Kelly ties career high with 7 3s in scoring 25 points and leading Georgia Tech over Hurricanes 80-76
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miles Kelly tied a career high with seven 3-pointers in scoring 25 points and Georgia Tech 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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Tafara Gapare vs. Norchad Omier (Hurricanes gains possession) | Â |
| 19:42 | | +3 | Norchad Omier makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:08 |  | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:06 | | Â | Hurricanes defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:10 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:08 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:00 | | +3 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists) | 8-11 |
| 16:42 | | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:40 | | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:24 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 11-11 |
| 16:14 | | Â | Tafara Gapare personal foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | Baye Ndongo blocks Matthew Cleveland's two point layup | Â |
| 16:10 | | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Tafara Gapare misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:00 | | Â | Bensley Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:58 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:43 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:36 | | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:15 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:54 | | Â | Norchad Omier misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:52 | | Â | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:31 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot | 14-11 |
| 14:10 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Hurricanes offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:55 | | +3 | Paul Djobet makes three point jump shot (Wooga Poplar assists) | 14-14 |
| 13:24 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:22 | | Â | Norchad Omier defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Norchad Omier assists) | 14-16 |
| 12:49 | | Â | Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:47 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:42 | | +2 | Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup | 16-16 |
| 12:21 | | +2 | Norchad Omier makes two point layup | 16-18 |
| 12:05 | | Â | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:50 | | Â | Wooga Poplar defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:39 | | Â | Paul Djobet turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals) | Â |
| 11:34 | | +2 | Miles Kelly makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists) | 18-18 |
| 11:15 | | Â | Bensley Joseph turnover (bad pass) (Miles Kelly steals) | Â |
| 11:09 | | +3 | Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists) | 21-18 |
| 10:51 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:24 | | Â | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:20 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:18 | | Â | Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Deebo Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Kyshawn George steals) | Â |
| 9:10 | | Â | Kyshawn George turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 8:50 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup | 24-24 |
| 8:19 | | Â | Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | Michael Nwoko defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:06 | | Â | Michael Nwoko misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:04 | | Â | Naithan George defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Tafara Gapare personal foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:00 | | Â | Wooga Poplar misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:58 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Wooga Poplar personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:40 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:38 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Cleveland steals) | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Naithan George shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) (Kyshawn George steals) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Miles Kelly shooting foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Bensley Joseph defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Norchad Omier draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Norchad Omier misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Bensley Joseph blocks Kyle Sturdivant's two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Paul Djobet misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:35 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Paul Djobet defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:29 | | Â | Hurricanes 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:05 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |