Naithan George scored 18 points and dished out eight assists, helping Georgia Tech post a 91-82 victory over visiting UMBC in Atlanta on Wednesday.Baye Ndongo added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (5-6), who snapped a three-game skid. Jaeden Mustaf and Lance Terry had 15 points apiece.Bryce Johnson led the Retrievers (7-6) with 21 points, followed by Louie Jordan’s 17. Ace Valentine chipped in 16 points for UMBC, which had its two-game winning streak snapped.Trailing by 19 at halftime, UMBC cut its deficit to 58-41 on Marcus Banks Jr.’s 3-pointer with 16:03 remaining. After George’s 3-pointer pushed the Yellow Jackets’ advantage to 63-41, an 8-2 UMBC run pulled the Retrievers within 16 at the 12:04 mark.Following a pair of Javian McCollum free throws for Georgia Tech, Marlon Short’s layup began an 11-1 UMBC spurt, forcing a Yellow Jackets timeout after their lead was trimmed to 68-60 at the 6:54 mark.After consecutive Johnson layups cut Georgia Tech’s lead to six with 5:53 left, George’s jumper stamped a 7-2 Yellow Jackets run to extend their advantage to 77-66 with 3:49 remaining. The Retrievers pulled within six again, but Ndongo’s dunk and Luke O’Brien’s 3-pointer helped Georgia Tech pull away for good.
Georgia Tech halts 3-game skid, defeating pesky UMBC
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