Forgot Log-in or  Password? |  Help  Not a member, Register Now!

Winston-Salem at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech 78, Winston-Salem 43
  •  

ATLANTA (AP) - Coach Paul Hewitt ideally wants Georgia Tech's offense to flow through big men Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors.

Now Hewitt just needs to create more scoring chances for Lawal.

"I'm concerned we're not getting him more shots," the coach said. "He's really improved his free-throw shooting. His offensive game is getting better."

Mfon Udofia scored 17 points, and Derrick Favors had 13 points and 11 rebounds as the two freshmen helped Georgia Tech earn its second straight win, 78-43 over Winston-Salem State on Tuesday.

The Yellow Jackets (10-2) have won eight of 10, but Lawal, whose 13.7 scoring average leads the team, took only three shots from the field and finished with two points.

"He's a better free-throw shooter, and his jumper from 15 feet is improving," Hewitt said. "We have to do a better job of getting him the ball."

With a starting lineup that included guards Udofia, D'Andre Bell, Maurice Miller, Georgia Tech had the pressure it needed to force 31 turnovers, a season high for the Rams (2-8).

"We play in streaks, bad streaks then good streaks," said Udofia, who had three assists and four turnovers. "We have to work on keeping our intensity all the way."

Miscues by Winston-Salem State led to 34 points for the Yellow Jackets. The Rams failed to score a second-half point until the 12:56 mark, when two free throws by Brian Fisher cut the lead to 50-20.

"It was one of the toughest games I've ever had to coach mainly because of lack of discipline," Winston-Salem State coach Bobby Collins said. "With 31 turnovers, you aren't going to beat very many teams or even give yourself a chance to be in games."

Zachery Peacock had 13 points and seven rebounds for Georgia Tech, which dropped out of the Top 25 poll after a home loss to Florida State on Dec. 20.

Hewitt hopes starting guard Iman Shumpert could return Saturday when Georgia Tech visits North Carolina-Charlotte. Shumpert, who's been sidelined since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Dec. 3, gives Hewitt another reliable ball handler to make inside passes to Lawal and Favors.

After winning just two games last season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Hewitt knows the Jackets' best chance to win is to maximize the presence of Favors, who could go high in the NBA draft, and Lawal, a potential first-round pick as a junior.

Favors is averaging 12.9 points and nine rebounds. Lawal is averaging 9.7 rebounds, but he scored only four points on 1 for 7 shooting against Florida State and took just six shots in an 11-point performance in last week's win over Kennesaw State.

"We know as a group what we have to do," Hewitt said. "I think that has been established, going all the way back to (a three-game trip last month to) Puerto Rico where we saw the good and the bad. Obviously we need to stick with the good."

Fisher led the Rams with nine points, but the senior guard from nearby Marietta also had a game-high eight turnovers.

Marcus Wells' layup at the 5:47 mark of the first half brought Winston-Salem State within eight points, but the Jackets went on a 26-2 run that ended when Miller's 3-pointer made it 50-18 with 13:57 remaining.

After starting for the first time this season, Miller could return to a reserve role when Shumpert comes back. Miller made 35 starts in his first two seasons at Georgia Tech.

"We have a lot of confidence in each other," Miller said. "We're on the same page."

Copyright 2012 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and The Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
 
 
Scoreboard
Winston-Salem (2-8)182543
Georgia Tech (10-2) «334578
 

CBSSports.com Shop

Nike Kentucky Wildcats 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball National Champions Locker Room T-Shirt

Kentucky Wildcats 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball National Champs
Get the Locker Room Gear Shop Now

Winston-Salem Rams
P. Davis, F292-60-23034
C. Morris, C192-40-34014
B. Fisher, G303-93-45339
L. Monger, G303-90-02237
T. Kennings, G60-00-00100
S. Carter, F262-51-26417
M. Wells, G232-80-10135
A. Jackson, G182-41-12216
S. Johnson, C100-30-02120
S. Platt, F70-11-21001
R. Bolton Jr., G10-10-00000
B. Hobbs, G10-10-00000
Total 16-516-1530141743
 31.4%40.0% 
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
D. Favors, F305-83-7112313
G. Lawal, F211-30-08242
M. Miller, G323-71-36548
M. Udofia, G286-124-473017
D. Bell, G-F244-82-363211
Z. Peacock, F225-122-373113
L. Storrs, G132-30-01006
B. Oliver, F111-40-02002
N. Foreman, G62-30-03004
G. Rice Jr., G60-10-00020
B. Sheehan, C61-40-01102
S. Shew, F10-00-00000
Total 30-6512-2052191678
 46.2%60.0% 

ACC
TeamConf. W-LTot. W-L
North Carolina14-232-6
Duke13-327-7
Florida St.12-425-10
Virginia9-722-10
N.C. State9-724-13
Miami (Fla.)9-720-13
Clemson8-816-15
Maryland6-1017-15
Virginia Tech4-1216-17
Wake Forest4-1213-18
Georgia Tech4-1211-20
Boston College4-129-22
 
Other games
Grd-Web 63 Final
Texas 95
MARQET 62 Final
W Virg 63
LB St 63 Final
DUKE 84
HARTFD 61 Final
Kentucky 104
Purdue 67 Final
Iowa 56
SCST 67 Final
CLEM 70
CLEVST 56 Final
K-State 85
JAXST 75 Final
Ole Miss 90
Syracuse 80 Final
SETON 73
TXTECH 75 Final
N Mexico 90
Belmont 51 Final
Kansas 81