Withers' double-double leads Louisville past Georgia Tech
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Jae'ly Withers had 19 points and 13 rebounds, Kamari Lands had 11 points and a big 3-pointer, and Louisville defeated Georgia Tech 68-58 on Wednesday night, for the Cardinals' first ACC win of the season.
Louisville led 33-28 at halftime and maintained a slim lead through the first 10 1/2 minutes of the second half until Georgia Tech tied it at 45 on a dunk by Ja'von Franklin with 9:26 remaining. The Yellow Jackets never took the lead, making just 2 of 9 shots the rest of the game while the Cardinals finished 6 of 8 from the field.
Louisville's JJ Traynor scored on an alley-oop dunk to push the lead to six with 5:10 remaining, and a minute later Traynor's 3-pointer pushed the lead to six again, 57-51 with 3:55 remaining. At 2:40 Mike James hit a 3-pointer for a 60-53 lead.
Georgia Tech got within 62-58 on a free throw by Kyle Sturdivant then Lands hit a clutch 3-pointer that put the game in hand as the Cardinals led 65-58 with :43 to go.
El Ellis scored 11 points and Traynor added 10 for Louisville (3-19, 1-10).
Sturdivant scored 17 points and Miles Kelly 16 for Georgia Tech (8-14, 1-11). Kelly was the only Yellow Jacket to make a shot in the final 9 minutes.
Withers scored 14 points in the first half, making 3 of 4 3-pointers on the way to the Cardinals' 33-28 halftime lead.
The Yellow Jackets have lost eight of their last nine games and fell into last place in the conference, half a game behind Louisville.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Yellow Jackets gains possession) | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Ja'von Franklin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | Â | |
19:10 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:08 | Â | El Ellis offensive rebound | Â | |
19:02 | Â | El Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Ja'von Franklin steals) | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:53 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | Â | |
18:30 | Â | JJ Traynor offensive foul | Â | |
18:30 | Â | JJ Traynor turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
18:17 | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Rodney Howard shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul) | Â | |
18:03 | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
18:03 | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
17:38 | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Mike James defensive rebound | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Deebo Coleman blocks El Ellis's two point layup | Â | |
17:29 | Â | Deebo Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Deebo Coleman misses two point layup | Â | |
17:22 | Â | Sydney Curry defensive rebound | Â | |
17:11 | Â | JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Rodney Howard defensive rebound | Â | |
16:57 | +3 | Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Ja'von Franklin assists) | 3-2 | |
16:34 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Ja'von Franklin defensive rebound | Â | |
16:13 | +2 | Miles Kelly makes two point jump shot | 5-2 | |
15:54 | Â | JJ Traynor misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:52 | Â | Deebo Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Rodney Howard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:33 | Â | Sydney Curry defensive rebound | Â | |
15:23 | +2 | Mike James makes two point layup | 5-4 | |
15:02 | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 8-4 | |
14:34 | Â | El Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Sydney Curry offensive rebound | Â | |
14:15 | +2 | El Ellis makes two point layup | 8-6 | |
14:00 | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Sydney Curry defensive rebound | Â | |
13:42 | Â | Sydney Curry misses two point hook shot | Â | |
13:40 | Â | Ja'von Franklin defensive rebound | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Miles Kelly misses two point layup | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | Â | |
13:17 | +2 | El Ellis makes two point layup | 8-8 | |
13:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Kamari Lands defensive rebound | Â | |
12:47 | Â | Emmanuel Okorafor offensive foul | Â | |
12:47 | Â | Emmanuel Okorafor turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Kyle Sturdivant turnover (lost ball) (Kamari Lands steals) | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Jalon Moore blocks Kamari Lands's two point layup | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Cardinals offensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | Â | JJ Traynor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Emmanuel Okorafor offensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | +3 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Okorafor assists) | 8-11 | |
11:43 | Â | Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | Â | El Ellis turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Tristan Maxwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Mike James defensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Hercy Miller shooting foul (Tristan Maxwell draws the foul) | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Tristan Maxwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
10:46 | +1 | Tristan Maxwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-11 | |
10:15 | Â | Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
9:48 | Â | Tristan Maxwell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Emmanuel Okorafor defensive rebound | Â | |
9:39 | Â | Tristan Maxwell personal foul | Â | |
9:35 | +3 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists) | 9-14 | |
9:16 | Â | Emmanuel Okorafor personal foul | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Kamari Lands defensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | Â | El Ellis turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:44 | +3 | Freds Pauls Bagatskis makes three point jump shot (Tristan Maxwell assists) | 12-14 | |
8:25 | +2 | Kamari Lands makes two point jump shot | 12-16 | |
8:06 | Â | Tristan Maxwell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Mike James misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:55 | Â | Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound | Â | |
7:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Mike James defensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | Â | El Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:09 | Â | JJ Traynor offensive rebound | Â | |
7:06 | +2 | JJ Traynor makes two point dunk | 12-18 | |
6:45 | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Deebo Coleman assists) | 15-18 | |
6:14 | Â | Roosevelt Wheeler personal foul | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Rodney Howard personal foul | Â | |
6:12 | Â | El Ellis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Deebo Coleman defensive rebound | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Deebo Coleman turnover (lost ball) (El Ellis steals) | Â | |
6:02 | Â | Deebo Coleman shooting foul (JJ Traynor draws the foul) | Â | |
6:02 | +1 | JJ Traynor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 | |
6:02 | Â | JJ Traynor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:02 | Â | Roosevelt Wheeler offensive rebound | Â | |
5:59 | +2 | Roosevelt Wheeler makes two point layup | 15-21 | |
5:32 | +3 | Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists) | 18-21 | |
5:05 | Â | Miles Kelly shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul) | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:05 | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-22 | |
4:52 | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Ja'von Franklin misses two point layup | Â | |
4:46 | Â | Ja'von Franklin offensive rebound | Â | |
4:46 | +2 | Ja'von Franklin makes two point dunk | 20-22 | |
4:28 | Â | Freds Pauls Bagatskis personal foul | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Tristan Maxwell shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul) | Â | |
4:27 | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 20-23 | |
4:27 | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 20-24 | |
4:27 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Ja'von Franklin defensive rebound | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Freds Pauls Bagatskis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:14 | Â | JJ Traynor defensive rebound | Â | |
3:48 | +3 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot | 20-27 | |
3:25 | Â | JJ Traynor personal foul | Â | |
3:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Tristan Maxwell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:21 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Roosevelt Wheeler turnover (bad pass) (Ja'von Franklin steals) | Â | |
2:42 | +3 | Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 23-27 | |
2:18 | +2 | Sydney Curry makes two point layup (El Ellis assists) | 23-29 | |
2:02 | +3 | Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists) | 26-29 | |
1:40 | Â | Sydney Curry turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals) | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul) | Â | |
1:35 | +1 | Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-29 | |
1:35 | +1 | Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-29 | |
1:11 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (bad pass) (Ja'von Franklin steals) | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Ja'von Franklin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Kamari Lands defensive rebound | Â | |
0:58 | +2 | Mike James makes two point jump shot (Kamari Lands assists) | 28-31 | |
0:26 | Â | Ja'von Franklin turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Lyn Withers steals) | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Cardinals 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Kamari Lands offensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Kamari Lands draws the foul) | Â | |
0:04 | +1 | Kamari Lands makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-32 | |
0:04 | +1 | Kamari Lands makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-33 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |