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Ndongo hits floater with 0.4 seconds left, Georgia Tech withstands Wake Forest's rally for 70-69 win

AP
Mar 06, 2024

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Miles Kelly scored 19 points, Baye Ndongo made a game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left and Georgia Tech held off Wake Forest for a 70-69 victory on Tuesday night.

Ndongo caught an inbounds pass with 3.8 left and drove to the basket, swishing a high-arching shot from the right side of the lane. Wake Forest turned it over as time ran out for its first loss at home this season.

Georgia Tech (14-16, 7-12 ACC) avenged an 80-51 home loss to Wake Forest on Feb. 6 and has won three straight and four of its last five games.

Kelly was 7-of-11 shooting and made five of Georgia Tech’s 10 3-pointers. Naithan George added 16 points and Tafara Gapare scored 11. Ndongo finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.

Hunter Sallis scored 22 points to lead Wake Forest (18-12, 10-9), which has lost three consecutive and five of its last seven games. Cameron Hildreth added 17 points, Kevin Miller had 12 and Efton Reid III chipped in with 11.

Georgia Tech opened on a 21-4 run. Kelly made four 3-pointers and scored 12 points, and George added 10 points to help the Yellow Jackets build a 40-26 halftime lead. Four others each hit a 3 for the Yellow Jackets as they shot 57% (16 of 28) overall in the first half.

Hildreth scored 11 points during a 15-4 run to pull Wake Forest to 52-51 with 9:11 remaining. Georgia Tech pushed the advantage to 68-60 with 2:12 left, but Reid's 3-pointer followed by four points from Miller made it 68-67 with 37 seconds left.

Wake Forest took its only lead, 69-68, on a Sallis jumper with 18 seconds left.

Georgia Tech travels to Virginia and Wake Forest hosts Clemson in regular-season finales on Saturday.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
40
WAKE
Demon Deacons
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tafara Gapare vs. Efton Reid III (Demon Deacons gains possession)
19:32		Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot
19:30		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
19:02		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
19:00		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
18:52	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Tafara Gapare assists)	3-0
18:40		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
18:38		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
18:23		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
18:21		Naithan George offensive rebound
18:17	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	6-0
18:17		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
18:04		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
18:02		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:50	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tafara Gapare assists)	9-0
17:25		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
17:23		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
17:14		Tafara Gapare offensive foul
17:14		Tafara Gapare turnover (offensive foul)
16:55		Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass)
16:43	+3	Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	12-0
16:25		Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
16:21		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
16:01		Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
15:56		Naithan George turnover (bad pass)
15:56		TV timeout
15:45		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
15:43		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
15:35	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	14-0
15:21		Baye Ndongo personal foul
15:14		Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot
15:12		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	14-2
14:50		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
14:48		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
14:46	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup	16-2
14:40		Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
14:40	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-3
14:40	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-4
14:23	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	18-4
13:51		Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot
13:49		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
13:47		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
13:45		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
13:39		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
13:37		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
13:28		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
13:26		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
13:05	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	21-4
12:39		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Matthew Marsh draws the foul)
12:39		Matthew Marsh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:39	+1	Matthew Marsh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-5
12:26		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass)
12:14	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	21-7
11:52		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:50		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
11:49		TV timeout
11:33		Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass) (Deebo Coleman steals)
11:27	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point layup	23-7
11:10		Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot
11:08		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
10:56		Kevin Miller personal foul
10:40	+3	Baye Ndongo makes three point jump shot	26-7
10:15		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
10:13		Efton Reid III offensive rebound
10:08		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
10:08	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-8
10:08	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-9
9:54		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Sallis steals)
9:48		Kyle Sturdivant blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup
9:48		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
9:33		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
9:31		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
9:22	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	26-12
9:05		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
8:47	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Andrew Carr assists)	26-14
8:46		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
8:32	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	28-14
8:07		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
8:05		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
7:54		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
7:52		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
7:47	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	28-16
7:47		Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-17
7:26		Andrew Carr blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup
7:24		Hunter Sallis defensive rebound
7:16		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
7:14		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:05		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
7:03		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
6:53		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
6:51		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
6:23	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot	30-17
5:58		Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Hunter Sallis's two point jump shot
5:56		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
5:49		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
5:47		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
5:35		Andrew Carr personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
5:25		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball)
5:05	+3	Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists)	30-20
4:47		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
4:45		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
4:39	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	33-20
4:09	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	33-22
3:52		Hunter Sallis personal foul
3:52		TV timeout
3:51		Naithan George turnover (bad pass)
3:32		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
3:31		Andrew Carr personal foul
3:30		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:18	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	35-22
2:55		Hunter Sallis misses two point layup
2:53		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
2:50		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
2:30		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
2:28		Marqus Marion defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Hunter Sallis assists)	35-24
1:53	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot	38-24
1:19		Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot
1:17		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
1:03		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
1:01		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
0:56		Jump ball. Tyzhaun Claude vs. Kevin Miller (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
0:41	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	40-24
0:23		Naithan George shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-25
0:23	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-26
0:03		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Parker Friedrichsen steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
30
WAKE
Demon Deacons
43

