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Sturdivant scores 21, leads big finish for Georgia Tech against UMass

AP
Dec 22, 2023

HONOLULU (AP) Kyle Sturdivant scored 21 points and sealed the win with a pair of free throws, capping Georgia Tech's rally from a double-digit deficit to defeat Massachusetts 73-70 at the Diamond Head Classic on Thursday night.

Georgia Tech closed the game on an 18-6 run in which Sturdivant scored eight points, including the final six.

After trailing by 11 with 13 minutes left, the Yellow Jackets tied it on a layup by Baye Ngondo and again on a 3-pointer by Naithan George with 3 minutes remaining. Sturdivant then added a layup and a couple of free throws for a 71-67 lead with 16 seconds left. Rahsool Diggins' 3-pointer cut it to one with 9 seconds left before Sturdivant hit a pair from the line for the final margin.

Ngondo and Deebo Coleman scored 12 points each for Georgia Tech (7-3).

Matt Cross had 17 points and nine rebounds for UMass (6-3). Diggins scored 15, Jayden Ndjigue 11 and Josh Cohen 10.

Much like the first half when UMass took an early 15-6 lead, the Minutemen opened the second half on a 12-2 run to take a 43-39 lead. Soon thereafter, an 8-0 run in which Cross scored six points had UMass up 51-41 with about 14 1/2 minutes left.

The Minutemen forced seven turnovers that led to 10 points and outscored the Yellow Jackets by 16 second-half points on the way to a 63-53 lead with seven minutes left. Still trailing by double-digits a couple of minutes later, a three-point play Miles Kelley got the Yellow Jackets started on their winning run in which they held UMass to two 3-pointers over the final 4 1/2 minutes.

UMass hit four 3-pointers in the early going and led 15-6 within the first 4 1/2 minutes. Georgia Tech trailed 22-13 before 3-pointers by Deebo Coleman and Ibrahima Sacko jump-started a 10-2 run that got the Yellow Jackets within 24-23.

Georgia Tech finally tied it and went ahead by one on a pair of free throws by Sturdivant with 4 minutes left in the half. Later Sturdivant's short jumper at the buzzer gave the Yellow Jackets a 37-31 halftime lead.

Georgia Tech plays on Friday against the winner between Portland and Hawaii. UMass will play the Portland-Hawaii loser, also on Friday.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
37
MASS
Minutemen
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ebenezer Dowuona vs. Josh Cohen (Baye Ndongo gains possession)
19:50	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup	2-0
19:37		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
19:35		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
19:26		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:24		Matt Cross defensive rebound
19:11	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Josh Cohen assists)	2-3
18:42		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (bad pass)
18:31	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot	2-6
18:01	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point hook shot	4-6
17:50		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
17:48		Minutemen offensive rebound
17:40		Ebenezer Dowuona personal foul
17:34		Matt Cross misses two point layup
17:32		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:29		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
17:25		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
17:22		Naithan George shooting foul (Keon Thompson draws the foul)
17:22	+1	Keon Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-7
17:22		Keon Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:22		Matt Cross offensive rebound
17:17	+3	Jayden Ndjigue makes three point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	4-10
16:53	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup	6-10
16:40	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot	6-13
16:13		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
15:58		Jayden Ndjigue misses three point jump shot
15:56		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
15:55		TV timeout
15:49		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Keon Thompson steals)
15:37	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point dunk	6-15
15:22		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
15:06		Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
15:03		Ibrahima Sacko personal foul
14:51		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
14:49		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
14:31		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
14:29		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
14:08		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
14:06		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
13:44		Robert Davis Jr. personal foul
13:33	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Tafara Gapare assists)	9-15
13:14		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
13:12		Daniel Hankins-Sanford offensive rebound
13:00	+2	Jaylen Curry makes two point jump shot	9-17
12:48		Tafara Gapare misses two point jump shot
12:46		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
12:44		Ibrahima Sacko misses two point layup
12:42		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
12:37		Jump ball. Ibrahima Sacko vs. Jaylen Curry (Jaylen Curry gains possession)
12:37		Ibrahima Sacko turnover (lost ball) (Jaylen Curry steals)
12:20		Tafara Gapare blocks Robert Davis Jr.'s two point layup
12:18		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
12:15		Ibrahima Sacko turnover (bad pass)
11:56		Marqui Worthy turnover (traveling)
11:56		TV timeout
11:42	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point jump shot	11-17
11:20	+3	Robert Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Curry assists)	11-20
10:55		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
10:53		Daniel Hankins-Sanford defensive rebound
10:41		Jaylen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
10:38		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
10:36		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
10:36		Robert Davis Jr. shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
10:36	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-20
10:36	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-20
10:21	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Marqui Worthy assists)	13-22
10:09	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	16-22
10:02		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Marqui Worthy draws the foul)
10:02		Marqui Worthy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:02		Marqui Worthy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:02		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
9:45	+3	Ibrahima Sacko makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	19-22
9:32		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
9:32		Minutemen offensive rebound
9:17		Naithan George shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
9:17		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:17		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:17		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:54		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
8:52		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
8:43		Josh Cohen misses three point jump shot
8:41		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
8:33		Ibrahima Sacko turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
8:22	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point layup	19-24
8:10		Rahsool Diggins personal foul
8:04	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	21-24
7:51		Keon Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals)
7:46	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	23-24
7:45		Minutemen 30 second timeout
7:45		TV timeout
7:32		Josh Cohen offensive foul
7:32		Josh Cohen turnover (offensive foul)
7:17		Miles Kelly misses two point layup
7:15		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
7:12		Miles Kelly personal foul
7:03		Matt Cross turnover (bad pass) (Deebo Coleman steals)
6:53		Deebo Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
6:51		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
6:51		Matt Cross offensive rebound
6:45		Keon Thompson misses three point jump shot
6:43		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
6:36		Deebo Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Keon Thompson steals)
6:32		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point layup
6:30		Matt Cross offensive rebound
6:28	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup	23-26
6:28		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
6:12		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
6:10		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
6:09		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
5:59		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
5:57		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	25-26
5:30		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses three point jump shot
5:28		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
5:18		Keon Thompson blocks Miles Kelly's two point layup
5:16		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
5:03		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
4:44		Matt Cross misses two point layup
4:42		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
4:33	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point layup	25-28
4:20		Keon Thompson shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-28
4:20	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-28
4:04		Tafara Gapare blocks Matt Cross's two point layup
4:02		Matt Cross offensive rebound
4:02		Matt Cross turnover (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
4:02		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
4:02	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-28
4:02	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-28
3:43		Keon Thompson misses two point jump shot
3:41		Keon Thompson offensive rebound
3:36		Kowacie Reeves Jr. personal foul
3:36		TV timeout
3:36		Jayden Ndjigue misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:36		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
3:11	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup	31-28
2:54		Tyzhaun Claude blocks Jaylen Curry's two point layup
2:52		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
2:44		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
2:23	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup	31-30
2:04		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
2:02		Kyle Sturdivant offensive rebound
1:55		Keon Thompson shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-30
1:55	+1	Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-30
1:36		Josh Cohen misses two point layup
1:34		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
1:33		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
1:31		Minutemen defensive rebound
1:00		Jaylen Curry misses three point jump shot
0:58		Josh Cohen offensive rebound
0:58		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-31
0:58		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
0:46	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	35-31
0:19		Marqui Worthy misses three point jump shot
0:17		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	37-31
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
36
MASS
Minutemen
39

