Devin McGlockton scores career-high 30 points, Boston College rallies to beat Georgia Tech 95-87
AP
Jan 06, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) Devin McGlockton scored a career-high 30 points, and Boston College Eagles rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half and beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 95-87 on Saturday for its first Atlantic Coast Conference win and ending a five-game losing streak against the Yellow Jackets.
Kowacie Reeves Jr. hit a 3-pointer to open the second half to give the Yellow Jackets their largest lead of the game at 54-38. Boston College cut the deficit to six before using a 17-3 run for a 74-66 advantage with 7:07 remaining. Georgia Tech answered with a 13-2 surge for its last lead, 79-76, with 4:12 left.
Claudell Harris Jr. and McGlockton then hit back-to-back 3-pointers as BC scored the next 11 points ended the game on a 19-8 run.
McGlockton was 12 of 15 from the floor and Harris finished with 26 points, and the pair combined for seven of the Eagles' 12 3-pointers. Quinten Post added 15 points and seven assists for Boston College (10-4, 1-2), which shot 56% (35 of 63) overall and made 13 of 18 free throws.
Baye Ndongo scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech (8-6, 1-2). Reeves added 17 points with four 3-pointers. Kyle Sturdivant just missed a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Ndongo scored 15 points and Reeves added 11 as the Yellow Jackets shot 57% (20 of 35) and made half of their 18 3-point attempts in building a 51-38 lead at the break. Post scored 13 first-half points for BC and McGlockton had 12.
Georgia Tech hosts Notre Dame on Tuesday. Boston College plays at Syracuse on Wednesday.
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1st Half
BC
Eagles
38
GT
Yellow Jackets
51
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Quinten Post vs. Baye Ndongo (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:47
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:45
Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
19:18
+3
Devin McGlockton makes three point jump shot (Quinten Post assists)
3-0
19:10
Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
19:08
Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
19:04
+2
Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point dunk
3-2
18:48
Devin McGlockton turnover (lost ball)
18:18
Jaeden Zackery personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
18:06
+2
Naithan George makes two point layup
3-4
17:48
+2
Quinten Post makes two point jump shot
5-4
17:31
+3
Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)
5-7
17:05
+2
Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)
7-7
16:50
Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
16:48
Quinten Post defensive rebound
16:38
+3
Quinten Post makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)
10-7
16:17
Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point jump shot
16:15
Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
16:06
+3
Devin McGlockton makes three point jump shot (Prince Aligbe assists)
13-7
15:47
Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
15:45
Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound
15:41
Miles Kelly shooting foul (Devin McGlockton draws the foul)
15:41
TV timeout
15:41
+1
Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-7
15:41
+1
Devin McGlockton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-7
15:13
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot
15-9
14:56
Baye Ndongo personal foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
14:52
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:50
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
14:39
+3
Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
15-12
14:20
+2
Quinten Post makes two point layup (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)
17-12
14:01
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point layup
17-14
13:45
Chas Kelley III misses two point layup
13:43
Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
13:27
+2
Tyzhaun Claude makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
17-16
13:08
+2
Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Quinten Post assists)
19-16
12:53
Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
12:51
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
12:46
Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
12:44
Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
12:35
Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Donald Hand Jr.'s two point jump shot
12:33
Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
12:23
Prince Aligbe blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup
12:21
Chas Kelley III defensive rebound
12:18
Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
12:16
Armani Mighty personal foul
12:06
Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
12:04
Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
11:49
Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot
11:47
Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
11:31
Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
11:29
Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
11:22
+3
Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot
19-19
11:06
+2
Chas Kelley III makes two point layup
21-19
10:57
+3
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
21-22
10:37
Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
10:35
Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
10:22
Ebenezer Dowuona misses two point jump shot
10:20
Deebo Coleman offensive rebound
10:16
TV timeout
10:02
Mason Madsen shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
10:02
+1
Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-23
10:02
+1
Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-24
9:51
+2
Jaeden Zackery makes two point jump shot (Mason Madsen assists)
23-24
9:39
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)
23-26
9:15
Quinten Post misses two point jump shot
9:13
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
9:04
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)
23-28
8:43
Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot
8:41
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:28
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)
23-30
8:24
Eagles 30 second timeout
8:14
+2
Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot
25-30
7:48
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot
25-32
7:31
Miles Kelly blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point jump shot
7:29
Eagles offensive rebound
7:29
+3
Quinten Post makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Zackery assists)
28-32
6:59
Devin McGlockton personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
6:54
Naithan George misses three point jump shot
6:52
Prince Aligbe defensive rebound
6:36
+3
Claudell Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot
31-32
6:12
+2
Naithan George makes two point jump shot
31-34
5:52
Eagles 30 second timeout
5:39
+2
Claudell Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot
33-34
5:26
Claudell Harris Jr. personal foul
5:14
Miles Kelly turnover (out of bounds)
5:08
Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
5:06
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
4:59
+3
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)
33-37
4:46
Prince Aligbe misses three point jump shot
4:44
Claudell Harris Jr. offensive rebound
4:27
Quinten Post misses two point jump shot
4:25
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
4:21
Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:19
Quinten Post defensive rebound
4:13
Quinten Post misses three point jump shot
4:11
Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:50
+3
Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
33-40
3:33
+2
Devin McGlockton makes two point layup (Claudell Harris Jr. assists)
35-40
3:19
Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Devin McGlockton steals)
3:01
+2
Quinten Post makes two point layup
37-40
3:01
Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Quinten Post draws the foul)
2:58
TV timeout
2:58
+1
Quinten Post makes regular free throw 1 of 1
38-40
2:43
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
38-42
2:28
Quinten Post misses two point jump shot
2:26
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
2:18
+3
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Deebo Coleman assists)
38-45
1:58
Devin McGlockton turnover (traveling)
1:45
Devin McGlockton blocks Miles Kelly's two point layup
