Ndongo helps Georgia Tech hold off Hawaii 73-68 in Diamond Head Classic semifinal
HONOLULU (AP) Freshman Baye Ndongo scored a season-best 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Georgia Tech hold off Hawaii 73-68 at the Diamond Head Classic on Friday night.
The Yellow Jackets (8-3) advance to play Nevada in the championship game on Sunday. The Rainbow Warriors (8-3) and TCU will play for third place earlier Sunday.
Ndongo sank 10 of 12 shots and notched his second double-double, taking over down the stretch for Georgia Tech.
A 3-pointer by Naithan George gave the Yellow Jackets their largest lead at 52-31 with 16:24 left to play. Matthue Cotton answered with a 3-pointer for Hawaii, sparking a 19-0 run. Harry Rouhliadeff hit a 3-pointer to cap the surge, pulling the Rainbow Warriors within 52-50 with 9:04 remaining.
George hit one of two free throws to end the run, but Hawaii kept coming and took a 59-58 lead on two free throws by Bernardo da Silva at the 4:35 mark. Ndongo answered with back-to-back layups and scored eight of the next 10 points for the Yellow Jackets to keep the Rainbow Warriors at bay.
George and Miles Kelly added 14 points apiece for Georgia Tech.
JoVon McClanahan finished with 19 points and eight assists to pace Hawaii. Da Silva scored 17, while Justin McKoy pitched in with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Ndongo scored 12 points on 6-for-7 shooting to lead Georgia Tech to a 43-27 lead at halftime.
Hawaii won the annual tournament it hosts last season, beating SMU in the championship game on a 3-pointer by McClanahan at the buzzer.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Rainbow Warriors gains possession) | Â |
| 19:46 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals) | Â |
| 19:30 |  | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | | Â | Bernardo da Silva misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 19:06 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:47 | | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | | Â | Noel Coleman misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:23 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | Justin McKoy shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:18 | | Â | Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 18:18 | | +1 | Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | | +3 | JoVon McClanahan makes three point jump shot (Noel Coleman assists) | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | | Â | Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Bernardo da Silva steals) | Â |
| 17:26 | | Â | Matthue Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:11 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists) | 8-3 |
| 16:52 | | Â | Tafara Gapare blocks Bernardo da Silva's two point layup | Â |
| 16:50 | | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:41 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 10-3 |
| 16:17 | | +3 | JoVon McClanahan makes three point jump shot (Bernardo da Silva assists) | 10-6 |
| 16:17 | | Â | Tafara Gapare shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:17 | | +1 | JoVon McClanahan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-7 |
| 15:57 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Miles Kelly assists) | 12-7 |
| 15:38 | | +2 | Bernardo da Silva makes two point hook shot | 12-9 |
| 15:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Tafara Gapare misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:14 | | Â | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:58 | | Â | Justin McKoy defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:44 | | +2 | Bernardo da Silva makes two point layup (JoVon McClanahan assists) | 12-11 |
| 14:19 | | +2 | Miles Kelly makes two point layup | 14-11 |
| 13:54 | | Â | Noel Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:36 | | Â | Deebo Coleman offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:24 | | Â | Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:22 | | Â | Noel Coleman defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:59 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:57 | | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:52 | | +2 | Tafara Gapare makes two point jump shot | 16-11 |
| 12:40 | | Â | Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Bernardo da Silva draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:40 | | Â | Bernardo da Silva misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:40 | | +1 | Bernardo da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-12 |
| 12:22 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude offensive foul | Â |
| 12:22 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Tafara Gapare blocks Harry Rouhliadeff's three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | Harry Rouhliadeff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:12 | | +2 | Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup | 18-12 |
| 10:49 | | Â | Harry Rouhliadeff offensive foul | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Harry Rouhliadeff turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:33 | | +3 | Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 21-12 |
| 10:21 | | Â | Tafara Gapare blocks Justin McKoy's three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:19 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:13 | | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Naithan George offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:01 | | +2 | Tyzhaun Claude makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 23-12 |
| 9:59 | | Â | Rainbow Warriors 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:29 | | +2 | Mor Seck makes two point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists) | 23-14 |
| 9:14 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:44 | | +2 | Mor Seck makes two point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists) | 23-16 |
| 8:15 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup | 25-16 |
| 7:55 | | Â | Matthue Cotton misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:40 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:38 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:37 | | Â | Mor Seck blocks Tyzhaun Claude's two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Mor Seck defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:23 | | +3 | Justin McKoy makes three point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists) | 25-19 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point layup | 27-19 |
| 6:50 | | Â | Ryan Rapp misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:40 | | Â | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | Â |
| 6:40 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:25 | | +2 | Tafara Gapare makes two point layup | 29-19 |
| 6:12 | | Â | Justin McKoy misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Bernardo da Silva personal foul | Â |
| 5:59 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:59 | | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-19 |
| 5:59 | | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-19 |
| 5:35 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Bernardo da Silva offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Matthue Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:27 | | Â | Bernardo da Silva offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:14 | | +2 | JoVon McClanahan makes two point jump shot | 31-21 |
| 5:01 | | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Bernardo da Silva defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:33 | | +2 | JoVon McClanahan makes two point layup | 31-23 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot | 33-23 |
| 3:41 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:39 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:36 | | Â | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | Matthue Cotton defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:29 | | +3 | Justin McKoy makes three point jump shot (JoVon McClanahan assists) | 33-26 |
| 3:05 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:54 | | Â | Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Noel Coleman defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Noel Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Deebo Coleman defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | Matthue Cotton personal foul | Â |
| 2:10 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point hook shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 35-26 |
| 1:53 | | Â | Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Justin McKoy draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Justin McKoy misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:53 | | +1 | Justin McKoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-27 |
| 1:40 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:38 | | Â | Justin McKoy defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:28 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:26 | | Â | Deebo Coleman defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:20 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 38-27 |
| 1:06 | | Â | Juan Munoz misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:04 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:54 | | +3 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 41-27 |
| 0:39 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 43-27 |
| 0:04 | | Â | Baye Ndongo shooting foul (JoVon McClanahan draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | JoVon McClanahan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |