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Kelly ties career high with 7 3s in scoring 25 points and leading Georgia Tech over Hurricanes 80-76

AP
Feb 24, 2024

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miles Kelly tied a career high with seven 3-pointers in scoring 25 points and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets edged Miami 80-76 on Saturday.

Kelly was 7 of 11 from the arc with seven rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (12-16, 5-12 ACC), who won for just the second time in seven games.

Kowacie Reeves Jr. added 15 points and seven boards and Kyle Sturdivant had 10 points including four free throws over the final 40 seconds - the Yellow Jackets' only points over the final seven minutes when they saw a 13-point lead cut to 78-76 after Bensley Joseph's 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining.

Joseph and Kyshawn George hit four 3-pointers apiece in each scoring 16 points for Miami (15-13, 6-11), which has lost seven straight. Wooga Poplar added 14 points and seven rebounds and Matthew Cleveland scored 10 points. Norchad Omier, Miami's leading scorer and rebounder finished with seven points and six boards.

Georgia Tech tied a season high with 15 3s on 34 attempts. Miami made 13 of 36.

The Yellow Jackets committed six turnovers in the final four minutes and missed their final seven shots but after the Hurricanes got within three they went 1 of 7 over the final three minutes.

Tafara Gapare drove the lane for a dunk, Kelly hit a 3-pointer and Reeves had a transition dunk off a long bounce pass from Gapare that threaded the defense to open the second half as Georgia Tech outscored Miami 23-7 and lead by 12 midway through the period.

A 9-2 run capped by Poplar's 3-pointer with four minutes left gave Miami a lead the Hurricanes took into the half, up 49-45.

Miami is at No. 10 North Carolina on Monday. Georgia Tech is host to Florida State next Saturday.

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1st Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
45
MIA
Hurricanes
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tafara Gapare vs. Norchad Omier (Hurricanes gains possession)
19:42	+3	Norchad Omier makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	0-3
19:08		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
19:06		Hurricanes defensive rebound
18:51	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	0-6
18:37	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	2-6
18:23	+3	Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)	2-9
18:01	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	5-9
17:41	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	5-11
17:27		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (traveling)
17:10		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
17:08		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
17:00	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	8-11
16:42		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
16:40		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
16:24	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	11-11
16:14		Tafara Gapare personal foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul)
16:12		Baye Ndongo blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup
16:10		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
16:04		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
16:02		Kyshawn George defensive rebound
16:00		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
15:58		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
15:45		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
15:43		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
15:38		Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot
15:36		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
15:15		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:13		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
14:54		Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot
14:52		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
14:31	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot	14-11
14:10		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
14:08		Hurricanes offensive rebound
14:08		TV timeout
13:55	+3	Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists)	14-14
13:24		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:22		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
13:08	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)	14-16
12:49		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
12:47		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
12:42	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup	16-16
12:21	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup	16-18
12:05		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
12:03		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
11:52		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:50		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
11:39		Paul Djobet turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
11:34	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	18-18
11:15		Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals)
11:09	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	21-18
10:51		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
10:49		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
10:26		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
10:24		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
10:20		TV timeout
10:18		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
10:17		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
10:17		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
10:08	+2	Michael Nwoko makes two point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	21-20
9:57	+3	Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot (Deebo Coleman assists)	24-20
9:36	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	24-22
9:22		Deebo Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Kyshawn George steals)
9:10		Kyshawn George turnover (bad pass)
8:50		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
8:48		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
8:41		Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot
8:39		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
8:33	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	24-24
8:19		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
8:17		Michael Nwoko defensive rebound
8:06		Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot
8:04		Naithan George defensive rebound
7:56	+3	Deebo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	27-24
7:34	+3	Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	27-27
7:21	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	30-27
7:02		Tafara Gapare personal foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul)
7:02		TV timeout
7:00		Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot
6:58		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
6:46		Wooga Poplar personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
6:40		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
6:38		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
6:31	+3	Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	30-30
6:06	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	32-30
5:52	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	32-33
5:40	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot	35-33
5:26	+2	Kyshawn George makes two point layup	35-35
4:55		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
4:51		Naithan George shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
4:51		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
4:51	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-36
4:51	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-37
4:41		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) (Kyshawn George steals)
4:36	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point layup (Kyshawn George assists)	35-39
4:10	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	37-39
3:56	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Paul Djobet assists)	37-42
3:25	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	39-42
3:13		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul)
3:13		TV timeout
3:13	+1	Kyshawn George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-43
3:13	+1	Kyshawn George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-44
2:50		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
2:48		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
2:42		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
2:39		Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot
2:37		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
2:26	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	42-44
2:06	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point jump shot	42-46
1:45		Bensley Joseph blocks Kyle Sturdivant's two point jump shot
1:43		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
1:38	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	45-46
1:22	+3	Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot	45-49
1:01		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
0:59		Kyshawn George defensive rebound
0:52		Paul Djobet misses two point layup
0:50		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
0:35		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
0:33		Paul Djobet defensive rebound
0:29		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
0:05		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
0:03		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GT
Yellow Jackets
35
MIA
Hurricanes
27