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	39-31
19:25	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)	39-34
19:04		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
19:02		Jayden Ndjigue defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point jump shot (Matt Cross assists)	39-36
18:32		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
18:30		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
18:21	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)	39-39
17:53		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
17:49	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point layup	39-41
17:49		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Jayden Ndjigue draws the foul)
17:49		Jayden Ndjigue misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:49		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:42		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
17:39		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
17:39		Rahsool Diggins offensive rebound
17:39		Naithan George shooting foul (Rahsool Diggins draws the foul)
17:39		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
17:39		TV timeout
17:39		Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:39		Rahsool Diggins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:39		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
17:30		Tyzhaun Claude offensive foul
17:30		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (offensive foul)
17:09		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
17:08		Deebo Coleman personal foul
16:53		Keon Thompson misses three point jump shot
16:51		Jayden Ndjigue offensive rebound
16:45	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point layup	39-43
16:23	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	41-43
16:12	+2	Keon Thompson makes two point layup	41-45
16:04		Matt Cross personal foul
15:56		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals)
15:41		Jayden Ndjigue misses two point layup
15:39		Matt Cross offensive rebound
15:37	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup	41-47
15:34		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Matt Cross steals)
15:33		Jayden Ndjigue turnover (bad pass)
15:33		TV timeout
15:15		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (traveling)
15:03	+2	Matt Cross makes two point layup (Josh Cohen assists)	41-49
14:43		Deebo Coleman misses two point jump shot
14:41		Minutemen defensive rebound
14:24		Ibrahima Sacko shooting foul (Matt Cross draws the foul)
14:24	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-50
14:24	+1	Matt Cross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-51
14:09	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup	43-51
13:57		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
13:55		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
13:44		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:42		Minutemen defensive rebound
13:28		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
13:28		Matt Cross offensive rebound
13:28		Jump ball. Matt Cross vs. Ibrahima Sacko (Matt Cross gains possession)
13:15		Ibrahima Sacko shooting foul (Robert Davis Jr. draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Robert Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3	43-52
13:15	+1	Robert Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3	43-53
13:15	+1	Robert Davis Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3	43-54
13:01		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:59		Josh Cohen defensive rebound
12:48		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
12:46		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
12:39	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	46-54
12:26		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:24		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
12:17		Josh Cohen shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
12:17	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-54
12:17	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-54
11:55		Matt Cross offensive foul
11:55		Matt Cross turnover (offensive foul)
11:55		TV timeout
11:38		Jaylen Curry personal foul
11:30		Matt Cross blocks Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s two point layup
11:28		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
11:28		Daniel Hankins-Sanford shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
11:28	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-54
11:28	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-54
11:03	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Jayden Ndjigue assists)	50-57
10:41		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:39		Deebo Coleman offensive rebound
10:39		Jump ball. Deebo Coleman vs. Matt Cross (Deebo Coleman gains possession)
10:34		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
10:24		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
10:22		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
10:11		Matt Cross turnover (bad pass)
9:55		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive foul
9:55		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
9:33	+2	Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes two point jump shot	50-59
9:19		Daniel Hankins-Sanford personal foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
9:19		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:19		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Josh Cohen makes two point layup (Keon Thompson assists)	50-61
8:54		Matt Cross personal foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-61
8:54		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:54		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
8:50	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	53-61
8:32		Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses two point jump shot
8:30		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
8:07		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:05		Rahsool Diggins defensive rebound
7:45		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
7:43		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
7:43		TV timeout
7:22		Deebo Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
6:56		Rahsool Diggins misses two point layup
6:37		Josh Cohen blocks Deebo Coleman's two point layup
6:35		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
6:35	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	55-61
6:03	+2	Jayden Ndjigue makes two point jump shot	55-63
5:53		Jayden Ndjigue personal foul
5:53		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:53		Matt Cross defensive rebound
5:24		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Josh Cohen draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Josh Cohen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
5:24		Josh Cohen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:24		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
5:03		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
5:01		Matt Cross defensive rebound
4:40		Rahsool Diggins misses two point jump shot
4:38		Naithan George defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	57-64
4:32		Matt Cross shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-64
4:12		Keon Thompson misses two point layup
4:10		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
4:01	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	60-64
3:51		Baye Ndongo blocks Josh Cohen's two point layup
3:49		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
3:40	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup	62-64
3:40		Minutemen 30 second timeout
3:40		TV timeout
3:23		Baye Ndongo blocks Matt Cross's three point jump shot
3:21		Naithan George defensive rebound
3:21	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	64-64
3:14	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot	64-67
2:57	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	67-67
2:38		Josh Cohen misses two point jump shot
2:36		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	69-67
1:39		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
1:37		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
1:22		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Rahsool Diggins steals)
1:15		Rahsool Diggins misses three point jump shot
1:13		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
1:13		Jump ball. Baye Ndongo vs. Jayden Ndjigue (Jayden Ndjigue gains possession)
1:13		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Ndjigue steals)
1:12		Minutemen 60 second timeout
1:04		Rahsool Diggins turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
0:58		Yellow Jackets 60 second timeout
0:36		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
0:34		Keon Thompson defensive rebound
0:20		Josh Cohen turnover (bad pass) (Tyzhaun Claude steals)
0:15		Rahsool Diggins personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-67
0:15	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-67
0:10	+3	Rahsool Diggins makes three point jump shot (Keon Thompson assists)	71-70
0:10		Minutemen 30 second timeout
0:05		Josh Cohen personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-70
0:05	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-70
0:00		Robert Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:00		Minutemen offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Minutemen offensive rebound