Georgia Tech making strides, faces Boston College next
FLM
Jan 02, 2026
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets does yet not have a victory over a Power Five opponent this season, but after going toe-to-toe with the No. 6 team in the country Wednesday, the Yellow Jackets have some newfound confidence.
They will have a chance to show if recent improvements have paid off during their ACC tilt with Boston College Eagles on Saturday in Atlanta.
Georgia Tech (9-5, 0-1 ACC) took a lead into halftime on the road against Duke, which was unexpected considering the Yellow Jackets' struggles earlier in the season against mid-majors such as Maryland Eastern Shore, Georgia Southern, Drake and Marist.
In the first half, Georgia Tech shot 19-for-28 from the field (67.9%) and held the Blue Devils to 36.7%. After cooling off in the second half, the Yellow Jackets ultimately fell 85-79 after making just two field goals in the final seven minutes.
"It was a really good game, and I'm really proud of my guys," Georgia Tech head coach Damon Stoudamire said after the loss. "It's not an easy environment to play in whatsoever, and they responded to the challenge."
Kowacie Reeves Jr. led the scoring attack against Duke with 23 points and five 3-pointers. He leads Georgia Tech in scoring at 16.0 points per game and is shooting 44.6% from the field.
Reeves played against Boston College in January 2024 and despite scoring 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting, Georgia Tech fell 95-87.
The Eagles (7-6, 0-0) will be playing their ACC opener after having an up-and-down nonconference schedule. Three of Boston College's losses occurred in overtime, and two others came by one and two points.
They most recently took down Le Moyne 72-64 on Sunday, a game in which leading scorers Donald Hand Jr. and Fred Payne each tallied seven rebounds with 26 and 22 points, respectively.
Hand leads the Eagles with 15.8 points per game and has scored in double digits in all but two games. He scored 20 points against the Yellow Jackets last February in a 69-54 Boston College win.
"We found out a lot about ourselves with a lot of adversity, and I'm thankful that we showed great character through that adversity," coach Earl Grant said after the win over Le Moyne. "Hopefully it'll help us as we get ready for the next challenge that we have coming up."
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2nd Half
BC
Eagles
29
GT
Yellow Jackets
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
End of period
0:29
Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
0:31
Luka Toews misses three point jump shot
0:38
+1
Lamar Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-65
0:38
Lamar Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:38
Luka Toews personal foul
0:40
+2
Fred Payne makes two point jump shot (Luka Toews assists)
53-64
0:46
+1
Akai Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2
51-64
0:46
+1
Akai Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2
51-63
0:46
Luka Toews shooting foul (Akai Fleming draws the foul)
1:17
+2
Boden Kapke makes two point jump shot
51-62
1:20
Boden Kapke offensive rebound
1:22
Boden Kapke misses two point layup
1:32
+1
Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-62
1:32
+1
Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2
49-61
1:32
Boden Kapke shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
1:50
Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
1:52
Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
2:06
+3
Lamar Washington makes three point jump shot
49-60
2:34
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
2:36
Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
2:54
+2
Lamar Washington makes two point jump shot (Cole Kirouac assists)
49-57
3:16
Boden Kapke turnover (lost ball) (Lamar Washington steals)
3:39
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot
49-55
3:55
Cole Kirouac defensive rebound
3:55
Donald Hand Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:55
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
49-53
3:55
TV timeout
3:55
Akai Fleming shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
4:06
+1
Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-53
4:06
Jaeden Mustaf misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:06
Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
4:28
Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
4:30
Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
4:47
Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
4:47
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
4:47
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:51
Akai Fleming offensive rebound
4:53
Aidan Shaw blocks Lamar Washington's two point layup
5:17
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
5:19
Chase Forte misses three point jump shot
5:33
+1
Lamar Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-52
5:33
+1
Lamar Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-51
5:33
Caleb Steger shooting foul (Lamar Washington draws the foul)
5:39
Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
5:41
Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
6:08
+1
Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2
48-50
6:08
+1
Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-49
6:08
Boden Kapke shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
6:13
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
6:13
Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:13
