
UMBC Retrievers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
· NCAA Men's BasketballGeorge scores 14 of his 18 points in second half to help Georgia Tech hold off UMBC 91-82

Baye Ndongo scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Lance Terry and freshman Jaeden Mustaf, making his first start, added 15 points each for the Yellow Jackets (5-6).
Bryce Johnson scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half when the Retrievers (7-6) made a run at the Tech to cut a 22-point lead down to six. Louie Jordan hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Ace Valentine added 16 points.
Both teams shot 52%. The Yellow Jackets made 8 of 16 3-point attempts while UMBC was 10 of 25. Tech made 19 of 29 free throws to UMBC's 12-of-19. The Yellow Jackets were plus-16 on the boards and outscored UMBC by nine off turnovers.
UMBC trailed by 22 with 15 minutes left but were within six after a Johnson 3-pointer with three minutes left. George found Ndongo for a dunk and Luke O'Brien hit a 3 to rebuild an 11-point edge. UMBC got it back to nine but two George free throws followed by a turnover that led to a Mustaf fast-break dunk made it 86-73 with 51 seconds remaining and Tech sealed it with free throws.
Trailing 11-2, Ndongo and Terry combined for 17 points in a 19-0 run for Tech, which led 53-34 after shooting 62% in the first half.
This was the first game of a five-game homestand for the Yellow Jackets, who play Duke in an ACC game on Saturday. UMBC plays at Marist on Saturday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 91 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 91 |
2nd 0:12 | Naithan George Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 91 |
2nd 0:13 | Regimantas Ciunys missed Free Throw. | 82 - 91 |
2nd 0:13 | Foul on Luke O'Brien. | 82 - 91 |
Statistics
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30-58 | FG | 32-61 |
51.7 | Field Goal % | 52.5 |
10-25 | 3PT | 8-16 |
40.0 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
12-19 | FT | 19-29 |
63.2 | Free Throw % | 65.5 |
26 | Rebounds | 42 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
18 | Assists | 24 |
9 | Steals | 7 |
0 | Blocks | 5 |
13 | Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
32 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
32 | Points in Paint | 42 |
19 | Fouls | 15 |
9 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 3,494 | Capacity:
2024-25 America East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Bryant | 14-2 | - | 23-12 |
Vermont | 13-3 | 1 | 21-12 |
Maine | 10-6 | 4 | 20-14 |
UAlbany | 8-8 | 6 | 17-16 |
Binghamton | 7-9 | 7 | 15-17 |
UMass Lowell | 6-10 | 8 | 17-15 |
New Hampshire | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
UMBC | 5-11 | 9 | 13-19 |
NJIT | 3-13 | 11 | 6-25 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |