CLEM

GATECH

Georgia Tech holds on to beat short-handed Clemson, 69-64

AP
Feb 05, 2022

ATLANTA (AP) Deivon Smith came off the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bench to score 16 points and dish six assists and the Yellow Jackets had to hold on late to post a 69-64 upset win over Clemson Tigers for just their third victory in their first 11 Atlantic Coast Conference games Saturday.

Georgia Tech started fast, building a 13-point lead at intermission, but the Tigers battled back late. Al-Amir Dawes hits three 3s in the final seven minutes to pull Clemson within six and David Collins hit a jumper to make it a four-point game, then cut the deficit to three with two free throws with 20 seconds left, 67-64, but the Tigers missed two 3-point attempts in the closing seconds.

Georgia Tech (10-12, 3-8) got 37 of its 69 points from its bench. Smith hit 6 of 10 from the field and 4 of 5 from the line while grabbing eight rebounds, Miles Kelly hit 3 of 5 from beyond the arc to add 10 points and Dallan Coleman hit 3 of 7 from distance to add nine points, all off the bench. Jordan Usher had 14 points and three steals.

Clemson (12-10, 4-7), was without Hunter Tyson, who is out indefinitely with a broken clavicle suffered in the first half of the Tigers' 75-69 victory over Florida State Wednesday. The 6-foot-8 senior had started 21 straight games and was averaging a career-best 10.4 points per game.

PJ Hall and Dawes each added 18 points to lead Clemson. Dawes knocked down 6 of 10 shots from behind the arc.

Georgia Tech travels to Miami Wednesday before visiting Virginia Saturday.

Clemson will host a three-game home stand beginning with North Carolina Tuesday followed by No. 9 Duke Thursday and Notre Dame Saturday.

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1st Half
CLEM
Tigers
20
GT
Yellow Jackets
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Naz Bohannon vs. Rodney Howard (Tigers gains possession)
19:36	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup (Naz Bohannon assists)	2-0
19:14		Rodney Howard misses two point hook shot
19:10		Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
18:53		Al-Amir Dawes turnover (bad pass) (Rodney Howard steals)
19:36	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	2-2
18:23	+2	Naz Bohannon makes two point layup (PJ Hall assists)	4-2
17:55		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
17:53		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
19:36		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
19:34		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
19:36		Jordan Usher turnover (lost ball) (David Collins steals)
19:36	+2	David Collins makes two point dunk	6-2
19:36		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
19:34		David Collins defensive rebound
19:36		David Collins misses three point jump shot
19:34		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
19:36		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
19:34		Al-Amir Dawes defensive rebound
16:44		PJ Hall turnover (traveling)
19:36		Jordan Meka misses two point hook shot
19:34		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
16:12	+2	Naz Bohannon makes two point jump shot	8-2
16:12	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	8-5
16:12		Al-Amir Dawes turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Usher steals)
16:12	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	8-7
16:12		Jordan Usher personal foul
15:03		TV timeout
14:50		Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
14:48		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:34		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (lost ball) (Al-Amir Dawes steals)
14:16		Al-Amir Dawes turnover (traveling)
13:56	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	8-10
13:32		David Collins misses two point jump shot
13:30		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
13:14		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
13:12		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
13:01	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot	10-10
12:37		Ian Schieffelin blocks Michael Devoe's two point jump shot
12:35		Michael Devoe offensive rebound
12:33		Michael Devoe turnover (out of bounds)
12:12		Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
12:10		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
12:02	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot (Jordan Usher assists)	10-12
11:38		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
11:36		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
11:30		Dabbo Coleman offensive foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul)
11:30		Dabbo Coleman turnover
11:30		TV timeout
11:18		Chase Hunter turnover (offensive goaltending)
10:59	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot	10-14
10:41		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
10:39		Jordan Meka defensive rebound
10:24		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
10:22		Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
10:14		PJ Hall turnover (traveling)
10:01		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass)
9:48		Naz Bohannon turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Meka steals)
9:39		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
9:37		Tigers defensive rebound
9:39		Jordan Meka personal foul (Tigers draws the foul)
9:28		PJ Hall turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Usher steals)
9:25	+2	Khalid Moore makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	10-16
9:25		Nick Honor shooting foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
9:24	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-17
9:09		Nick Honor turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Meka steals)
8:50		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
8:48		Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
8:39		David Collins misses two point jump shot
8:37		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
8:21	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	10-20
7:47		Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
7:45		Jordan Meka defensive rebound
7:22	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Khalid Moore assists)	10-23
7:13		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:13		TV timeout
7:03		Al-Amir Dawes misses two point jump shot
7:01		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
6:56		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (PJ Hall steals)
6:56		Deivon Smith personal foul
6:42		Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
6:40		Chase Hunter offensive rebound
6:34		Chase Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Meka steals)
6:28	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	10-26
6:09		David Collins turnover (bad pass) (Khalid Moore steals)
5:42		Jordan Meka misses two point jump shot
5:41		Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
5:41		Jordan Meka personal foul (Naz Bohannon draws the foul)
5:29	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot (Nick Honor assists)	12-26
5:00		Naz Bohannon personal foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
4:52		Jordan Usher turnover (bad pass) (Naz Bohannon steals)
4:45	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point dunk (David Collins assists)	14-26
4:20		Deivon Smith turnover (traveling)
3:58		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
3:56		Naz Bohannon offensive rebound
3:51	+2	Naz Bohannon makes two point layup	16-26
3:38		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
3:36		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
3:36		Ian Schieffelin shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
3:36		TV timeout
3:36		Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:36	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-27
3:20		Jordan Meka shooting foul (Naz Bohannon draws the foul)
3:20		Naz Bohannon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:20	+1	Naz Bohannon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-27
2:54	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	17-29
2:39		Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass)
2:17	+2	Khalid Moore makes two point layup (Dabbo Coleman assists)	17-31
1:57		Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot
1:55		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
1:50		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass)
1:40		Nick Honor misses three point jump shot
1:38		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
1:40		Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
1:38		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
1:18		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
1:16		Jordan Usher offensive rebound
1:12	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point layup	17-33
0:56	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot (Naz Bohannon assists)	20-33
0:29		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
0:27		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
0:01		Kyle Sturdivant blocks Nick Honor's two point jump shot
0:00		Tigers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CLEM
Tigers
44
GT
Yellow Jackets
36

