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Duncan Powell scores career-high 23 to help Georgia Tech beat Virginia Tech 71-64

AP
Jan 22, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) Duncan Powell scored a career-high 23 points and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 71-64 victory over Virginia Tech Hokies on Wednesday night.

Powell, a junior, made 7 of 11 shots with three 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (9-11, 3-6 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Javian McCollum had 16 points and four assists for Georgia Tech. Baye Ndongo filled up the stat sheet with 14 points, nine rebounds, five steals and four assists. Naithan George pitched in with 11 points, seven assists and three steals.

Tyler Johnson scored 14 on 5-for-7 shooting to lead the Hokies (8-11, 3-5). Tobi Lawal had 13 points and six boards, while Rodney Brown Jr. added 10 points and five rebounds off the bench.

Powell had 16 points to help Georgia Tech take a 39-35 lead into halftime. He hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4:09 left as the Yellow Jackets closed the half on a 10-4 run.

There were four lead changes and three ties in the first 7:12 of the second half. Ndongo's layup gave Georgia Tech a 49-47 lead and McCollum scored six from there to up the advantage to 59-51 with eight minutes remaining. Lawal answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and Jaden Schutt added another one to get the Hokies within 61-60 with 4:38 to go.

George followed with the Yellow Jackets' first 3-pointer of the second half for a two-possession lead. Ndongo had a steal and a dunk after the Hokies pulled within two and McCollum hit a jumper for a six-point lead with 51 seconds left.

Georgia Tech scored 20 points off of 17 turnovers by the Hokies.

Virginia Tech hosts Clemson on Saturday and Georgia Tech visits Notre Dame on Tuesday.

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1st Half
VT
Hokies
35
GT
Yellow Jackets
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tobi Lawal vs. Ibrahim Souare (Naithan George gains possession)
19:40	+3	Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Ibrahim Souare assists)	0-3
19:20		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
19:18		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
19:10	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	0-6
18:52		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
18:52	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-6
18:52	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-6
18:36	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	2-9
18:19	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Jaden Schutt assists)	4-9
18:01	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	4-11
17:44		Tobi Lawal misses two point hook shot
17:42		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:34		Javian McCollum turnover (out of bounds)
17:13		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point hook shot
17:11		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
17:07		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
17:05		Naithan George defensive rebound
16:58	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point jump shot (Ryan Mutombo assists)	4-13
16:41	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Mylyjael Poteat assists)	7-13
16:31		Ben Hammond personal foul
16:29		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
16:27		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
16:19	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	10-13
15:47		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
15:45		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
15:37	+2	Ryan Mutombo makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	10-15
15:21		Tobi Lawal misses two point jump shot
15:19		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
15:16	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point jump shot	12-15
14:55	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	12-17
14:32	+3	Brandon Rechsteiner makes three point jump shot	15-17
14:11	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists)	15-20
13:54		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:52		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
13:38		Duncan Powell misses two point jump shot
13:36		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
13:24		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
13:22		Mylyjael Poteat offensive rebound
13:11		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
13:09		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)	15-22
12:38		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:36		Naithan George defensive rebound
12:29		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
12:27		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
12:07		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
12:05		Brandon Rechsteiner offensive rebound
11:55		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
11:53		Tobi Lawal offensive rebound
11:50		Tobi Lawal misses two point layup
11:48		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
11:30		Brandon Rechsteiner shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
11:30		TV timeout
11:30	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-23
11:30	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-24
11:04	+3	Jaydon Young makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	18-24
10:42		Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot
10:40		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
10:28		Ryan Mutombo blocks Ben Burnham's two point jump shot
10:26		Patrick Wessler offensive rebound
10:22		Patrick Wessler misses two point jump shot
10:20		Ben Burnham offensive rebound
10:14		Jaydon Young misses two point layup
10:12		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
10:04		Ryan Mutombo misses two point layup
10:02		Ben Burnham defensive rebound
9:51		Ryan Mutombo shooting foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul)
9:51		TV timeout
9:51	+1	Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
9:51	+1	Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-24
9:26		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass)
8:56	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot	23-24
8:40		Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot
8:38		Ben Hammond defensive rebound
8:29		Jaydon Young turnover (bad pass) (Darrion Sutton steals)
8:22	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Duncan Powell assists)	23-26
7:59	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot	26-26
7:36		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
7:34		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
7:25		Darrion Sutton misses two point jump shot
7:23		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
7:18		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (traveling)
7:18		TV timeout
7:00	+2	Naithan George makes two point jump shot	26-28
6:30	+3	Tyler Johnson makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	29-28
6:09		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
6:07		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
6:06		Mylyjael Poteat shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
6:06	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
6:06		Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:06		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
5:51		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
5:49		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
5:33		Mylyjael Poteat turnover (traveling)
5:16		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
5:14		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:51		Tyler Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:49		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
4:37		Naithan George turnover (traveling)
4:27	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point alley-oop dunk (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	31-29
4:08	+3	Duncan Powell makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	31-32
4:01		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
3:57		Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Rechsteiner steals)
3:54		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals)
3:32		Javian McCollum misses two point layup
3:30		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
3:24		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
3:22		Naithan George defensive rebound
3:17	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	31-34
2:52		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup
2:50		Rodney Brown Jr. offensive rebound
2:46		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup
2:44		Rodney Brown Jr. offensive rebound
2:41		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup
2:39		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
2:19	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	31-36
2:02		TV timeout
1:54	+2	Mylyjael Poteat makes two point layup (Jaydon Young assists)	33-36
1:38	+2	Ibrahim Souare makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists)	33-38
1:14		Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
1:12		Ben Hammond offensive rebound
0:55		Ibrahim Souare shooting foul (Mylyjael Poteat draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-38
0:55	+1	Mylyjael Poteat makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
0:31		Ben Burnham personal foul
0:20		Jaden Schutt shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
0:20		Hokies 30 second timeout
0:20		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-39
0:04		Jaydon Young misses two point layup
0:02		Hokies offensive rebound
0:01		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VT
Hokies
29
GT
Yellow Jackets
32

