National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 66, Miami - Florida 57
When: 2:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 6, 2011
Where: Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Brian Dorsey, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance:
8025
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Iman Shumpert scored 19 points and Georgia Tech used a huge second-half run to post a 66-57 comeback victory over Miami on Sunday afternoon in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Down by seven points at the half, the Yellow Jackets (13-17, 5-11 ACC) took command of the game with a 22-4 surge.
A 3-pointer by Jason Morris gave Georgia Tech a 42-41 lead with 10:43 to go. The Yellow Jackets then held the visiting Hurricanes to just four points over the next nine minutes, stretching the lead to 59-45.
Lance Storrs added 15 points for the Yellow Jackets, including a pair of 3-pointers during the decisive spurt, while Maurice Miller finished with 14 points. Georgia Tech forced 21 Miami turnovers, led by Shumpert's five steals.
Adrian Thomas scored 14 points and Durand Scott added 13 for Miami (18-13, 6-10).
Top Game Performances
| Miami - Florida |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Adrian Thomas 14 |
Scoring |
Iman Shumpert 19 |
|
Rion Brown 3 |
Assists |
Maurice Miller 5 |
|
Reggie Johnson 12 |
Rebounds |
Lance Storrs 7 |
|
Durand Scott 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Maurice Miller 7 |
|
Garrius Adams 2 |
Steals |
Iman Shumpert 5 |
|
Reggie Johnson 1 |
Blocks |
Daniel Miller 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Miami - Florida
|
57 |
42.0 |
9-20 |
6-10 |
10 |
31 |
1 |
7 |
|
| Georgia Tech
|
66 |
44.0 |
12-28 |
10-20 |
18 |
25 |
5 |
15 |
|