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Duncan Powell scores 21 and Georgia Tech held off a late rally to beat Virginia 66-60 in ACC tourney

AP
Mar 12, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Duncan Powell scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, Baye Ndongo and Naithan George each had a double-double and No. 8 seed Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets held off a late rally to beat No. 9 seed Virginia Cavaliers 66-60 on Wednesday in the second round of the ACC Tournament.

It was Georgia Tech’s first win in the series with Virginia since a 68-64 victory in Atlanta on Jan. 9, 2016.

Georgia Tech (17-15) will play top-seeded Duke in the quarterfinals on Thursday, looking to avenge an 82-56 loss to the then-No. 5 Blue Devils on Dec. 21.

Powell scored nine straight Georgia Tech points, including a baseline jumper to make it 51-41 with 7:52 left. Ndongo scored the next four points for the Yellow Jackets, Jaeden Mustaf added two free throws, and Powell made a shot in the lane to make it 59-46 with 2:57 left.

Virginia guard Isaac McKneely led the comeback with under a minute left. He made a long 3-pointer with 46.4 seconds left and George missed the front end of a one-and-one. After a timeout, Jacob Cofie was left open for a dunk to pull the Cavaliers within 62-57 with 35.7 left.

Cofie forced a turnover on the inbounds play with 33.4 seconds left and McKneely sank another 3-pointer to get within 62-60. George made two free throws at 19.1 for a four-point lead.

McKneely had the ball knocked out of his hands on a drive to the basket and George added two more free throws to seal it.

Ndongo finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for Georgia Tech. George nearly secured a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.

McKneely had 27 points and seven 3-pointers for Virginia (15-17), which had won 13 straight in the series.

Georgia Tech coach Damon Stoudamire had an extended embrace with Virginia interim coach Ron Sanchez at midcourt following the game.

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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
25
GT
Yellow Jackets
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:36	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	0-2
19:18		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
19:16		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	0-4
18:46		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
18:44		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:29		Duncan Powell turnover (lost ball) (Blake Buchanan steals)
18:06	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	3-4
17:45		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Rohde steals)
17:40		Naithan George shooting foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
17:40	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-4
17:40	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:21		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
17:19		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
17:01		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
16:59		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
16:51		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
16:49		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
16:28		Dai Dai Ames turnover (out of bounds)
16:07	+2	Naithan George makes two point driving layup	5-6
15:44		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
15:42		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
15:36		Andrew Rohde blocks Jaeden Mustaf's two point layup
15:34		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
15:25		Naithan George blocks Jacob Cofie's two point layup
15:23		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
15:10		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup
15:08		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
14:53	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)	8-6
14:41		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
14:41		TV timeout
14:26	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	8-8
14:00	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point floating jump shot	10-8
13:43		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
13:41		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
13:36		Jump ball. (Blake Buchanan gains possession)
13:13		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
13:11		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
13:00		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
12:58		Darrion Sutton defensive rebound
12:35		Jacob Cofie blocks Duncan Powell's two point layup
12:33		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
12:09		Jacob Cofie turnover (bad pass)
11:47		Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
11:47		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-9
11:47	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-10
11:28	+3	Taine Murray makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	13-10
11:06		Lance Terry misses two point jump shot
11:04		Lance Terry offensive rebound
11:00		Lance Terry misses three point jump shot
10:58		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
10:30		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
10:28		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
10:13		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
10:11		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
10:02		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
10:00		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
9:33		Jump ball. (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
9:26		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
9:07		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
9:05		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:51		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Rohde steals)
8:35		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
8:33		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
8:21		Taine Murray shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-11
8:21	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-12
8:05	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point driving floating jump shot	15-12
7:31		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Rohde steals)
7:26		Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup
7:24		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
7:22		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
6:55		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
6:53		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
6:28		Ibrahim Souare shooting foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
6:28	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-12
6:28	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-12
6:09		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Cofie steals)
6:02	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point driving layup	19-12
5:44	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point hook shot (Naithan George assists)	19-14
5:28		Elijah Saunders misses two point jump shot
5:26		Naithan George defensive rebound
5:17		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
5:15		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
4:59		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
4:57		Lance Terry defensive rebound
4:49		Lance Terry misses two point layup
4:49		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
4:49	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point putback dunk	19-16
4:38		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
4:15		Lance Terry personal foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
4:12	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists)	22-16
3:47	+3	Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Duncan Powell assists)	22-19
3:23		Lance Terry personal foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
3:23		TV timeout
3:03		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
3:01		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	22-21
2:18	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	25-21
2:05		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
2:03		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
1:40		Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot
1:39		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
1:39		Blake Buchanan personal foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
1:17		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
1:11		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Cofie steals)
1:06		Duncan Powell blocks Andrew Rohde's two point layup
1:04		Cavaliers offensive rebound
0:56		Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot
0:56		Naithan George defensive rebound
0:56		Taine Murray personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
0:41	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point driving floating jump shot	25-23
0:06		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
0:04		Naithan George defensive rebound
0:00		Blake Buchanan blocks Naithan George's two point driving layup
0:00		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
0:00		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-24
0:00	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-25
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UVA
Cavaliers
35
GT
Yellow Jackets
41