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Mylyjael Poteat misses two point layup
19:41		Duncan Powell defensive rebound
19:38		Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot
19:36		Jaden Schutt defensive rebound
19:30	+2	Tobi Lawal makes two point layup (Ben Hammond assists)	37-39
18:58	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point driving bank jump shot	37-41
18:38		Jaden Schutt misses two point layup
18:36		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
18:29		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
18:18		Ben Hammond misses two point layup
18:16		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:52		Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
17:42	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Ben Hammond assists)	40-41
17:39		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
17:39		TV timeout
17:26		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
17:24		Ibrahim Souare offensive rebound
17:24		Ibrahim Souare turnover (traveling)
16:54		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
16:52		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
16:45	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup	42-41
16:23		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
16:23		Naithan George misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:23	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-42
16:08		Tyler Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Powell steals)
15:58		Duncan Powell misses two point layup
15:56		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
15:56		Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-43
15:56		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:56		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point pullup jump shot	44-43
15:20		Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot
15:18		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
15:01		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:59		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
14:37		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
14:35		Patrick Wessler defensive rebound
14:16		Naithan George shooting foul (Patrick Wessler draws the foul)
14:16		Patrick Wessler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:16	+1	Patrick Wessler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-43
13:58		Patrick Wessler shooting foul (Ibrahim Souare draws the foul)
13:58	+1	Ibrahim Souare makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-44
13:58		Ibrahim Souare misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:58		Duncan Powell offensive rebound
13:56		Ben Burnham shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
13:56		Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:56	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-45
13:40		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
13:38		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
13:34	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists)	45-47
13:11		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Powell steals)
12:59		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
12:57		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point layup	47-47
12:33	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	47-49
12:33		Tobi Lawal shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
12:33		Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:33		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
12:18		Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
12:14		Jaydon Young shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-50
12:14	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-51
11:53		Jaden Schutt misses three point jump shot
11:51		Javian McCollum defensive rebound
11:41	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point layup	47-53
11:40		Hokies 30 second timeout
11:40		TV timeout
11:10		Ben Hammond misses three point jump shot
11:08		Tyler Johnson offensive rebound
10:52		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul)
10:52	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-53
10:52	+1	Tyler Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-53
10:27		Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot
10:25		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
10:18		Ben Hammond misses two point layup
10:16		Hokies offensive rebound
10:00		Tyler Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Naithan George steals)
9:56		Javian McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Mylyjael Poteat steals)
9:49	+2	Tyler Johnson makes two point layup (Tobi Lawal assists)	51-53
9:37		Tyler Johnson shooting foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
9:37	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
9:26		Ben Hammond misses two point floating jump shot
9:24		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
9:08		Baye Ndongo misses two point layup
9:06		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
8:58		Tyler Johnson offensive foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul)
8:58		Tyler Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
8:30	+2	Duncan Powell makes two point jump shot	51-57
8:06		Patrick Wessler turnover (bad pass) (Naithan George steals)
8:01	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	51-59
7:39		Patrick Wessler offensive foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
7:39		Patrick Wessler turnover (offensive foul)
7:39		TV timeout
7:15		Ibrahim Souare misses two point dunk
7:13		Jaydon Young defensive rebound
7:03	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	54-59
6:34		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
6:32		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
6:21	+3	Tobi Lawal makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	57-59
5:54		Baye Ndongo offensive foul (Brandon Rechsteiner draws the foul)
5:54		Baye Ndongo turnover (offensive foul)
5:35		Brandon Rechsteiner misses three point jump shot
5:33		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
5:12		Jaydon Young shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	57-60
5:12	+1	Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	57-61
5:12		Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 3 of 3
5:12		Mylyjael Poteat defensive rebound
5:12		Tobi Lawal misses three point jump shot
5:10		Naithan George defensive rebound
4:49		Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot
4:47		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:38	+3	Jaden Schutt makes three point jump shot (Brandon Rechsteiner assists)	60-61
4:10		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
4:08		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
4:07		Tobi Lawal turnover (out of bounds)
4:00	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	60-64
3:39		Tobi Lawal turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
3:12		Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot
3:10		Tobi Lawal defensive rebound
3:03		TV timeout
2:56		Baye Ndongo blocks Tobi Lawal's two point layup
2:54		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
2:32		Naithan George misses two point jump shot
2:30		Tyler Johnson defensive rebound
2:23	+2	Brandon Rechsteiner makes two point jump shot	62-64
1:51		Javian McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Johnson steals)
1:36		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
1:29	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk	62-66
1:19		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (lost ball)
0:51	+2	Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot	62-68
0:34		Ibrahim Souare blocks Jaden Schutt's two point layup
0:32		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
0:31		Jaden Schutt personal foul
0:31		Javian McCollum misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:31	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
0:31		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:14		Brandon Rechsteiner turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals)
0:09		Mylyjael Poteat personal foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
0:09	+1	Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-71
0:04	+2	Ben Hammond makes two point layup	64-71
0:00		End of period

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Ben Hammond makes two point layup