ATLANTA (AP) Malik Williams made 9 of 12 from the field and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to help Louisville Cardinals beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 67-64 on Sunday night.
Matt Cross had 13 points and nine rebounds, Dre Davis also scored 13 points - all in the second half - and Noah Locke added 10 points for Louisville (9-4, 3-0 ACC).
Kyle Sturdivant made a basket in the paint to give the Yellow Jackets a 49-45 lead with 11 minutes to play but they went scoreless for nearly 5 minutes and missed seven consecutive field-goal attempts as Louisville scored 10 straight points. Davis converted a three-point play within the spurt to give the Cardinals the lead for good at 50-49 with 9:13 left.
Sturdivant hit a 3 and Khalid Moore made a layup to pull Georgia Tech (6-6, 0-2) within a point with 1:25 left but Locke and Williams each went 1 of 2 from the free-throw line and the Yellow Jackets went 0 for 2 from the field with a turnover from there.
Michael Devoe, who went into the game as the ACC's leading scorer at 21.0 per game, hit four 3-pointers for Georgia Tech and finished with 23 points and three steals. Jordan Usher added 17 points and Sturdivant scored 14.
Georgia Tech, which had games against Alabama A&M and at Syracuse postponed due to health and safety measures concerning COVID-19, played for the first time since an overtime win over Georgia State on Dec. 21.
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1st Half
LOU
Cardinals
31
GT
Yellow Jackets
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:42
Michael Devoe turnover (bad pass)
19:30
Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
19:28
Matt Cross offensive rebound
19:13
+2
Malik Williams makes two point dunk
2-0
18:53
+3
Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Jordan Meka assists)
2-3
18:18
+3
Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)
5-3
17:49
Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
17:47
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
17:41
Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
17:39
Khalid Moore defensive rebound
17:20
Deivon Smith misses two point layup
17:18
Matt Cross defensive rebound
17:12
+3
Noah Locke makes three point jump shot (Jarrod West assists)
8-3
16:52
Malik Williams personal foul
16:34
+3
Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Bubba Parham assists)
8-6
16:14
+3
Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)
11-6
15:45
Jordan Usher turnover (bad pass)
15:45
TV timeout
15:17
+2
Malik Williams makes two point hook shot
13-6
14:59
Michael Devoe turnover (lost ball) (Malik Williams steals)
14:50
Matt Cross turnover (bad pass) (Michael Devoe steals)
14:34
Noah Locke personal foul
14:15
Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
14:13
El Ellis defensive rebound
13:48
El Ellis misses three point jump shot
13:46
Jordan Usher defensive rebound
13:16
Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
13:14
Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
13:04
Khalid Moore blocks El Ellis's two point layup
13:02
Noah Locke offensive rebound
12:57
El Ellis turnover (bad pass)
12:27
+3
Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)
13-9
11:57
Jordan Meka blocks Jae'Lyn Withers's two point jump shot
11:55
Cardinals offensive rebound
11:54
TV timeout
11:51
Jarrod West misses three point jump shot
11:49
Michael Devoe defensive rebound
11:43
+3
Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)
13-12
11:18
Jarrod West turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Usher steals)
11:12
+2
Jordan Usher makes two point layup
13-14
10:42
Jarrod West misses three point jump shot
10:40
Cardinals offensive rebound
10:40
Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
10:12
Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
10:10
Matt Cross defensive rebound
10:03
Jarrod West misses two point layup
10:01
Khalid Moore defensive rebound
9:48
Michael Devoe turnover (lost ball) (Jarrod West steals)
9:47
Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Michael Devoe steals)
9:44
+2
Michael Devoe makes two point layup
13-16
9:44
Jarrod West shooting foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
9:44
+1
Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-17
9:27
+2
Malik Williams makes two point jump shot (Dre Davis assists)
15-17
9:12
+2
Michael Devoe makes two point jump shot
15-19
8:48
+2
Malik Williams makes two point dunk (Matt Cross assists)
17-19
8:35
+2
Jordan Usher makes two point jump shot
17-21
8:05
Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
8:05
+1
Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-21
8:05
+1
Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-21
7:54
+3
Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
19-24
7:29
Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
7:27
Matt Cross offensive rebound
7:26
Bubba Parham personal foul
7:26
TV timeout
7:19
Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
7:17
Bubba Parham defensive rebound
7:10
Matt Cross blocks Michael Devoe's two point layup
7:08
Matt Cross defensive rebound
7:04
Samuell Williamson turnover (bad pass)
6:44
+2
Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot
19-26
6:32
Michael Devoe shooting foul (Noah Locke draws the foul)
6:32
Noah Locke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:32
+1
Noah Locke makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-26
6:10
Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
6:08
Malik Williams defensive rebound
5:48
Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
5:46
Jordan Usher defensive rebound
5:36
Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
5:34
Jarrod West defensive rebound
5:13
+2
Noah Locke makes two point jump shot
22-26
5:02
Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
4:43
Matt Cross blocks Deivon Smith's two point jump shot
4:41
Deivon Smith offensive rebound
4:32
Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
4:32
Malik Williams defensive rebound
4:32
Noah Locke turnover (out of bounds)
4:06
Miles Kelly offensive foul
4:06
Miles Kelly turnover
3:48
Jordan Meka blocks Malik Williams's two point layup
3:46
Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:46
TV timeout
3:26
Jordan Usher misses two point layup
3:24
El Ellis defensive rebound
3:17
Jordan Meka personal foul
3:15
Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
3:13
Malik Williams offensive rebound
3:03
+2
Samuell Williamson makes two point layup (El Ellis assists)
24-26
2:43
Dre Davis blocks Miles Kelly's three point jump shot
2:41
Malik Williams defensive rebound
2:15
Jarrod West misses two point jump shot
2:13
Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
1:43
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
1:45
Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
1:43
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
1:43
Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
1:20
+2
Matt Cross makes two point layup (Jarrod West assists)
26-26
1:07
Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
1:05
Malik Williams defensive rebound
0:51
+3
Noah Locke makes three point jump shot (Malik Williams assists)
29-26
0:26
+2
Khalid Moore makes two point layup
29-28
0:12
Michael Devoe personal foul
0:06
+2
Malik Williams makes two point layup (Samuell Williamson assists)
31-28
0:01
Malik Williams blocks Kyle Sturdivant's two point layup
0:00
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
2nd Half
LOU
Cardinals
36
GT
Yellow Jackets
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:46
Jordan Usher shooting foul (Malik Williams draws the foul)
19:46
Malik Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:46
Malik Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:46
Jordan Meka defensive rebound
19:23
Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
19:21
Jordan Meka offensive rebound
19:16
+2
Khalid Moore makes two point jump shot
31-30
19:01
+2
Malik Williams makes two point layup (Samuell Williamson assists)
