National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 64, Virginia Tech 54
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 9, 2013
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials: # Jim Burr, # Tim Kelly, # Raymond Styons
Attendance: 6006

Georgia Tech 64, Virginia Tech 54: Marcus Georges-Hunt and Kammeon Holsey scored 13 points apiece for the visiting Yellow Jackets in the matchup of last-place ACC teams.

Holsey scored his points in the first half, helping Georgia Tech (13-9, 3-7 ACC) to a 19-point lead. Holsey, Georges-Hunt and Robert Carter grabbed nine rebounds each for the Yellow Jackets.

Erick Green, who entered the game leading the nation in scoring (25.2),had 28 points for Virginia Tech (11-12, 2-8), including 16 in the second half when the Hokies trimmed a 25-point deficit to eight in the final minute.

Virginia Tech missed its first 10 field-goal attempts and quickly fell behind 11-1. The Yellow Jackets extended the lead to as many as 22 in the first half before settling for a 37-18 lead at intermission. That represented a season-low halftime point total for the Hokies.

Georgia Tech extended its lead to 25 with 16:27 remaining, but the Hokies finally got hot behind Green, who scored nine points in a 15-1 run that cut the deficit to 11 with 10:24 left. That was as close as Virginia Tech got until the Hokies cut the deficit to eight in the final minute.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Green remains on pace to become the second ACC player to lead the nation in scoring. Grady Wallace of South Carolina was the first in 1956-57. … Virginia Tech is 4-12 since starting the season 7-0 with a win over No. 24 Oklahoma State. … The Yellow Jackets improved to 1-7 at Cassell Coliseum.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgia Tech   Virginia Tech
Marcus Georges-Hunt 13 Scoring Erick Green 28
Chris Bolden 4 Assists Erick Green 3
Robert Carter 9 Rebounds Cadarian Raines 9
Mfon Udofia 4 Free Throws Made Erick Green 8
Robert Carter 1 Steals Erick Green 1
Daniel Miller 2 Blocks Jarell Eddie 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia Tech 64 39.0 6-17 12-22 13 46 6 2 11
Virginia Tech 54 30.6 7-20 9-14 8 32 6 1 8