Cole Kirouac shooting foul (Jayden Hastings draws the foul)
6:13
+2
Jayden Hastings makes two point jump shot
48-48
6:13
Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
6:13
Jayden Hastings misses two point jump shot
6:13
Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
6:15
Chase Forte misses two point layup
6:28
Boden Kapke defensive rebound
6:28
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:28
Caleb Steger shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
6:28
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup
46-48
6:32
Jayden Hastings turnover (lost ball) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
7:02
+2
Cole Kirouac makes two point dunk (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)
46-46
7:21
Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
7:23
Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:44
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup
46-44
7:48
Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
7:50
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
8:09
Boden Kapke defensive rebound
8:11
Baye Ndongo misses two point hook shot
8:11
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
8:13
Boden Kapke blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
8:16
TV timeout
8:16
Eagles defensive rebound
8:17
Lamar Washington misses two point jump shot
8:17
Lamar Washington offensive rebound
8:19
Baye Ndongo misses two point hook shot
8:38
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:40
Jayden Hastings misses two point layup
8:59
Boden Kapke defensive rebound
9:01
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:14
+2
Boden Kapke makes two point jump shot
46-42
9:18
Boden Kapke offensive rebound
9:18
Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:18
+1
Jayden Hastings makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-42
9:18
Kowacie Reeves Jr. personal foul
9:18
Eagles defensive rebound
9:19
Akai Fleming misses two point jump shot
9:42
Cole Kirouac defensive rebound
9:44
Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:03
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot
43-42
10:09
Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
10:11
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:33
+2
Chase Forte makes two point layup
43-40
10:44
Baye Ndongo turnover (offensive foul)
10:44
Baye Ndongo offensive foul
10:51
+3
Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Chase Forte assists)
41-40
11:06
Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
11:08
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:10
Caleb Steger personal foul
11:34
TV timeout
11:34
Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
11:36
Caleb Steger misses three point jump shot
11:41
Boden Kapke defensive rebound
11:43
Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
12:07
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-40
12:07
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-40
12:07
Lamar Washington shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
12:22
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup
36-40
12:37
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
12:39
Luka Toews misses two point jump shot
12:56
Boden Kapke defensive rebound
12:58
Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
13:06
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
13:08
Luka Toews misses three point jump shot
13:21
+1
Lamar Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-38
13:21
+1
Lamar Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-37
13:21
Fred Payne shooting foul (Lamar Washington draws the foul)
13:30
Lamar Washington defensive rebound
13:30
Aidan Shaw misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:30
+1
Aidan Shaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-36
13:30
Cole Kirouac shooting foul (Aidan Shaw draws the foul)
13:49
Baye Ndongo personal foul
13:49
Eagles defensive rebound
13:51
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:05
Boden Kapke turnover (bad pass)
14:26
Chas Kelley III turnover (lost ball) (Boden Kapke steals)
14:29
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
14:31
Akai Fleming misses two point jump shot
14:43
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
35-36
14:43
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-36
14:43
Jaeden Mustaf shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
14:55
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Lamar Washington assists)
33-36
15:05
+1
Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-34
15:05
Donald Hand Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:05
TV timeout
15:05
Cole Kirouac shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
15:26
+2
Lamar Washington makes two point layup
32-34
15:46
+3
Boden Kapke makes three point jump shot
32-32
16:06
TV timeout
16:06
Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
16:06
Jaeden Mustaf personal foul
16:23
Aidan Shaw defensive rebound
16:25
Lamar Washington misses two point jump shot
16:35
+2
Boden Kapke makes two point jump shot
29-32
16:39
Boden Kapke offensive rebound
16:41
Luka Toews misses two point jump shot
16:53
+3
Lamar Washington makes three point jump shot (Chas Kelley III assists)
27-32
17:15
Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
17:17
Boden Kapke misses three point jump shot
17:39
+1
Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-29
17:39
Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:39
Boden Kapke shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