Time		Play	Score
19:31		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
19:29		Naithan George defensive rebound
19:27		Blake Buchanan personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
19:08		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
19:06	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point cutting layup (Naithan George assists)	25-27
18:50		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
18:48		Lance Terry defensive rebound
18:28		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup
18:26		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
18:10		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals)
17:57		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
17:55		Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point putback layup	25-29
17:23		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
17:21		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:08		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Cofie steals)
17:08	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	28-29
16:55		Elijah Saunders shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
16:55	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-30
16:55	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-31
16:38		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
16:36		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
16:12		Elijah Saunders personal foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
16:09		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
16:07		Naithan George offensive rebound
15:58		Naithan George misses two point layup
15:58		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
15:58	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point tip layup	28-33
15:37		Blake Buchanan turnover (bad pass)
15:37		TV timeout
15:21		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
15:19		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
15:06	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point hook shot	30-33
14:51	+2	Naithan George makes two point running jump shot	30-35
14:31	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	33-35
14:31		Lance Terry shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
14:31		Isaac McKneely misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:31		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
14:21		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Taine Murray steals)
14:15	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point dunk (Taine Murray assists)	35-35
14:01	+2	Darrion Sutton makes two point hook shot	35-37
13:44		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
13:42		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
13:14		Lance Terry misses two point layup
13:12		Darrion Sutton offensive rebound
13:10		Darrion Sutton misses two point layup
13:05		Naithan George offensive rebound
12:51	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Ibrahim Souare assists)	35-40
12:33		Andrew Rohde turnover (bad pass) (Lance Terry steals)
12:19	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point driving layup (Naithan George assists)	35-42
11:59		Baye Ndongo blocks Elijah Saunders's two point layup
11:57		Naithan George defensive rebound
11:51		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
11:49		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
11:44		Baye Ndongo blocks Taine Murray's two point layup
11:42		Cavaliers offensive rebound
11:42		TV timeout
11:39		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
11:37		Naithan George defensive rebound
11:14		Andrew Rohde shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
11:14	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-43
11:14		Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:14		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
10:53	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point driving layup	37-43
10:38	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	37-45
10:12		Baye Ndongo blocks Taine Murray's two point layup
10:10		Naithan George defensive rebound
10:08		Dai Dai Ames blocks Lance Terry's two point layup
10:06		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
10:00		Lance Terry misses two point driving reverse layup
9:58		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
9:52	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point dunk	39-45
9:30	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point driving finger roll layup	39-47
9:14		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
9:12		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point driving reverse layup	39-49
8:29		Isaac McKneely misses two point layup
8:26		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
8:23	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point putback layup	41-49
8:23		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
8:23		TV timeout
7:55	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point stepback jump shot	41-51
7:22		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
7:20		Lance Terry defensive rebound
6:58		Naithan George misses two point layup
6:56		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
6:45		Baye Ndongo shooting foul
6:45		TV timeout
6:45		Jacob Cofie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:45	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-51
6:24		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
6:22		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
6:11		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-51
6:11	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-51
5:41	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point floating jump shot (Naithan George assists)	44-53
5:26		Baye Ndongo blocks Dai Dai Ames's two point layup
5:24		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
5:19	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point tip layup	46-53
4:53		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot
4:51		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point putback layup	46-55
4:37		Jacob Cofie misses two point jump shot
4:35		Naithan George defensive rebound
4:10		Elijah Saunders shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-56
4:10	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-57
4:02		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
4:00		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
3:52		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
3:50		Ibrahim Souare offensive rebound
3:48		Ibrahim Souare turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Rohde steals)
3:42		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass)
3:42		TV timeout
3:12	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup	46-59
3:03		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
3:01		Lance Terry defensive rebound
2:58		Naithan George personal foul
2:55		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
2:53		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
2:41		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (lost ball)
2:23	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point driving layup	48-59
2:05		Yellow Jackets turnover (10-second violation)
1:46		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
1:46	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-59
1:46	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
1:39		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
1:30		Andrew Rohde personal foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-60
1:30	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-61
1:15		Blake Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
1:10		Elijah Saunders personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
1:10		Naithan George misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:10		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
1:03	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point driving layup	52-61
1:00		Jump ball. (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
0:54		Andrew Rohde personal foul (Lance Terry draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Lance Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
0:54		Lance Terry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:54		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
0:47	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point pullup jump shot	55-62
0:43		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
0:43		Naithan George misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:43		Naithan George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:43		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
0:38		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
0:36	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point driving dunk	57-62
0:35		Yellow Jackets 60 second timeout
0:33		Jump ball. Naithan George vs. Dai Dai Ames (Cavaliers gains possession)
0:33		Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Dai Dai Ames steals)
0:26	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot	60-62
0:19		Andrew Rohde personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
0:19	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-64
0:12		Isaac McKneely turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
0:11		Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-65
0:11	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
0:06		Andrew Rohde misses two point layup
0:04		Lance Terry defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Lance Terry defensive rebound