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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 87, Mercer 78
When: 1:00 PM ET, Friday, December 31, 2010
Where: Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Tony Greene, # Fred Williams
Attendance: 6094

Will the real Georgia Tech men's basketball team please step forward?

Much like their season, the Yellow Jackets showed their split personality against visiting Mercer on Friday, but the good side came out for the second half to earn an 87-78 win at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.Glen Rice Jr.'s 23 points led the way, and Georgia Tech (7-5) went 27 for 35 at the foul line to withstand the Bears (3-10).

The Yellow Jackets hadn't played since a 62-57 defeat at Siena on Dec. 22. Snowbound Fordham had to cancel Monday's game at Georgia Tech.

They've shown promise at times, like their 13-point win over Richmond and mere four-point loss to now-No. 5 Syracuse, but have also had letdowns like against Siena and a 20-point drubbing by Northwestern.

Mercer capitalized on the Jackets' rustiness and shot 56 percent (19 for 34) in the first half while building a 47-41 halftime lead. Jeff Smith matched Rice's 23 points and Brian Mills added 16 for the Bears, who cooled off in only hitting 8 of 24 field goals in the second half.

Iman Shumpert contributed 15 points for Georgia Tech, while Kammeon Holsey and Jason Morris added 13 apiece.
Top Game Performances
 
Mercer   Georgia Tech
Jeff Smith 23 Scoring Glen Rice Jr. 24
Jeff Smith 6 Assists Maurice Miller 6
Brandon Moore 6 Rebounds Glen Rice Jr. 7
Jeff Smith 5 Free Throws Made Glen Rice Jr. 8
Langston Hall 2 Steals Iman Shumpert 2
Brian Mills 1 Blocks Kammeron Holsey 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mercer 78 46.6 10-18 14-24 14 23 1 7
Georgia Tech 87 46.4 8-22 27-35 18 36 5 8