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