Ndongo hits floater with 0.4 seconds left, Georgia Tech withstands Wake Forest's rally for 70-69 win
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Miles Kelly scored 19 points, Baye Ndongo made a game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds left and Georgia Tech held off Wake Forest for a 70-69 victory on Tuesday night.
Ndongo caught an inbounds pass with 3.8 left and drove to the basket, swishing a high-arching shot from the right side of the lane. Wake Forest turned it over as time ran out for its first loss at home this season.
Georgia Tech (14-16, 7-12 ACC) avenged an 80-51 home loss to Wake Forest on Feb. 6 and has won three straight and four of its last five games.
Kelly was 7-of-11 shooting and made five of Georgia Tech’s 10 3-pointers. Naithan George added 16 points and Tafara Gapare scored 11. Ndongo finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.
Hunter Sallis scored 22 points to lead Wake Forest (18-12, 10-9), which has lost three consecutive and five of its last seven games. Cameron Hildreth added 17 points, Kevin Miller had 12 and Efton Reid III chipped in with 11.
Georgia Tech opened on a 21-4 run. Kelly made four 3-pointers and scored 12 points, and George added 10 points to help the Yellow Jackets build a 40-26 halftime lead. Four others each hit a 3 for the Yellow Jackets as they shot 57% (16 of 28) overall in the first half.
Hildreth scored 11 points during a 15-4 run to pull Wake Forest to 52-51 with 9:11 remaining. Georgia Tech pushed the advantage to 68-60 with 2:12 left, but Reid's 3-pointer followed by four points from Miller made it 68-67 with 37 seconds left.
Wake Forest took its only lead, 69-68, on a Sallis jumper with 18 seconds left.
Georgia Tech travels to Virginia and Wake Forest hosts Clemson in regular-season finales on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Tafara Gapare vs. Efton Reid III (Demon Deacons gains possession) | ||
| 19:32 | | Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot | ||
| 19:30 |  | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | ||
| 19:02 | | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:00 | | Tafara Gapare offensive rebound | ||
| 18:52 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Tafara Gapare assists) | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:38 | | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | ||
| 18:23 | | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:21 | | Naithan George offensive rebound | ||
| 18:17 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists) | 6-0 |
| 18:17 | | Demon Deacons 30 second timeout | ||
| 18:04 | | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:02 | | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | ||
| 17:50 | | +3 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tafara Gapare assists) | 9-0 |
| 17:25 | | Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:23 | | Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 17:14 | | Tafara Gapare offensive foul | ||
| 17:14 | | Tafara Gapare turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 16:55 | | Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:43 | | +3 | Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot (Miles Kelly assists) | 12-0 |
| 16:25 | | Kevin Miller turnover (lost ball) (Miles Kelly steals) | ||
| 16:21 | | Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 16:01 | | Hunter Sallis turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals) | ||
| 15:56 | | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:45 | | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:43 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 15:35 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 14-0 |
| 15:21 | | Baye Ndongo personal foul | ||
| 15:14 | | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:12 | | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | ||
| 14:56 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point jump shot | 14-2 |
| 14:50 | | Tafara Gapare misses two point layup | ||
| 14:48 | | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | ||
| 14:46 | | +2 | Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup | 16-2 |
| 14:40 | | Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | ||
| 14:40 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-3 |
| 14:40 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-4 |
| 14:23 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 18-4 |
| 13:51 | | Andrew Carr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:49 | | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | ||
| 13:47 | | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:45 | | Miles Kelly defensive rebound | ||
| 13:39 | | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:37 | | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | ||
| 13:28 | | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:26 | | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | ||
| 13:05 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Tyzhaun Claude assists) | 21-4 |
| 12:39 | | Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Matthew Marsh draws the foul) | ||
| 12:39 | | Matthew Marsh misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 12:39 | | +1 | Matthew Marsh makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-5 |
| 12:26 | | Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 12:14 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot | 21-7 |
| 11:52 | | Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Demon Deacons defensive rebound | ||
| 11:49 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:33 | | Kevin Miller turnover (bad pass) (Deebo Coleman steals) | ||
| 11:27 | | +2 | Deebo Coleman makes two point layup | 23-7 |
| 11:10 | | Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Kevin Miller personal foul | ||
| 10:40 | | +3 | Baye Ndongo makes three point jump shot | 26-7 |
| 10:15 | | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Efton Reid III offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Miles Kelly shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-8 |
| 10:08 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-9 |
| 9:54 | | Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Sallis steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | Kyle Sturdivant blocks Kevin Miller's two point layup | ||
| 9:48 | | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +3 | Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists) | 26-12 |
| 9:05 | | Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Hildreth steals) | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Andrew Carr assists) | 26-14 |
| 8:46 | | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 28-14 |
| 8:07 | | Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Hunter Sallis makes two point layup | 28-16 |
| 7:47 | | Deebo Coleman shooting foul (Hunter Sallis draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:47 | | +1 | Hunter Sallis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-17 |
| 7:26 | | Andrew Carr blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Hunter Sallis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Tafara Gapare misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Efton Reid III defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Hunter Sallis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot | 30-17 |
| 5:58 | | Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Hunter Sallis's two point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Demon Deacons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Andrew Carr personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 5:05 | | +3 | Kevin Miller makes three point jump shot (Hunter Sallis assists) | 30-20 |
| 4:47 | | Tafara Gapare misses two point layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | +3 | Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists) | 33-20 |
| 4:09 | | +2 | Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot | 33-22 |
| 3:52 | | Hunter Sallis personal foul | ||
| 3:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:51 | | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:32 | | Hunter Sallis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Andrew Carr personal foul | ||
| 3:30 | | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 35-22 |
| 2:55 | | Hunter Sallis misses two point layup | ||
| 2:53 | | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Cameron Hildreth personal foul | ||
| 2:30 | | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 2:28 | | Marqus Marion defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point dunk (Hunter Sallis assists) | 35-24 |
| 1:53 | | +3 | Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot | 38-24 |
| 1:19 | | Efton Reid III misses two point hook shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Miles Kelly misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Jump ball. Tyzhaun Claude vs. Kevin Miller (Yellow Jackets gains possession) | ||
| 0:41 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 40-24 |
| 0:23 | | Naithan George shooting foul (Kevin Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 0:23 | | +1 | Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-25 |
| 0:23 | | +1 | Kevin Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-26 |
| 0:03 | | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Parker Friedrichsen steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | | Andrew Carr misses two point hook shot | ||
| 19:43 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 19:21 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 42-26 |
| 18:55 | | +2 | Efton Reid III makes two point hook shot | 42-28 |
| 18:43 |