Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 69
Ndongo hits floater with 0.4 seconds left, Georgia Tech withstands Wake Forest's rally for 70-69 win
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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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Baye Ndongo made Jumper. | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Wake Forest Timeout | 68 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Hunter Sallis made Jumper. | 68 - 69 |
Statistics
 GT |
 WAKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-54 | FG | 24-57 |
| 53.7 | Field Goal % | 42.1 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 47.6 | Three Point % | 25.0 |
| 2-2 | FT | 17-20 |
| 100.0 | Free Throw % | 85.0 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Attendance: 7,481 | Capacity:
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 17-3 | - | 29-8 |
| Duke | 15-5 | 2 | 27-9 |
| Virginia | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Pittsburgh | 12-8 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Clemson | 11-9 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Syracuse | 11-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Wake Forest | 11-9 | 6 | 21-14 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Florida State | 10-10 | 7 | 17-16 |
| NC State | 9-11 | 8 | 26-15 |
| Boston College | 8-12 | 9 | 20-16 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Notre Dame | 7-13 | 10 | 13-20 |
| Miami | 6-14 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Louisville | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |