Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Beekman shines on senior night as Virginia beats Georgia Tech 72-57
The Cavaliers (22-9, 13-7) clinched the third seed and earned a double bye in the conference tournament. The Yellow Jackets (14-17, 7-13) tied Notre Dame for 12th place in the 14-team conference.
Georgia Tech and the Fighting Irish square off to begin the first round on Tuesday. Virginia will play on Thursday against No. 6 seed Clemson or the winner of the first-round game between No. 11 seed Boston College and 14th-seed Miami should they upset the Tigers.
Beekman made 8 of 10 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers for Virginia. He is the Cavaliers all-time leader in steals, picking up three more. Isaac McKneely sank four 3-pointers and scored 16. Taine Murray added 12 points and three assists off the bench. He hit 5 of 10 shots with two 3-pointers.
Baye Ndongo was the lone player to reach double figures for Georgia Tech, scoring 21 on 8-for-12 shooting. He had nine rebounds and five of the Yellow Jackets' 12 turnovers.
Beekman had 13 points and five assists in the first half and Virginia took a 38-24 lead into intermission. Kyle Sturdivant sank a 3-pointer to pull Georgia Tech even at 15 with 9:11 remaining. Blake Buchanan answered with a basket, Beekman hit 1 of 2 free throws and a 3-pointer and the Cavaliers stayed in front after eight prior lead changes. Ndongo had 10 first-half points for the Yellow Jackets.
Georgia Tech got within nine early in the second half, but Murray buried a 3-pointer, Beekman followed with a dunk and Virginia led by double digits the rest of the way.
Virginia has been held to fewer than 50 points six times this season, its most since 1947-48 when it had eight. The Cavaliers topped 50 on a Jordan Minor layup with 14:23 left to play.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Dallan Coleman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Sturdivant. | 57 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Tristan How made Jumper. | 54 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Virginia Timeout | 54 - 70 |
Statistics
 GT |
 UVA |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-52 | FG | 29-56 |
| 40.4 | Field Goal % | 51.8 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 12-26 |
| 19.0 | Three Point % | 46.2 |
| 11-13 | FT | 2-4 |
| 84.6 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 4 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 13,877 | 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 |