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Andrew Carr misses two point hook shot
19:43		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
19:21	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	42-26
18:55	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot	42-28
18:43		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
18:41		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
18:31		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
18:29		Hunter Sallis offensive rebound
18:24	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	42-30
17:59		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
17:57		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
17:51		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Andrew Carr draws the foul)
17:51	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-31
17:51	+1	Andrew Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-32
17:32		Efton Reid III shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-32
17:32	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-32
17:12	+2	Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot	44-34
16:51		Tafara Gapare misses two point jump shot
16:49		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
16:33	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	44-36
16:13		Andrew Carr blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
16:11		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
16:05		Tafara Gapare blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup
16:05		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
15:52		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
15:50		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
15:49		TV timeout
15:34	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	46-36
15:16		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
15:14		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
15:04	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	48-36
14:42	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point dunk (Hunter Sallis assists)	48-38
14:21		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
14:19		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
14:11		Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot
14:09		Naithan George defensive rebound
14:02		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
14:00		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
13:58	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	48-40
13:58		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
13:58	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-41
13:33		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
13:31		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
13:08		Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot
13:06		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
12:46		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
12:44		Andrew Carr defensive rebound
12:31	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	48-43
12:31		Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-44
12:12	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point jump shot (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	50-44
11:55	+3	Cameron Hildreth makes three point jump shot (Andrew Carr assists)	50-47
11:24		Deebo Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
11:17		Kevin Miller misses two point layup
11:15		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	52-47
10:49		Andrew Carr misses two point hook shot
10:47		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
10:28		Naithan George misses two point layup
10:26		Kevin Miller defensive rebound
10:20		Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot
10:18		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
10:11		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
10:02	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point layup	52-49
10:01		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
10:01		TV timeout
9:42		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
9:40		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Andrew Carr makes two point hook shot (Kevin Miller assists)	52-51
8:46	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot	54-51
8:25		Miles Kelly personal foul
8:25		TV timeout
8:24		Baye Ndongo personal foul
8:08		Kowacie Reeves Jr. shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-52
8:08		Hunter Sallis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:08		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:43	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot	56-52
7:22		Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot
7:20		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:08	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	59-52
7:08		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
7:08		TV timeout
6:58	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	59-54
6:32		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
6:29		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
6:27		Naithan George defensive rebound
6:20		Andrew Carr personal foul
6:10		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Parker Friedrichsen steals)
6:00	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point layup	59-56
5:27		Parker Friedrichsen personal foul
5:15	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	62-56
4:48	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	62-58
4:21	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	64-58
3:59		Parker Friedrichsen turnover (bad pass)
3:59		TV timeout
3:35	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	66-58
3:20		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
3:20	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-59
3:20	+1	Cameron Hildreth makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-60
2:59		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Sallis steals)
2:55		Cameron Hildreth misses two point layup
2:49		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
2:31		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
2:29		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
2:28		Efton Reid III blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
2:27		Efton Reid III defensive rebound
2:15		Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
2:12	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	68-60
1:57	+3	Efton Reid III makes three point jump shot (Kevin Miller assists)	68-63
1:56		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
1:48		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
1:37		Cameron Hildreth personal foul
1:31		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
1:29		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
1:17	+2	Kevin Miller makes two point layup	68-65
1:17		Baye Ndongo shooting foul
1:17		Kevin Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:17		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
0:58		Naithan George turnover (bad pass)
0:36		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-66
0:36	+1	Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-67
0:36		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:34		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:33		Efton Reid III personal foul
0:32		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (traveling)
0:18	+2	Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot	68-69
0:18		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:03		Jump ball. Miles Kelly vs. Kevin Miller (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
0:00	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot	70-69
0:00		End of period

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Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot