Lance Terry, Naithan George lead way and Georgia Tech defeats Central Arkansas 87-68

AP
Nov 30, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Lance Terry scored 25 points, Naithan George had 16 points and 11 assists, and Georgia Tech defeated Central Arkansas 87-68 on Saturday.

After shooting 53% overall and making 9 of 18 3-pointers in the first half to build a 49-38 halftime lead, the Yellow Jackets cooled off early in the second half. They made one of their first seven shots and led only 58-51 after a personal 6-0 run by Elias Cato of Central Arkansas.

The Yellow Jackets then put together a string of four free throws followed by a jumper from Terry to go up by 13 points with about 10 1/2 minutes remaining. Georgia Tech held the Bears to two 3-pointers and two free throws over the final 5 minutes.

Three of the Yellow Jackets' last four made shots were 3-pointers, including a 3 by George for their biggest lead and the final margin with 30 seconds left.

Jaeden Mustaf scored 18 points and Baye Ndongo had 13 points and nine rebounds for Georgia Tech (4-3).

Layne Taylor scored 20 points, Cato had 17 and Brayden Fagbemi added 15 for the Bears (2-5).

Georgia Tech finished at 48% from the field and made 13 of 32 3-pointers. Central Arkansas shot 37% and made 14 of 32 from deep.

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1st Half
CARK
Bears
38
GT
Yellow Jackets
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:43	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	0-3
19:27		Elias Cato misses two point layup
19:23		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
19:17	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Luke O'Brien assists)	0-6
19:00		Diogo Seixas misses three point jump shot
18:58		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
18:52		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
18:50		Brayden Fagbemi defensive rebound
18:22		Brayden Fagbemi misses three point jump shot
18:20		Naithan George defensive rebound
18:15	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	0-8
17:43		Elias Cato misses two point jump shot
17:41		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:29		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
17:27		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
17:25	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot	0-10
17:25		Bears 30 second timeout
17:06	+3	Brayden Fagbemi makes three point jump shot	3-10
16:44		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
16:42		Ubongabasi Etim defensive rebound
16:34	+3	Layne Taylor makes three point jump shot (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	6-10
16:24		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
16:22		Brayden Fagbemi defensive rebound
16:13		Elias Cato misses three point jump shot
16:11		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	6-13
15:36	+3	Brayden Fagbemi makes three point jump shot	9-13
15:07	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Doryan Onwuchekwa assists)	9-16
14:41		Layne Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Lance Terry steals)
14:35	+2	Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Lance Terry assists)	9-18
14:20		Brayden Fagbemi misses three point jump shot
14:18		Naithan George defensive rebound
14:11		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
14:09		Layne Taylor defensive rebound
14:00	+3	Elias Cato makes three point jump shot (Layne Taylor assists)	12-18
13:55		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
13:55		TV timeout
13:31	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	12-21
12:56		Ibrahim Souare shooting foul (Layne Taylor draws the foul)
12:56	+1	Layne Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 3	13-21
12:56	+1	Layne Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 3	14-21
12:56	+1	Layne Taylor makes regular free throw 3 of 3	15-21
12:41		Ben Fox blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
12:41		Diogo Seixas defensive rebound
12:41		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Diogo Seixas steals)
12:35		Layne Taylor misses three point jump shot
12:33		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
12:06		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
12:04		Diogo Seixas defensive rebound
11:47		Layne Taylor misses two point jump shot
11:45		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
11:37		Jaeden Mustaf offensive foul (Layne Taylor draws the foul)
11:37		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (offensive foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:09		Michael Evbagharu misses two point layup
11:07		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point jump shot	15-23
10:29		Ben Fox misses two point jump shot
10:27		Luke O'Brien defensive rebound
10:15		Jaeden Mustaf misses three point jump shot
10:13		Michael Evbagharu defensive rebound
10:04		Michael Evbagharu turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Mustaf steals)
9:59		Elias Cato blocks Jaeden Mustaf's two point layup
9:57		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
9:50		Doryan Onwuchekwa turnover (bad pass) (Ben Fox steals)
9:50	+2	Ben Fox makes two point layup	17-23
9:27		Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot
9:25		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
9:21		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
9:18		Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound
9:11		Doryan Onwuchekwa misses two point layup
9:07		Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound
9:07	+2	Doryan Onwuchekwa makes two point layup	17-25
8:55	+3	Ben Fox makes three point jump shot (Layne Taylor assists)	20-25
8:38		Ubongabasi Etim shooting foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
8:38	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-26
8:38	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
8:25		Elias Cato misses three point jump shot
8:23		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:11		Nehemiah Turner shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-28
8:11	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-29
7:59		Baye Ndongo personal foul (Elias Cato draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:45	+2	Elias Cato makes two point layup	22-29
7:32	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	22-31
7:13		Diogo Seixas misses three point jump shot
7:11		Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound
6:58	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	22-34
6:32	+2	Brayden Fagbemi makes two point jump shot	24-34
6:11	+2	Doryan Onwuchekwa makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	24-36
5:51		Layne Taylor misses three point jump shot
5:49		Naithan George defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup	24-38
4:52		Layne Taylor misses two point jump shot
4:50		Nehemiah Turner offensive rebound
4:42		Nehemiah Turner misses two point jump shot
4:40		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
4:26		Baye Ndongo misses two point dunk
4:24		Michael Evbagharu defensive rebound
4:19	+3	Ben Fox makes three point jump shot (Diogo Seixas assists)	27-38
3:58		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
3:56		Brayden Fagbemi defensive rebound
3:51	+2	Michael Evbagharu makes two point jump shot	29-38
3:47		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
3:47		TV timeout
3:27		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
3:25		Michael Evbagharu defensive rebound
3:14	+3	Elias Cato makes three point jump shot (Layne Taylor assists)	32-38
2:51	+3	Luke O'Brien makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	32-41
2:26		Luke O'Brien personal foul (Elias Cato draws the foul)
2:22		Doryan Onwuchekwa shooting foul (Michael Evbagharu draws the foul)
2:22		Michael Evbagharu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:22	+1	Michael Evbagharu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-41
2:06	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	33-43
1:52		Baye Ndongo personal foul (Elias Cato draws the foul)
1:40		Elias Cato turnover (lost ball) (Lance Terry steals)
1:17		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
1:15		Brayden Fagbemi defensive rebound
1:09	+3	Layne Taylor makes three point jump shot (Brayden Fagbemi assists)	36-43
0:50	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	36-46
0:29	+2	Brayden Fagbemi makes two point layup	38-46
0:05	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot	38-49
0:00		End of period

Lance Terry, Naithan George lead way and Georgia Tech defeats Central Arkansas 87-68

1st Half CARKBears38GTYellow Jackets49

1st Half
CARK
Bears
38
GT
Yellow Jackets
49