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Khalid Moore misses two point jump shot
19:34		PJ Hall defensive rebound
19:29		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
19:27		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
19:18		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
19:16		David Collins defensive rebound
19:10		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (David Collins draws the foul)
18:56		Naz Bohannon turnover (bad pass)
18:47		Jordan Meka misses two point jump shot
18:45		Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
18:37	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot	23-33
18:23		Michael Devoe turnover (bad pass) (David Collins steals)
18:20		Michael Devoe shooting foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul)
18:20	+1	Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-33
18:20	+1	Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-33
18:09		David Collins personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
18:03		Jordan Usher offensive foul (David Collins draws the foul)
18:03		Jordan Usher turnover
17:50	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)	28-33
17:31		Jordan Usher offensive foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
17:31		Jordan Usher turnover
17:19		Naz Bohannon misses two point jump shot
17:17		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
17:02		PJ Hall blocks Dabbo Coleman's two point layup
17:00		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
16:59		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Naz Bohannon steals)
16:55		Naz Bohannon turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
16:50	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	28-35
16:41		Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
16:39		PJ Hall offensive rebound
16:36		PJ Hall misses two point layup
16:34		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
16:29	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	28-38
16:12	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	30-38
15:49		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
15:47		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
15:47	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point tip shot	30-40
15:47		David Collins shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:47	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-41
15:29		David Collins turnover (bad pass) (Michael Devoe steals)
15:22	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	30-44
15:10		Tigers 30 second timeout
15:10		TV timeout
15:05	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	32-44
14:41		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
14:39		PJ Hall defensive rebound
14:24		Jordan Meka personal foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
14:14		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
14:12		PJ Hall offensive rebound
14:06		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
14:04		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
13:43	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	32-47
13:33	+2	Naz Bohannon makes two point layup (PJ Hall assists)	34-47
13:07		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
13:05		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
12:55		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
12:53		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
12:49	+2	PJ Hall makes two point dunk (Nick Honor assists)	36-47
12:28		Jordan Meka misses two point jump shot
12:26		Jordan Meka offensive rebound
12:20	+2	Jordan Meka makes two point jump shot	36-49
12:08	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	38-49
11:41		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
11:39		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
11:35	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	38-51
11:23		Michael Devoe shooting foul (Alex Hemenway draws the foul)
11:23		TV timeout
11:23	+1	Alex Hemenway makes regular free throw 1 of 3	39-51
11:23	+1	Alex Hemenway makes regular free throw 2 of 3	40-51
11:23	+1	Alex Hemenway makes regular free throw 3 of 3	41-51
10:59	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	41-53
10:33		Naz Bohannon misses two point jump shot
10:31		PJ Hall offensive rebound
10:24	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot	43-53
10:11		Dabbo Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Alex Hemenway steals)
10:02		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
10:00		David Collins offensive rebound
9:46		Naz Bohannon turnover (bad pass)
9:26		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
9:24		Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
9:18		Nick Honor misses two point jump shot
9:16		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	43-56
8:46		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
8:44		Naz Bohannon offensive rebound
8:39		Naz Bohannon turnover (out of bounds)
8:33		Dabbo Coleman offensive foul
8:33		Dabbo Coleman turnover
8:23		Alex Hemenway misses three point jump shot
8:21		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
7:57		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Chase Hunter steals)
7:42	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Al-Amir Dawes assists)	45-56
7:15		David Collins blocks Miles Kelly's three point jump shot
7:13		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
7:06	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot	48-56
7:02		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
7:02		TV timeout
6:43	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	48-58
6:42		PJ Hall shooting foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
6:42	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-59
6:16		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
6:14		Jordan Meka defensive rebound
5:54		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
5:52		David Collins defensive rebound
5:44		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
5:42		Tigers offensive rebound
5:36		Dabbo Coleman personal foul (Alex Hemenway draws the foul)
5:36	+1	Alex Hemenway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-59
5:36	+1	Alex Hemenway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
5:14		David Collins personal foul (Dabbo Coleman draws the foul)
4:56		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
4:54		David Collins defensive rebound
4:46	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	53-59
4:12		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
4:10		Alex Hemenway defensive rebound
3:53		Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
3:51		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
3:30		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
3:28		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
3:27		Al-Amir Dawes personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
3:27		TV timeout
3:20	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	53-62
3:02		Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
3:00		PJ Hall offensive rebound
3:00		Jump ball. PJ Hall vs. Jordan Meka (PJ Hall gains possession)
2:52	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Al-Amir Dawes assists)	55-62
2:40		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
2:38		Al-Amir Dawes defensive rebound
2:20		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
2:18		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
2:05		PJ Hall blocks Khalid Moore's two point layup
2:03		Jordan Meka offensive rebound
1:48	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Michael Devoe assists)	55-64
1:34	+2	PJ Hall makes two point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists)	57-64
1:33		Tigers 30 second timeout
1:30		Alex Hemenway personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
1:28		Al-Amir Dawes personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-65
1:28	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-66
1:20	+3	Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot (PJ Hall assists)	60-66
1:13		Deivon Smith turnover (out of bounds)
1:03	+2	David Collins makes two point jump shot	62-66
0:35		Michael Devoe turnover (bad pass) (Al-Amir Dawes steals)
0:26		Al-Amir Dawes turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Usher steals)
0:25		Chase Hunter personal foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
0:25	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-67
0:25		Deivon Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:25		David Collins defensive rebound
0:21		Michael Devoe personal foul (David Collins draws the foul)
0:21	+1	David Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
0:21	+1	David Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
0:19		Alex Hemenway personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
0:19		Kyle Sturdivant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:19		PJ Hall defensive rebound
0:12		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
0:09		Naz Bohannon personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
0:09		Jordan Usher misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		PJ Hall defensive rebound
0:05		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
0:03		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound