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Georgia Tech finishes strong, knocks off Syracuse 65-60

AP
Feb 17, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Kyle Sturdivant scored 17 points, Miles Kelly and Baye Ndongo both had double-doubles and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated Syracuse Orange 65-60 on Saturday.

Ndongo scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds; Kelly had 16 and 10. Tafare Gapare scored 10 for the Yellow Jackets (11-15, 4-11 ACC).

A 12-2 run in which Sturdivant scored eight points put Georgia Tech up 48-38 with about 12 minutes left in the second half. JJ Starling scored six points and Syracuse soon closed the gap to 50-46. The Orange tied it at 52 on a layup by Kyle Cuffe Jr. and later took a one-point lead on a 3-pointer by Chris Bell.

Sturdivant came through with a 3-pointer for the Yellow Jackets and they did not give up the lead despite going 2 for 8 from the field over the final 4 1/2 minutes. Kelly made a layup and his free throw finished the three-point play for a 62-58 Georgia Tech lead with 31 seconds left. Judah Mintz made a pair for Syracuse, getting the Orange within two with 26 seconds left.

Sturdivant made a free throw with 21 seconds left. He missed the second try but Kelly got the rebound, was fouled and made a pair for the five-point lead. The Orange missed twice in the final 10 seconds, leaving them 0-for-6 in the final 5:50.

Starling scored 18 points and Mintz added 14 for Syracuse (16-10, 7-8). Maliq Brown had six points, eight rebounds, five steals and two assists.

Georgia Tech led in rebounding 49-28.

Syracuse took an early 9-2 lead but Georgia Tech rallied and tied it at 21 on a jumper by Ndongo that started a 13-2 stretch, giving them a 32-23 lead with 3 minutes to go in the half. A three-point play by Starling and a couple of layups from Mintz got Syracuse within two points before Gapare scored to give Georgia Tech a 34-30 halftime lead.

Syracuse, which was coming off a victory over No. 7 North Carolina, plays at North Carolina State on Tuesday.

Georgia Tech hosts Clemson on Wednesday.

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
30
GT
Yellow Jackets
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Orange gains possession)
19:29	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:13		Justin Taylor shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
19:13	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
19:13	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
19:00		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
18:58		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
18:45		Naithan George misses two point layup
18:43		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
18:27		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
18:27		J.J. Starling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:27	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
18:11		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Chris Bell steals)
17:58		Naithan George personal foul
17:52	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Justin Taylor assists)	6-2
17:35		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
17:33		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
17:25		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
17:23		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:08		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:06		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
16:58		Tafara Gapare blocks Judah Mintz's two point layup
16:56		J.J. Starling offensive rebound
16:53	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot	9-2
16:33		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
16:31		Chris Bell defensive rebound
16:26		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
16:24		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
16:15	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	9-5
15:46		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
15:44		Naithan George defensive rebound
15:29		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
15:27		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
15:23		Chris Bell personal foul
15:23		TV timeout
15:21		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
15:19		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
15:18		Jump ball. (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
15:16		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
15:12		Justin Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
15:04		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
15:02		Chris Bell defensive rebound
14:42		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
14:40		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
14:28		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Quadir Copeland steals)
14:21	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Judah Mintz assists)	11-5
14:07	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	11-8
13:44		Maliq Brown turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahima Sacko steals)
13:35	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	11-10
13:18	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot (Chris Bell assists)	13-10
13:00		Maliq Brown personal foul
12:51		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
12:49		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
12:39		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
12:37		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
12:29		Chris Bell blocks Tyzhaun Claude's two point layup
12:27		Orange defensive rebound
12:03		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:01		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
11:53	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	13-12
11:22	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists)	16-12
11:09	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point dunk	16-14
10:44		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
10:42		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
10:35	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot	16-17
10:28		Orange 30 second timeout
10:28		TV timeout
10:05	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	18-17
9:52		Quadir Copeland personal foul
9:43		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:41		Chris Bell defensive rebound
9:22		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
9:20		Kyle Cuffe Jr. offensive rebound
9:16	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point putback dunk	20-17
9:08		Maliq Brown blocks Kowacie Reeves Jr.'s two point layup
9:06		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
9:03		Kowacie Reeves Jr. personal foul
9:02		Chris Bell turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
8:57	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	20-19
8:37		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul
8:35		Judah Mintz turnover (bad pass) (Ibrahima Sacko steals)
8:31		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
8:27		Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
8:27	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-19
8:27		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:27		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:15		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
8:13		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
8:03		Ibrahima Sacko blocks Kyle Cuffe Jr.'s three point jump shot
8:01		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
7:33		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:31		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
7:24		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
7:22		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
7:18		Judah Mintz personal foul
7:18		TV timeout
7:03		Chris Bell personal foul
6:54		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
6:52		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
6:47	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	21-21
6:22		Quadir Copeland misses three point jump shot
6:20		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
5:54		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
5:35		Quadir Copeland turnover (lost ball)
5:16		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:14		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
5:14		Justin Taylor personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-22
5:14	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-23
4:46		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
4:44		Naithan George defensive rebound
4:38		Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-24
4:38	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-25
4:27		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
4:25		Justin Taylor offensive rebound
4:15	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	23-25
3:58	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	23-27
3:35		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
3:33		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup (Miles Kelly assists)	23-29
3:26		Orange 30 second timeout
3:26		TV timeout
3:10		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
3:08		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
3:01	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Tafara Gapare assists)	23-32
2:45		Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot
2:43		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
2:34		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (bad pass) (J.J. Starling steals)
2:30	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup	25-32
2:30		Kowacie Reeves Jr. shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
2:30	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-32
2:17		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball)
2:17		Naithan George personal foul
2:17		Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:17		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
2:03		Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass) (Quadir Copeland steals)
1:53		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
1:51		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
1:36		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
1:31	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	28-32
1:28		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
1:17		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Chris Bell steals)
1:11	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup (Chris Bell assists)	30-32
0:56		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
0:54		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
0:45		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
0:43		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
0:29	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	30-34
0:02		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
0:00		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
30
GT
Yellow Jackets
31

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Naithan George personal foul
19:44		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
19:44	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-34
19:44	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-34
19:20		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
19:18		Orange defensive rebound
19:18		Baye Ndongo personal foul
19:06	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup	34-34
18:43	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	34-36
18:29	+2	Justin Taylor makes two point jump shot	36-36
18:19		Judah Mintz personal foul
18:09		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
18:07		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
17:59		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals)
17:49		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
17:47		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:35	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot	36-38
17:19		Justin Taylor misses two point jump shot
17:17		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
17:08		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
17:06		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
16:57		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
16:55		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
16:40		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
16:38		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
16:22		Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot
16:20		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
15:59	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	36-41
15:27		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
15:25		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
15:14	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	36-43
15:14		Orange 30 second timeout
15:14		TV timeout
15:02		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
15:00		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
14:36	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	36-45
14:17	+2	Judah Mintz makes two point layup	38-45
14:00		TV timeout
13:44		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:42		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
13:24		Quadir Copeland misses two point layup
13:22		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
13:14		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
13:12		Chris Bell defensive rebound
13:01		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
12:59		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
12:46		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
12:44		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
12:40		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul
12:30		Quadir Copeland misses three point jump shot
12:28		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
12:06		Quadir Copeland personal foul
11:57	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot	38-48
11:24		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
11:24		TV timeout
11:24	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-48
11:24	+1	Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-48
11:11		Ibrahima Sacko misses two point layup
11:09		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
11:05		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:03		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
10:58	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	42-48
10:37		Carter Murphy misses three point jump shot
10:35		Orange defensive rebound
10:35		Tyzhaun Claude personal foul
10:22		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
10:20		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
10:16	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup (Maliq Brown assists)	44-48
9:59	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Tafara Gapare assists)	44-50
9:35	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point jump shot	46-50
9:18		Tafara Gapare turnover (bad pass)
8:57		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
8:55		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
8:42		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
8:40		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
8:36		Maliq Brown turnover (lost ball) (Tafara Gapare steals)
8:29	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup	46-52
8:10	+2	Quadir Copeland makes two point layup	48-52
7:48		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
7:46		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
7:26		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
7:24		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
7:13		Maliq Brown personal foul
7:13		TV timeout
7:01		Tafara Gapare misses two point jump shot
6:59		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
6:45	+2	Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Quadir Copeland assists)	50-52
6:27		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
6:22	+2	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes two point layup (J.J. Starling assists)	52-52
6:12	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	52-54
5:52	+3	Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)	55-54
5:37		Maliq Brown personal foul
5:35		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:33		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
5:28		Quadir Copeland turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
5:18		Naithan George turnover (bad pass)
5:18		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
5:04		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
5:02		Ibrahima Sacko defensive rebound
4:53	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot	55-57
4:26		Ibrahima Sacko personal foul
4:26	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-57
4:26	+1	Maliq Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-57
4:09		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:07		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
4:02		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
4:00		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
3:55		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
3:54		Quadir Copeland defensive rebound
3:54		Kowacie Reeves Jr. personal foul
3:54		TV timeout
3:54		Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:54		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
3:27		Tyzhaun Claude misses two point layup
3:25		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
3:25		Jump ball. (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
3:16	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	57-59
3:16		Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
3:16		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:16		Judah Mintz defensive rebound
2:56		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:54		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
2:33		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:31		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
2:16		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (bad pass) (Judah Mintz steals)
2:11		Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Kyle Cuffe Jr. draws the foul)
2:11	+1	Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
2:11		Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
1:55		Official timeout
1:55		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (bad pass)
1:29		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
1:27		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
1:14		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:12		Chris Bell defensive rebound
0:59		Judah Mintz misses two point layup
0:57		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
0:57		Maliq Brown personal foul
0:31	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	58-61
0:31		Maliq Brown shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-62
0:26		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-62
0:26	+1	Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-62
0:23		Quadir Copeland personal foul
0:23	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
0:23		Kyle Sturdivant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
0:18		J.J. Starling personal foul
0:18	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
0:18	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
0:18		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:12		Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot
0:10		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
0:07		Baye Ndongo turnover (traveling)
0:04		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
0:02		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tafara Gapare defensive rebound