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Georgia Tech wins opener 85-62 over West Georgia behind McCollum's 18 points and Reeves' 15

AP
Nov 06, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Javian McCollum scored 18 points, Kowacie Reeves Jr. added 15 and Georgia Tech won its opener 85-62 against West Georgia on Wednesday night.

McCollum, a senior transfer from Oklahoma, shot 7 of 12 from the field, made three of Georgia Tech's seven 3-pointers and had five assists. Reeves finished 6-of-13 shooting.

Baye Ndongo added 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Georgia Tech. Colorado transfer Luke O’Brien grabbed 10 rebounds to go with eight points for the Yellow Jackets, who outrebounded West Georgia 49-25.

Shelton Williams-Dryden scored 13 points and Kolten Griffin had 11 to lead West Georgia (0-2).

Georgia Tech never trailed and ended the first half on a 17-9 surge for a 50-29 advantage at the break. Terry hit a 3-pointer as five Tech players scored during the stretch. The Yellow Jackets shot 21 of 37 (57%) in the first half.

Reeves' turnaround jumper between dunks from Ndongo and Duncan Powell stretched the Yellow Jackets' lead to 69-39 with 12:23 remaining.

Georgia Tech, which finished 14-18 last season, begins its second season under coach Damon Stoudamire. The Yellow Jackets open with seven straight home games, their longest stretch since the 1980-81 season.

West Georgia is playing its first season at the Division I level.

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1st Half
WGA
Wolves
29
GT
Yellow Jackets
50

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Shelton Williams-Dryden vs. Baye Ndongo (Xavier Shegog gains possession)
19:49		Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point jump shot
19:40		Naithan George personal foul
19:40		Kyric Davis turnover (Javian McCollum steals)
19:31	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point layup	0-2
19:22		Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point layup
19:20		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
19:11		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:09		Michael Griffin defensive rebound
19:01		Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Kyric Davis's two point layup
18:59		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
18:55	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	0-4
18:37		Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point jump shot
18:35		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
18:20		Shelton Williams-Dryden personal foul
18:17	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)	0-6
17:47	+2	Michael Griffin makes two point layup (Kyric Davis assists)	2-6
17:33	+3	Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	2-9
17:10		Demetrus Johnson II turnover (bad pass)
17:00		Luke O'Brien turnover (bad pass)
16:55		Demetrus Johnson II misses three point jump shot
16:53		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
16:47		Luke O'Brien turnover (bad pass) (Kyric Davis steals)
16:47		Kyric Davis misses two point jump shot
16:45		Naithan George defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	2-11
16:19		Kolten Griffin misses two point layup
16:17		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
16:08		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Shelton Williams-Dryden steals)
15:59		Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Michael Griffin draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59	+1	Michael Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-11
15:59		Michael Griffin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:59		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
15:29		Kolten Griffin blocks Jaeden Mustaf's two point jump shot
15:21		Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound
15:21		Michael Griffin blocks Luke O'Brien's two point layup
15:21		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
15:13		Demetrus Johnson II misses two point jump shot
15:11		Shelton Williams-Dryden offensive rebound
15:03	+2	Shelton Williams-Dryden makes two point layup	5-11
14:55		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Demetrus Johnson II steals)
14:47	+2	Kyric Davis makes two point dunk (Demetrus Johnson II assists)	7-11
14:31		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
14:29		Kolten Griffin defensive rebound
14:10		Kyric Davis misses two point jump shot
14:08		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
13:55	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	7-13
13:33		Baye Ndongo blocks Demetrus Johnson II's two point layup
13:31		Lance Terry defensive rebound
13:26		Javian McCollum turnover (traveling)
13:05		Demetrus Johnson II misses three point jump shot
13:03		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
12:55	+3	Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	7-16
12:34		Michael Griffin turnover (lost ball) (Javian McCollum steals)
12:24	+2	Lance Terry makes two point dunk (Javian McCollum assists)	7-18
12:10		Kolten Griffin turnover (lost ball) (Javian McCollum steals)
