Georgia Tech falls late and gets demolished by Virginia, 64-45
Feb 8, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Virginia Cavaliers guard London Perrantes (23) shoots the ball against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the second half at Hank McCamish Pavilion. Virginia defeated Georgia Tech 64-45. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
The final score doesn’t really tell the entire story, but once again, Georgia Tech sputtered near the end of the game and let the No. 20 Virginia Cavaliers roll by them and wind up with a 64-45 victory.
If you just looked at the box score, you would think Virginia had an easy win, but Georgia Tech actually led for a good amount of time in this one, including a 30-29 lead at the half. However, during the second half, Virginia shut the Yellow Jackets down and went on a huge run. After a Kammeon Holsey free throw with nine minutes left in the game, Georgia Tech was only able to score a single point (another Holsey free throw) and the Cavs went on a 20-1 run.
Virginia is known for their devastating defense, and they really turned it on during the second half to shut down a much less talented Georgia Tech team. It was nice to see the Jackets hang with Virginia for so long, but the better team won this game.
The only real high point for the Yellow Jackets offensively was Chris Bolden, who made 3 of 6 3-pointers and led the Jackets with 13 points. Other than him, no other Georgia Tech players were able to get in the double digits. Trae Golden started off the bench and had an abysmal game when he was in. During his 18 minutes on the floor, he wasn’t able to get a single basket. The only contributions he made today were two rebounds and a steal.
Starting guard Corey Heyward likewise had a bad day, not scoring in 29 minutes of playing time. Going up against Virginia, it was understood that scoring would be hard to come by and with multiple key players not doing anything it was just too much to overcome. Georgia Tech’s defense did hold them in the game for a bit, but Malcolm Brogden and Anthony Gill both came alive late in the game and made the Jackets pay from the floor and the free throw line. The two combined for 25 points and went 10-11 from the free throw line, getting many of those shots late in the game.
Georgia Tech was just 3-13 from the line, an abysmal 23.1 percent.
Going forward Georgia Tech doesn’t have a lot to be excited about (they are now 3-8 in the ACC), but they will get a relatively easy game against Boston College next Wednesday.