Florida State builds big first-half lead, beats Georgia Tech 82-71 behind Jackson's 14 points
AP
Jan 04, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Chandler Jackson scored 14 points to lead four in double figures, and Florida State Seminoles jumped out early and beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 82-71 on Wednesday night.
Jamir Watkins added 11 points, and Darin Green Jr. and Primo Spears each scored 10 for Florida State (7-6, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has won six consecutive home games against Georgia Tech (8-5, 1-1).
Miles Kelly scored 20 points and Kowacie Reeves chipped in 18 to lead the Yellow Jackets.
Florida State opened on a 17-7 run and built a 32-19 advantage at the break. Jackson led with nine first-half points. Kelly was the only player for Georgia Tech with more than one field goal in the first half, scoring five points that included a 3-pointer, while six others added 14 points on 6-of-25 shooting from the floor.
A 7-2 spurt to open the second half stretched the Seminoles’ lead to 17 points, their largest of the game. Kelly scored five points and Dallan Coleman made a 3 during an 8-0 surge that pulled the Yellow Jackets to 51-43 with 10:15 to play. They trailed by double digits for all but the last 45 seconds when they closed within 76-69.
Georgia Tech returns home for the first time in five games with a matchup against Boston College on Saturday.
Florida State hosts Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
19
FSU
Seminoles
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:30
Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
19:28
Jalen Warley defensive rebound
19:19
De'Ante Green misses two point jump shot
19:17
Jamir Watkins offensive rebound
18:59
Jalen Warley misses two point layup
18:57
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:56
De'Ante Green personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
18:33
+3
Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)
3-0
18:08
Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
18:06
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:50
Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Baba Miller steals)
17:25
Baye Ndongo blocks Jamir Watkins's two point layup
17:23
Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
17:19
Jalen Warley blocks Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s two point layup
17:17
Naithan George offensive rebound
17:11
Naithan George misses two point layup
17:09
De'Ante Green defensive rebound
17:08
Naithan George personal foul
17:01
+3
Jalen Warley makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)
3-3
16:44
Miles Kelly misses two point layup
16:42
Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
16:34
Jamir Watkins offensive foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
16:34
Jamir Watkins turnover (offensive foul)
16:15
Ibrahima Sacko turnover (out of bounds)
16:04
+3
Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamir Watkins assists)
3-6
15:48
Naithan George misses two point jump shot
15:46
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
15:44
TV timeout
15:37
Kyle Sturdivant misses three point stepback jump shot
15:35
Jalen Warley defensive rebound
15:25
Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:23
Taylor Bol Bowen offensive rebound
15:03
Taylor Bol Bowen turnover (shot clock violation)
14:40
Tyzhaun Claude turnover (lost ball) (Jaylan Gainey steals)
14:29
Taylor Bol Bowen misses three point jump shot
14:27
Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
14:19
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:17
Jaylan Gainey defensive rebound
14:08
Tyzhaun Claude personal foul (Jaylan Gainey draws the foul)
14:06
Darin Green Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:04
Taylor Bol Bowen offensive rebound
14:02
+2
Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point layup
3-8
13:41
Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) (Darin Green Jr. steals)
13:29
+2
Primo Spears makes two point jump shot
3-10
13:02
+2
Tyzhaun Claude makes two point reverse layup (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)
5-10
12:46
+2
Chandler Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot
5-12
12:16
+2
Deebo Coleman makes two point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)
7-12
11:53
Chandler Jackson misses two point jump shot
11:51
Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
11:36
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
11:34
Primo Spears defensive rebound
11:32
Tyzhaun Claude personal foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
11:32
TV timeout
11:11
Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
11:09
Baba Miller offensive rebound
11:03
Baba Miller turnover (bad pass) (Deebo Coleman steals)
10:44
Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
10:42
Cam Corhen defensive rebound
10:25
Chandler Jackson misses three point jump shot
10:23
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
10:16
Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
10:14
Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
10:10
Baye Ndongo misses two point dunk
10:08
Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
10:02
+3
Chandler Jackson makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)
7-15
9:38
Baba Miller personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
9:28
Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (traveling)
9:05
Jamir Watkins misses two point jump shot
9:03
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:57
Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
8:55
Primo Spears defensive rebound
8:49
Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
8:48
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
8:48
Jamir Watkins personal foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
8:36
De'Ante Green personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
8:22
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:20
Baba Miller defensive rebound
8:05
Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
8:03
Jaylan Gainey offensive rebound
7:55
+2
Baba Miller makes two point dunk
7-17
7:55
Miles Kelly shooting foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
7:55
TV timeout
7:55
Baba Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:55
Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
7:31
+2
Miles Kelly makes two point layup
9-17
7:23
Tom House turnover (out of bounds)
7:19
Naithan George misses three point jump shot
7:17
Jaylan Gainey defensive rebound
7:03
Ibrahima Sacko shooting foul (Jaylan Gainey draws the foul)
7:03
+1
Jaylan Gainey makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-18
7:03
+1
Jaylan Gainey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-19
6:51
Ibrahima Sacko misses three point jump shot
6:49
Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound
6:42
Darin Green Jr. turnover (Baye Ndongo steals)
6:34
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point dunk
11-19
6:33
Baba Miller shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
6:33
+1
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-19
6:12
+2
Jaylan Gainey makes two point hook shot
12-21
6:01
Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Warley steals)
5:55
Jalen Warley misses two point layup
5:53
Tom House offensive rebound
5:47
Tom House misses three point jump shot
5:45
Naithan George defensive rebound
5:40
Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
5:38
Jaylan Gainey defensive rebound
5:27
+3
Tom House makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)
12-24
5:04
+2
Naithan George makes two point jump shot
14-24
4:38
Jalen Warley misses two point layup
4:36
Naithan George defensive rebound
4:31
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:29
Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
4:21
Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
4:19
Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
4:19
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point layup
16-24
4:19
Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
4:19
+1
Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 1
17-24
4:07
+2
Cam Corhen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Primo Spears assists)
17-26
3:30
Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
3:28
Chandler Jackson defensive rebound
3:19
Primo Spears misses three point jump shot
3:17
Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:16
TV timeout
2:58
Taylor Bol Bowen personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
2:58
Naithan George misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:58
Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound
2:49
Tyzhaun Claude personal foul (Cam Corhen draws the foul)
2:46
+2
Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot
17-28
2:17
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
2:15
Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
2:10
Naithan George misses three point jump shot
2:08
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
2:08
Primo Spears personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
2:08
Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:08
Taylor Bol Bowen defensive rebound
1:53
Primo Spears misses two point pullup jump shot
1:51
Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
1:35
Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
1:33
Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
1:19
+2
Tafara Gapare makes two point layup
19-28
1:02
+2
Taylor Bol Bowen makes two point jump shot
19-30
0:34
Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Taylor Bol Bowen steals)
0:02
Primo Spears misses two point jump shot
0:01
Cam Corhen offensive rebound
0:01
+2
Cam Corhen makes two point layup
19-32
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
52
FSU
Seminoles
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
19:41
Jalen Warley offensive rebound
19:38
Jalen Warley misses two point layup
19:36
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
19:17
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup
21-32
18:45
Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Jalen Warley's two point jump shot
18:43
Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
18:38
Jamir Watkins shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
18:38
Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:38
+1
Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-32
18:18
+2
De'Ante Green makes two point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)
22-34
17:57
Miles Kelly misses two point layup
17:55
Seminoles defensive rebound
17:44
Ibrahima Sacko personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
17:44
+2
Darin Green Jr. makes two point jump shot (Chandler Jackson assists)
22-36
17:43
Ibrahima Sacko personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
17:34
+2
Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot
22-38
17:27
Baye Ndongo turnover (Chandler Jackson steals)
17:24
Miles Kelly personal foul (Josh Nickelberry draws the foul)
17:24
Josh Nickelberry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:24
+1
Josh Nickelberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-39
17:04
Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass)
16:45
Jalen Warley misses two point jump shot
16:43
Naithan George defensive rebound
16:39
+2
Naithan George makes two point layup
24-39
16:21
De'Ante Green misses three point jump shot
16:19
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
16:11
+2
Miles Kelly makes two point layup
26-39
15:50
De'Ante Green turnover (bad pass) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
15:35
Baba Miller shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
15:35
TV timeout
15:35
Naithan George misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:35
+1
Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2
27-39
15:16
Deebo Coleman personal foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
15:10
+3
Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot
27-42
14:53
+2
Deebo Coleman makes two point pullup jump shot
29-42
14:30
+2
Primo Spears makes two point pullup jump shot
29-44
13:59
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
31-44
13:49
Primo Spears turnover (bad pass)
13:44
Darin Green Jr. shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
13:44
Seminoles 30 second timeout
13:44
+1
Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-44
13:44
+1
Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-44
13:34
+2
Primo Spears makes two point jump shot (Darin Green Jr. assists)
33-46
13:13
+2
Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Tafara Gapare assists)
35-46
12:48
+3
Jamir Watkins makes three point jump shot (Taylor Bol Bowen assists)
35-49
12:32
Primo Spears personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
12:14
Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
12:12
Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
12:01
Cam Corhen turnover (3-second violation)
11:35
Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
11:33
Seminoles defensive rebound
11:33
TV timeout
11:25
+2
Chandler Jackson makes two point jump shot
35-51
11:11
+3
Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
38-51
10:54
Baba Miller misses three point stepback jump shot
10:52
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
10:39
+3
Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
41-51
10:20
Primo Spears turnover (bad pass)
10:15
+2
Miles Kelly makes two point layup
43-51
9:53
Baba Miller misses two point layup
9:51
Cam Corhen offensive rebound
9:49
+2
Cam Corhen makes two point layup
43-53
9:28
Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
9:26
Seminoles defensive rebound
9:14
Chandler Jackson turnover (lost ball)
9:04
Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
9:02
Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
8:58
Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
8:48
+2
Baba Miller makes two point layup
43-55
8:28
Jalen Warley shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
8:28
+1
Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-55
8:28
+1
Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-55
8:13
Cam Corhen misses two point layup
8:11
Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
8:02
Naithan George misses three point jump shot
8:00
Cam Corhen defensive rebound
7:51
+2
Jamir Watkins makes two point layup
45-57
7:51
Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
7:51
TV timeout
7:51
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1
45-58
7:34
Cam Corhen shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
7:34
Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:34
+1
Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
46-58
7:18
Jamir Watkins misses three point jump shot
7:16
Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:08
Darin Green Jr. shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
7:08
+1
Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-58
7:08
Kyle Sturdivant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:06
Seminoles defensive rebound
6:49
+2
Baba Miller makes two point layup (Jalen Warley assists)
47-60
6:20
Naithan George misses three point jump shot
6:18
Jamir Watkins defensive rebound
6:13
Jamir Watkins turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
6:07
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)
49-60
6:07
Cam Corhen shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
6:07
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:07
Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound
5:42
+2
Jalen Warley makes two point layup
49-62
5:18
+2
Miles Kelly makes two point layup
51-62
5:04
+2
Baba Miller makes two point jump shot
51-64
4:48
+3
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
54-64
4:29
+2
Darin Green Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot
54-66
4:19
+3
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Naithan George assists)
57-66
4:17
Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
4:17
TV timeout
4:04
Darin Green Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot
4:02
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
3:54
Taylor Bol Bowen shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
3:54
Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:54
Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:54
Jaylan Gainey defensive rebound
3:53
Baye Ndongo personal foul (Jaylan Gainey draws the foul)
3:33
+2
Primo Spears makes two point jump shot
57-68
3:19
+3
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)
60-68
3:02
Miles Kelly personal foul (Chandler Jackson draws the foul)
3:02
+1
Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-69
3:02
+1
Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-70
2:50
Jamir Watkins personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
2:50
Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:50
+1
Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
61-70
2:46
Jamir Watkins turnover (out of bounds)
2:28
Baye Ndongo misses three point jump shot
2:26
Baba Miller defensive rebound
1:57
+3
Darin Green Jr. makes three point jump shot (Primo Spears assists)
61-73
1:44
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:42
Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
1:39
+2
Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup
63-73
1:39
Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
1:32
Baye Ndongo personal foul (Jamir Watkins draws the foul)
1:32
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-74
1:32
+1
Jamir Watkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-75
1:27
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:25
Seminoles defensive rebound
1:17
Jamir Watkins turnover (double dribble)
1:10
Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
1:08
Miles Kelly offensive rebound
1:07
Darin Green Jr. shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
1:07
Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:07
+1
Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
64-75
1:04
Kowacie Reeves Jr. personal foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
1:04
Primo Spears misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:04
Miles Kelly defensive rebound
0:59
+3
Miles Kelly makes three point pullup jump shot
67-75
0:55
Seminoles 60 second timeout
0:53
Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Chandler Jackson draws the foul)
0:53
Chandler Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53
+1
Chandler Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-76
0:46
+2
Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot
69-76
0:41
Seminoles 30 second timeout
0:38
Baye Ndongo personal foul (Jalen Warley draws the foul)
0:38
+1
Jalen Warley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
69-77
0:38
+1
Jalen Warley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
69-78
0:33
Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Darin Green Jr. steals)
0:30
+2
Jalen Warley makes two point dunk (Chandler Jackson assists)
69-80
0:26
Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:24
Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound
0:13
Kowacie Reeves Jr. personal foul (Primo Spears draws the foul)
0:13
+1
Primo Spears makes regular free throw 1 of 2
69-81
0:13
+1
Primo Spears makes regular free throw 2 of 2
69-82
0:04
Jalen Warley shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
