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Terry with career-best 31, Georgia Tech beats Miami 89-74 to clinch first-round bye into ACC tourney

AP
Mar 04, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) Lance Terry made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points to help Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets cruise to an 89-74 victory over Miami on Tuesday night.

Georgia Tech (16-14, 10-9 ACC), which has won seven of its last nine games and six straight at home, clinched at least a No. 8 seed and a first-round bye into the conference tournament. It’s also the first time since the 2016-17 season the Yellow Jackets have won 14 games.

Miami (6-24, 2-17) is winless on the road this season and extended its losing streak to six games.

Terry shot 12 of 19 from the floor to go with seven rebounds and four assists. Baye Ndongo added 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Georgia Tech, which shot 61% in the second half and 55% (36 of 65) overall. Duncan Powell added 16 points. Naithan George chipped in with 10 points and 11 assists.

Matthew Cleveland scored 29 points for his 13th 20-point game of the season for Miami. Brandon Johnson had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Austin Swartz added 14 points.

Georgia Tech took the lead for good about eight minutes in and closed the first half on 14-5 run for a 46-30 halftime advantage and led by double digits the rest of the way. Terry scored 15 first-half points and Ndongo finished with 12. Cleveland paced Miami with 15 points and Swartz scored 10.

On Saturday, Miami hosts N.C. State and Georgia Tech plays at Wake Forest in regular-season finales.

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1st Half
MIA
Hurricanes
30
GT
Yellow Jackets
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hurricanes gains possession)
19:34		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
19:32		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
19:20		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
19:15		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass)
19:05		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
18:57		Matthew Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Lance Terry steals)
18:52		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
18:50		Ibrahim Souare offensive rebound
18:46		Ibrahim Souare misses two point layup
18:44		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
18:40	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Lance Terry assists)	0-2
18:18		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
18:16		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
18:13		Ibrahim Souare shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
18:13		Brandon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:13		Brandon Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:13		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
18:01		Divine Ugochukwu shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
18:01	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
18:01	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
17:45	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	3-4
17:21		A.J. Staton-McCray personal foul
17:12		Matthew Cleveland blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
17:10		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
17:06		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
17:04		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
17:03		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
17:02		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
16:51	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	3-6
16:51		Austin Swartz shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-7
16:25		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
16:23		Lance Terry defensive rebound
16:12		Divine Ugochukwu blocks Jaeden Mustaf's two point layup
16:10		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
16:00		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
15:58		Austin Swartz defensive rebound
15:44		Duncan Powell personal foul
15:44		TV timeout
15:42	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	5-7
15:24		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
15:22		Kiree Huie defensive rebound
14:54		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
14:52		Hurricanes offensive rebound
14:52		Hurricanes turnover (shot clock violation)
14:42		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
14:39		Lance Terry shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
14:39		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:39	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-7
14:26	+2	Lance Terry makes two point jump shot	6-9
14:09	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)	9-9
13:52		Kiree Huie blocks Naithan George's three point jump shot
13:50		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Kiree Huie makes two point layup (Matthew Cleveland assists)	11-9
13:30		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
13:28		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
13:21		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
13:19		Naithan George offensive rebound
13:15	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	11-12
13:02		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
13:00		Naithan George defensive rebound
12:51		Jaeden Mustaf misses three point jump shot
12:49		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	13-12
12:13		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup
12:11		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
12:10	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	13-14
12:10		TV timeout
11:53		Jalil Bethea misses two point layup
11:51		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	13-16
11:19		Divine Ugochukwu turnover (bad pass) (Naithan George steals)
11:08	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point layup (Darrion Sutton assists)	13-18
10:51		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
10:49		Lance Terry defensive rebound
10:26		Darrion Sutton misses two point dunk
10:24		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
10:10		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:08		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
9:50	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot	13-21
9:47		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
9:38		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
9:36		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
9:31		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
9:29		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
9:20		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point layup
9:18		Naithan George defensive rebound
9:12		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
9:10		Ibrahim Souare offensive rebound
9:08		Ibrahim Souare turnover (out of bounds)
8:48	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point layup	15-21
8:48		Darrion Sutton shooting foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
8:48	+1	Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-21
8:21		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
8:17		Darrion Sutton offensive rebound
8:17	+2	Darrion Sutton makes two point tip layup	16-23
8:17		TV timeout
7:54		Baye Ndongo personal foul
7:42		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
7:40		Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
7:30		Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot
7:28		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
7:21		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
7:19		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
7:11	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	18-23
7:11		Darrion Sutton shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
7:11		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:11		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
6:55		A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
6:53		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
6:52		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
6:48		Matthew Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
6:45	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point dunk (Lance Terry assists)	18-25
6:45		Jalil Bethea shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
6:45	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-26
6:27	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot	20-26
6:27		Duncan Powell shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-26
6:15	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	21-28
5:54		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
5:52		Kiree Huie offensive rebound
5:47		Kiree Huie misses two point layup
5:45		Kiree Huie offensive rebound
5:37		Brandon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
5:30	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	21-30
5:09		Jalil Bethea misses two point layup
5:07		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
4:55		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
4:53		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	21-32
4:28	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	23-32
4:28		Jaeden Mustaf shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-32
4:04		Lance Terry turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
4:00		Duncan Powell shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:00	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-32
3:42		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
3:40		Lance Terry offensive rebound
3:36	+2	Lance Terry makes two point reverse layup	25-34
3:10		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
3:08		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	25-36
2:33	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point jump shot (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	27-36
2:05	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	27-38
1:54		Ibrahim Souare blocks A.J. Staton-McCray's two point jump shot
1:52		Naithan George defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Lance Terry makes two point alley-oop dunk (Naithan George assists)	27-40
1:35	+3	Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists)	30-40
1:09	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Darrion Sutton assists)	30-43
0:51		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
0:49		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
0:42	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	30-46
0:07		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
0:05		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIA
Hurricanes
44
GT
Yellow Jackets
43

