National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 80, Wake Forest 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 3, 2011
Where: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Les Jones, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance:
9639
By SportsDirect Inc.
Iman Shumpert scored 24 points and Maurice Miller added 20 as visiting Georgia Tech hammered Wake Forest 80-54 in a battle of the cellar-dwellers of the ACC Thursday night.
The Yellow Jackets (12-17, 4-11 ACC) erased a five-point deficit midway through the first half and cruised the rest of the way. Georgia Tech used a 15-0 run to build a 28-18 lead and led 35-28 at the break.
Georgia Tech then opened the second half on an 18-3 run to put the game away.
The Yellow Jackets dominated the game on the boards 42-23 and were 8 for 19 from 3-point range. Jason Morris chipped in with 13 points.
Wake Forest (8-22, 1-14 ACC) lost for the ninth straight time. The Demon Deacons were paced by Gary Clark with 15 points and Travis McKie added 11.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia Tech |
|
Wake Forest |
|
Iman Shumpert 24 |
Scoring |
Gary Clark 15 |
|
Glen Rice Jr. 4 |
Assists |
Tony Chennault 4 |
|
Daniel Miller 8 |
Rebounds |
Travis McKie 5 |
|
Maurice Miller 6 |
Free Throws Made |
C.J. Harris 8 |
|
Iman Shumpert 6 |
Steals |
Tony Chennault 2 |
|
Kammeron Holsey 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia Tech
|
80 |
44.4 |
8-19 |
16-25 |
15 |
42 |
2 |
19 |
|
| Wake Forest
|
54 |
32.6 |
4-15 |
20-29 |
9 |
23 |
0 |
8 |
|