12:00		Doryan Onwuchekwa misses three point jump shot
11:58		Demetrus Johnson II defensive rebound
11:50		Demetrus Johnson II misses two point layup
11:48		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
11:41		Javian McCollum misses two point layup
11:39		Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound
11:33		Doryan Onwuchekwa misses two point layup
11:31		Tamaury Releford defensive rebound
11:26		Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul
11:26		TV timeout
11:08	+2	Rickey Ballard makes two point jump shot	9-18
10:49	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	9-20
10:27		Tamaury Releford misses two point layup
10:25		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
10:18	+2	Lance Terry makes two point dunk (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	9-22
9:52		Tamaury Releford misses two point layup
9:50		Tamaury Releford offensive rebound
9:44	+2	Tamaury Releford makes two point layup	11-22
9:33		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
9:29		Duncan Powell personal foul
9:21	+3	Rickey Ballard makes three point jump shot (Tauris Watson assists)	14-22
8:57		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
8:55		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
8:49		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:46		Baye Ndongo personal foul
8:29		Lance Terry shooting foul (Tauris Watson draws the foul)
8:28		Tauris Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:28		Tauris Watson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:28		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:13		Rickey Ballard personal foul
8:13		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
8:11		Lance Terry offensive rebound
7:53		Tamaury Releford shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-23
7:53	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-24
7:31	+2	Brady Hardewig makes two point jump shot	16-24
7:17	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	16-27
7:03	+2	Tamaury Releford makes two point layup	18-27
6:51		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
6:49		Tamaury Releford personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
6:33	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	18-29
6:16		Brady Hardewig misses three point jump shot
6:14		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot	18-31
5:46		Kyric Davis misses two point jump shot
5:44		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
5:35		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
5:33		Brady Hardewig defensive rebound
5:10		Rickey Ballard misses three point jump shot
5:08		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	18-33
4:47		Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Kyric Davis's two point layup
4:45		Kyric Davis offensive rebound
4:41	+2	Kyric Davis makes two point jump shot	20-33
4:20	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists)	20-35
4:18		Rickey Ballard shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul)
4:18		Luke O'Brien misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:18		Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound
4:18	+2	Doryan Onwuchekwa makes two point layup	20-37
3:56		Kolten Griffin turnover (lost ball) (Javian McCollum steals)
3:51	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	20-39
3:51		TV timeout
3:51		Wolves 30 second timeout
3:27		Lance Terry personal foul
3:27	+1	Demetrus Johnson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-39
3:27	+1	Demetrus Johnson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-39
3:11		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
3:09		Luke O'Brien offensive rebound
2:48	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup	22-41
2:47		Kolten Griffin shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
2:47	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-42
2:33	+2	Demetrus Johnson II makes two point jump shot	24-42
2:16		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
2:14		Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound
2:08	+2	Doryan Onwuchekwa makes two point layup	24-44
1:55		Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul
1:55		Shelton Williams-Dryden misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:55	+1	Shelton Williams-Dryden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-44
1:48	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)	25-46
1:32		Kolten Griffin misses three point jump shot
1:30		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
1:20	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	25-49
0:53	+2	Shelton Williams-Dryden makes two point layup	27-49
0:41		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
0:18	+2	Shelton Williams-Dryden makes two point layup (Brady Hardewig assists)	29-49
0:03		Brady Hardewig personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-50
0:03		Naithan George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Kolten Griffin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WGA
Wolves
33
GT
Yellow Jackets
35

Time		Play	Score
19:53		Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Kyric Davis's two point layup
19:51		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
19:45		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
19:43		Kyric Davis defensive rebound
19:38		Baye Ndongo blocks Kyric Davis's two point layup
19:36		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
19:29		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:27		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
19:27		Kyric Davis personal foul
19:18		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
19:16		Shelton Williams-Dryden defensive rebound
19:05		Michael Griffin misses two point layup
19:03		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
18:50	+3	Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	29-53
18:20		Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point layup
18:18		Shelton Williams-Dryden offensive rebound
18:11	+2	Shelton Williams-Dryden makes two point layup	31-53
17:51		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
17:49		Shelton Williams-Dryden defensive rebound
17:40	+2	Kyric Davis makes two point dunk (Shelton Williams-Dryden assists)	33-53
17:26	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	33-55
17:17	+2	Kolten Griffin makes two point jump shot	35-55
17:04	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	35-58
16:49		Kolten Griffin misses two point layup
16:47		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
16:33	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point layup	35-60
16:07	+2	Shelton Williams-Dryden makes two point dunk (Kolten Griffin assists)	37-60
15:44		Naithan George misses two point layup
15:42		Shelton Williams-Dryden defensive rebound
15:36		TV timeout
15:31		Shelton Williams-Dryden turnover (bad pass) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
15:18		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
15:16		Javian McCollum offensive rebound
15:12	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point layup	37-62
15:12		Michael Griffin shooting foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul)
15:12	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-63
14:57	+2	Kolten Griffin makes two point layup	39-63
14:43	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Javian McCollum assists)	39-65
14:23		Demetrus Johnson II misses three point jump shot
14:21		Lance Terry defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup	39-67
13:39		Kolten Griffin misses two point layup
13:37		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
13:19		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:17		Demetrus Johnson II defensive rebound
12:54		Demetrus Johnson II misses two point layup
12:52		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
12:47		Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Michael Griffin steals)
12:31		Demetrus Johnson II misses three point jump shot
12:29		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
12:21		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
12:21		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
12:21	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point dunk	39-69
12:13	+3	Kolten Griffin makes three point jump shot	42-69
11:49		Kolten Griffin shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
11:49		TV timeout
11:49	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-70
11:49	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-71
11:30	+2	Kolten Griffin makes two point layup	44-71
11:07		Doryan Onwuchekwa misses three point jump shot
11:07		Duncan Powell personal foul
10:57		Doryan Onwuchekwa shooting foul (Shelton Williams-Dryden draws the foul)
10:57	+1	Shelton Williams-Dryden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-71
10:57	+1	Shelton Williams-Dryden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-71
10:44	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup	46-73
10:19	+3	Brady Hardewig makes three point jump shot (Kolten Griffin assists)	49-73
10:00	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	49-75
9:42		Kolten Griffin misses two point layup
9:40		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup	49-77
8:55	+3	Tauris Watson makes three point jump shot (Rickey Ballard assists)	52-77
8:29		Tauris Watson personal foul
8:26		Lance Terry turnover (out of bounds)
8:26		Rickey Ballard misses two point layup
8:24		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
8:03		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
8:01		Wolves defensive rebound
7:56		TV timeout
7:50		Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Brady Hardewig steals)
7:42		Tamaury Releford misses two point jump shot
7:40		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:32		Rickey Ballard blocks Javian McCollum's two point layup
7:30		Tamaury Releford defensive rebound
7:18		Brady Hardewig turnover (traveling)
6:59		Darrion Sutton misses three point jump shot
6:57		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
6:45		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
6:30		Kolten Griffin misses two point jump shot
6:28		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
6:12		Tamaury Releford shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
6:12		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:12	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-78
6:12		Baye Ndongo personal foul
6:00		Rickey Ballard misses two point jump shot
5:58		Demetrus Johnson II offensive rebound
5:50		Demetrus Johnson II misses two point jump shot
5:48		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
5:42		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Brady Hardewig steals)
5:34		Kolten Griffin misses three point jump shot
5:32		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
5:18		Rickey Ballard shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-79
5:18		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:18		Kolten Griffin defensive rebound
4:53		Baye Ndongo blocks Rickey Ballard's two point layup
4:51		Tamaury Releford offensive rebound
4:44		Wolves turnover (shot clock violation)
4:35		Kolten Griffin blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
4:33		Rickey Ballard defensive rebound
4:24	+3	Rickey Ballard makes three point jump shot (Brady Hardewig assists)	55-79
4:11		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup
4:09		Brady Hardewig defensive rebound
4:01		Demetrus Johnson II misses two point layup
4:01		Kowacie Reeves Jr. personal foul
3:45		TV timeout
3:40		Tamaury Releford misses two point layup
3:40		Darrion Sutton shooting foul (Kolten Griffin draws the foul)
3:40		Michael Griffin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:40		Michael Griffin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:40		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
3:17		Michael Griffin blocks Jaeden Mustaf's two point layup
3:14		TV timeout
3:14		Rickey Ballard personal foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-80
3:14	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-81
2:51		Brady Hardewig misses three point jump shot
2:49		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
2:37		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:37		Brady Hardewig personal foul (Ibrahim Souare draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Ibrahim Souare makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-82
2:37		Ibrahim Souare misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:37		Brady Hardewig defensive rebound
2:15	+3	Michael Griffin makes three point jump shot (Demetrus Johnson II assists)	58-82
1:50		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
1:48		Wolves defensive rebound
1:33		Duncan Powell shooting foul (Demetrus Johnson II draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Demetrus Johnson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-82
1:33		Demetrus Johnson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:33		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
1:25		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
1:23		Demetrus Johnson II defensive rebound
1:18		Darrion Sutton personal foul (Demetrus Johnson II draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Demetrus Johnson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-82
1:18		Demetrus Johnson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:18		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
1:05		Michael Griffin blocks Lance Terry's two point layup
1:03		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
0:54	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Lance Terry assists)	60-85
0:33		Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point layup
0:33		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
0:33		Lance Terry personal foul (Kolten Griffin draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Kolten Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-85
0:33	+1	Kolten Griffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-85
0:28		Darrion Sutton turnover (traveling)
0:17		Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point layup
0:15		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Yellow Jackets defensive rebound