jump shot	16-11
12:40		Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
12:40		Bernardo da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:40	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-12
12:22		Tyzhaun Claude offensive foul
12:22		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		Tafara Gapare blocks Harry Rouhliadeff's three point jump shot
11:52		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
11:31		Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass)
11:33		TV timeout
11:18		Harry Rouhliadeff misses three point jump shot
11:16		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
11:12	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	18-12
10:49		Harry Rouhliadeff offensive foul
10:49		Harry Rouhliadeff turnover (offensive foul)
10:33	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	21-12
10:21		Tafara Gapare blocks Justin McKoy's three point jump shot
10:19		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
10:13		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
10:11		Naithan George offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	23-12
9:59		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
9:29	+2	Mor Seck makes two point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists)	23-14
9:14		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass)
8:44	+2	Mor Seck makes two point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists)	23-16
8:15		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:13		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
8:13	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	25-16
7:55		Matthue Cotton misses two point jump shot
7:53		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:40		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
7:38		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
7:37		Mor Seck blocks Tyzhaun Claude's two point jump shot
7:35		Mor Seck defensive rebound
7:23	+3	Justin McKoy makes three point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists)	25-19
7:10	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup	27-19
6:50		Ryan Rapp misses three point jump shot
6:48		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
6:40		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
6:40		TV timeout
6:25	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup	29-19
6:12		Justin McKoy misses three point jump shot
6:10		Bernardo da Silva personal foul
5:59		JoVon McClanahan shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
5:59	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-19
5:59	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-19
5:35		JoVon McClanahan misses three point jump shot
5:33		Bernardo da Silva offensive rebound
5:29		Matthue Cotton misses three point jump shot
5:27		Bernardo da Silva offensive rebound
5:14	+2	JoVon McClanahan makes two point jump shot	31-21
5:01		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
4:59		Bernardo da Silva defensive rebound
4:33	+2	JoVon McClanahan makes two point layup	31-23
4:13	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot	33-23
3:41		JoVon McClanahan misses two point jump shot
3:39		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
3:36		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
3:34		Matthue Cotton defensive rebound
3:29	+3	Justin McKoy makes three point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists)	33-26
3:05		Baye Ndongo misses three point jump shot
3:03		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
3:03		TV timeout
2:54		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
2:52		Noel Coleman defensive rebound
2:35		Noel Coleman misses three point jump shot
2:33		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
2:20		Matthue Cotton personal foul
2:10	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point hook shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	35-26
1:53		Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Justin McKoy draws the foul)
1:53		Justin McKoy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:53	+1	Justin McKoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-27
1:40		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
1:38		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
1:28		JoVon McClanahan misses two point layup
1:26		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
1:20	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	38-27
1:06		Juan Munoz misses three point jump shot
1:04		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
0:54	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	41-27
0:39		JoVon McClanahan misses two point jump shot
0:37		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	43-27
0:04		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
0:04		JoVon McClanahan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04		JoVon McClanahan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
30
HAW
Warriors
41

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
19:47		Noel Coleman defensive rebound
19:23		JoVon McClanahan misses three point jump shot
19:21		Naithan George defensive rebound
19:18		Matthue Cotton personal foul
19:05		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
19:03		Bernardo da Silva personal foul
18:52	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	45-27
18:43		Noel Coleman misses two point hook shot
18:41		Bernardo da Silva offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point layup	45-29
18:20		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
18:18		Bernardo da Silva defensive rebound
17:59		Bernardo da Silva misses two point hook shot
17:57		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:45		Naithan George misses two point layup
17:43		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
17:42	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	47-29
17:09		Justin McKoy misses two point layup
17:07		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:05	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk (Miles Kelly assists)	49-29
16:36		Naithan George shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
16:36	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-30
16:36	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-31
16:24	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	52-31
16:00	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point layup (Justin McKoy assists)	52-33
16:00		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
16:00		Bernardo da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:00		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
15:37		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
15:35		Rainbow Warriors defensive rebound
15:17		Tafara Gapare blocks Bernardo da Silva's two point layup
15:15		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
15:11		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Matthue Cotton steals)
15:06	+3	Matthue Cotton makes three point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists)	52-36
14:44		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
14:42		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
14:35		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (lost ball) (Noel Coleman steals)
14:29		Noel Coleman misses two point layup
14:27		Justin McKoy offensive rebound
14:27	+2	Justin McKoy makes two point layup	52-38
14:27		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
14:27		TV timeout
14:10		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
14:08		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
13:52	+2	JoVon McClanahan makes two point jump shot	52-40
13:33		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:31		JoVon McClanahan defensive rebound
13:26		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
13:26	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-41
13:26	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-42
13:08		Tom Beattie personal foul
12:57		JoVon McClanahan personal foul
12:48		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
12:46		Tom Beattie defensive rebound
12:27	+2	Tom Beattie makes two point layup	52-44
12:01		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
11:59		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
11:56		Mor Seck personal foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:36		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
11:12		Matthue Cotton misses three point jump shot
11:10		Mor Seck offensive rebound
11:08		Mor Seck misses two point layup
11:06		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
10:51		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
10:49		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
10:28		JoVon McClanahan misses two point jump shot
10:26		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
10:19		Deebo Coleman misses two point jump shot
10:17		Tom Beattie defensive rebound
9:57		Tafara Gapare personal foul
9:55	+2	Harry Rouhliadeff makes two point layup (JoVon McClanahan assists)	52-46
9:55		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Harry Rouhliadeff draws the foul)
9:55	+1	Harry Rouhliadeff makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-47
9:41		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
9:39		Tom Beattie defensive rebound
9:32		JoVon McClanahan misses two point layup
9:30		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
9:23		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Noel Coleman steals)
9:14		Noel Coleman misses three point jump shot
9:12		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
9:12		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (out of bounds)
9:04	+3	Harry Rouhliadeff makes three point jump shot (Tom Beattie assists)	52-50
8:36		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
8:34		JoVon McClanahan defensive rebound
8:31		Harry Rouhliadeff misses three point jump shot
8:29		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
8:06		JoVon McClanahan shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
8:06	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
8:06		Naithan George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:06		Rainbow Warriors defensive rebound
7:35		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
7:35		TV timeout
7:35	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-51
7:35		Bernardo da Silva misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:35		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
7:18		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
7:16		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
7:08		Bernardo da Silva shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
7:08		Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:08	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-51
6:41		Juan Munoz misses three point jump shot
6:39		Harry Rouhliadeff personal foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
6:39		Deebo Coleman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:39		Harry Rouhliadeff defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Juan Munoz makes two point layup	54-53
6:18		Tom Beattie blocks Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s two point jump shot
6:16		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
6:14	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup	56-53
6:01		Naithan George shooting foul (Juan Munoz draws the foul)
6:01	+1	Juan Munoz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-54
6:01	+1	Juan Munoz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-55
5:44		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
5:42		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
5:30	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	58-55
5:07		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Juan Munoz draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Juan Munoz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-56
5:07	+1	Juan Munoz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-57
4:54		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
4:52		JoVon McClanahan defensive rebound
4:35		Tafara Gapare personal foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-58
4:35	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-59
4:22		Naithan George misses two point layup
4:20		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
4:19	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	60-59
4:03		Bernardo da Silva turnover (lost ball)
3:44	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	62-59
3:38		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
3:38		TV timeout
3:26		Juan Munoz misses three point jump shot
3:24		Justin McKoy offensive rebound
3:08	+2	Justin McKoy makes two point layup	62-61
2:54		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
2:52		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
2:52		Justin McKoy shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
2:52	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-61
2:52	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-61
2:41		Juan Munoz turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
2:37		Justin McKoy shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-61
2:37		Naithan George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:37		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
2:17		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
2:17	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-62
2:17	+1	JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-63
1:58	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	67-63
1:28		JoVon McClanahan misses three point jump shot
1:26		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
1:18		Tafara Gapare misses two point jump shot
1:16		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
1:00	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	69-63
0:55		Rainbow Warriors 60 second timeout
0:45	+2	Bernardo da Silva makes two point layup (JoVon McClanahan assists)	69-65
0:45		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-66
0:34	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot	71-66
0:27		Tom Beattie misses three point jump shot
0:25		Rainbow Warriors offensive rebound
0:20		Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout
0:10	+2	JoVon McClanahan makes two point layup	71-68
0:10		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul)
0:10		JoVon McClanahan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
0:09		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:08		Noel Coleman personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-68
0:08	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-68
0:03		JoVon McClanahan misses three point jump shot
0:01		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Yellow Jackets defensive rebound