Time		Play	Score
19:54	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Lance Terry assists)	30-49
19:25	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot	33-49
19:07	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	33-52
18:47		A.J. Staton-McCray misses three point jump shot
18:45		Naithan George defensive rebound
18:27	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	33-55
18:04	+3	Matthew Cleveland makes three point jump shot	36-55
17:48		Lance Terry turnover (bad pass)
17:35		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Jalil Bethea draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-55
17:35	+1	Jalil Bethea makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-55
17:16		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
17:16	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-56
17:16	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-57
17:04		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
17:02		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
16:56	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk	40-57
16:39	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	40-59
16:22	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Matthew Cleveland assists)	42-59
16:02	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	42-61
15:45		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:43		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
15:39	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point dunk (Brandon Johnson assists)	44-61
15:39		TV timeout
15:23	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	44-64
14:58	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point jump shot	46-64
14:33		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
14:31		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
14:27	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Duncan Powell assists)	46-67
14:04	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point jump shot	48-67
13:47		Jalil Bethea personal foul (Darrion Sutton draws the foul)
13:45		Lance Terry turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
13:41	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk	50-67
13:18	+2	Lance Terry makes two point layup	50-69
12:45		Jalil Bethea misses two point jump shot
12:43		Lance Terry defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Lance Terry makes two point running reverse layup	50-71
12:07	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot	52-71
11:50		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
11:48		Jalil Bethea defensive rebound
11:44		Darrion Sutton personal foul
11:44		TV timeout
11:22		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
11:20		Kiree Huie offensive rebound
11:15		Kiree Huie misses two point layup
11:13		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
11:11	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	54-71
10:52		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
10:50		Ibrahim Souare offensive rebound
10:43	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point layup	54-73
10:38		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
10:36		Lance Terry defensive rebound
10:29		Lance Terry misses two point layup
10:27		Kiree Huie defensive rebound
10:27		Jump ball. (Hurricanes gains possession)
10:14		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:12		Naithan George defensive rebound
9:58		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
9:56		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	54-75
9:37		Jalil Bethea misses three point jump shot
9:35		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
9:30		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
9:28		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
9:19		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:17		Lance Terry defensive rebound
8:54	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Lance Terry assists)	54-77
8:46		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
8:46		TV timeout
8:37		A.J. Staton-McCray misses two point jump shot
8:35		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
8:12	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	54-79
7:55		Austin Swartz turnover (bad pass)
7:55		TV timeout
7:40		Lance Terry turnover (offensive goaltending)
7:24	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot	56-79
7:05	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	56-82
6:52		Baye Ndongo personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
6:42	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	58-82
6:33	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup	58-84
6:22		Divine Ugochukwu misses three point jump shot
6:20		Naithan George defensive rebound
6:11		A.J. Staton-McCray blocks Lance Terry's two point layup
6:09		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
6:05		Naithan George blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup
6:03		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
6:00	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	60-84
5:43		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Johnson steals)
5:37	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	62-84
5:14		Jalil Bethea personal foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
5:00		Ibrahim Souare misses two point layup
4:58		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
4:43	+2	A.J. Staton-McCray makes two point layup	64-84
4:16		Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
4:16		Lance Terry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:16	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-85
4:05	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point jump shot (Jalil Bethea assists)	66-85
3:41		Duncan Powell turnover (lost ball) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
3:34	+2	Jalil Bethea makes two point alley-oop layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	68-85
3:25		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
3:25		TV timeout
3:05		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
3:03		Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound
3:01		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
2:51	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point alley-oop dunk (A.J. Staton-McCray assists)	70-85
2:29		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
2:27		Lance Terry offensive rebound
2:22		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
2:20		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
2:18		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
2:16		Austin Swartz offensive rebound
2:10		Matthew Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
2:03		Brandon Johnson blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
2:01		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
1:54	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	70-87
1:42		Naithan George personal foul
1:37		Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
1:35		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Lance Terry makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	70-89
1:12	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point dunk (Matthew Cleveland assists)	72-89
0:59		Emmer Nichols turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
0:53	+2	Austin Swartz makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	74-89
0:41		Emmer Nichols turnover (out of bounds)
0:30		Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
0:28		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
0:22		Duncan Powell turnover (bad pass) (A.J. Staton-McCray steals)
0:16		Ibrahim Souare blocks A.J. Staton-McCray's two point layup
0:14		Hurricanes offensive rebound
0:13		Austin Swartz turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		End of period

Austin Swartz turnover (out of bounds)