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk	47-49
19:26		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
19:24		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
19:17	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot	50-49
18:57		Kyshawn George misses two point layup
18:55		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point dunk (Tafara Gapare assists)	52-49
18:37		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
18:35		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
18:26		Tafara Gapare personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
18:18		Bensley Joseph misses two point layup
18:16		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:03	+2	Miles Kelly makes two point layup	54-49
18:00		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
18:00		TV timeout
17:45		Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot
17:43		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:29		Naithan George turnover (bad pass)
17:01		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
16:59		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
16:52		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
16:50		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
16:46	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	54-51
16:22		Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot
16:20		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
16:02		Naithan George personal foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul)
15:46		Bensley Joseph misses two point layup
15:44		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	56-51
15:20	+3	Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)	56-54
14:58		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:56		Bensley Joseph defensive rebound
14:50		Tafara Gapare blocks Bensley Joseph's two point layup
14:48		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:26	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists)	58-54
14:06		Miles Kelly personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
14:06		TV timeout
13:58		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
13:56		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
13:49	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point jump shot	60-54
13:49		Kyshawn George shooting foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
13:49	+1	Deebo Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-54
13:27		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
13:25		Wooga Poplar offensive rebound
13:23		Tafara Gapare personal foul (Wooga Poplar draws the foul)
13:15	+2	Norchad Omier makes two point layup (Paul Djobet assists)	61-56
12:59	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	64-56
12:37		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
12:35		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
12:29		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
12:27		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
12:19		Jump ball. Norchad Omier vs. Tyzhaun Claude (Hurricanes gains possession)
12:15		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul)
12:15		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:15		Norchad Omier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:15		Deebo Coleman defensive rebound
11:58		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:56		Deebo Coleman offensive rebound
11:54		Paul Djobet personal foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:36	+2	Deebo Coleman makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	66-56
11:07		Christian Watson misses three point jump shot
11:05		Paul Djobet offensive rebound
10:55		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
10:53		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
10:37		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
10:35		Christian Watson defensive rebound
10:28		Norchad Omier misses two point layup
10:26		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
10:18		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
10:16		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
10:06		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
10:04		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
10:02	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot	68-56
9:59		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
9:49		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
9:47		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
9:35		Bensley Joseph personal foul (Deebo Coleman draws the foul)
9:26		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:24		Norchad Omier defensive rebound
9:09	+2	Christian Watson makes two point layup	68-58
9:09		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Christian Watson draws the foul)
9:09		Christian Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:09		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
9:08		Wooga Poplar personal foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
8:49	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	71-58
8:28		Miles Kelly personal foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul)
8:28		Kyshawn George misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:28		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
8:09		Kyshawn George personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
7:54		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
7:52		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Wooga Poplar makes three point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	71-61
7:32	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	73-61
7:16	+2	Wooga Poplar makes two point layup	73-63
7:04	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	76-63
6:46	+2	Christian Watson makes two point layup (Bensley Joseph assists)	76-65
6:16		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
6:14		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
5:55		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
5:53		Naithan George defensive rebound
5:37		Kyshawn George blocks Miles Kelly's two point layup
5:35		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
5:30		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
5:28		Kyshawn George defensive rebound
5:23	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Christian Watson assists)	76-68
5:23		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
5:23		TV timeout
5:13		Yellow Jackets turnover (10-second violation)
5:05		Jump ball. Kyshawn George vs. Miles Kelly (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
5:05		Kyshawn George turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
4:38		Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot
4:36		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
4:28		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
4:26		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
4:09		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball)
3:46		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Christian Watson draws the foul)
3:45		TV timeout
3:45	+1	Christian Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-69
3:45		Christian Watson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:43		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:37		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Kyshawn George steals)
3:31		Christian Watson misses three point jump shot
3:29		Kyshawn George offensive rebound
3:19	+2	Bensley Joseph makes two point layup	76-71
3:06		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals)
3:03		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
3:01		Hurricanes offensive rebound
2:55	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Bensley Joseph assists)	76-73
2:36		Bensley Joseph personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
2:20		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
2:18		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
2:14		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
2:12		Wooga Poplar defensive rebound
1:54		Christian Watson misses two point jump shot
1:52		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
1:37		Bensley Joseph blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
1:35		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
1:32		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball)
1:19		Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot
1:17		Naithan George defensive rebound
1:06		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:49		Miles Kelly turnover (lost ball) (Kyshawn George steals)
0:44		Christian Watson turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals)
0:41		Kyshawn George personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-73
0:41	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-73
0:31		Wooga Poplar misses three point jump shot
0:29		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
0:23		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
0:21		Norchad Omier offensive rebound
0:17	+3	Bensley Joseph makes three point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists)	78-76
0:16		Hurricanes 60 second timeout
0:11		Kyshawn George personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-76
0:11	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-76
0:05		Wooga Poplar misses two point layup
0:03		Kyshawn George offensive rebound
0:02		Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot
0:00		Hurricanes offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Hurricanes offensive rebound