National Basketball Association
Notre Dame 58, Georgia Tech 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Where: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana
Officials:
# Courtney Green, # Roger Ayers, # Paul Szelc
Attendance:
4589
By Field Level Media
Markus Burton put up 18 points and Tae Davis scored 17 as Notre Dame pulled out a 58-55 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.
The Fighting Irish (9-16, 4-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot just 31.6 percent from the floor but owned a 20-9 advantage on second-chance points and went 17-for-22 from the free-throw line. Notre Dame has won two straight following a seven-game skid, and 10 in a row at home over Georgia Tech (10-15, 3-11).
Ibrahima Sacko had 13 points while Miles Kelly and Baye Ndongo each scored 11 for the Yellow Jackets, who have dropped four straight. Georgia Tech shot 45.8 percent on field-goal attempts but had just 11 free throws, sinking six.
Kelly hit two free throws and then sank a jumper to give Georgia Tech a 53-52 lead with 4:33 to go, but the Irish went up good when J.R. Konieczny knocked down a short baseline jumper off a dish from Burton with 3:12 left. Shortly after, Davis forced a Yellow Jackets turnover, then extended Notre Dame's lead to 56-53 on a layup at 1:23 to go.
Ndongo's layup got Georgia Tech within a point with 38 seconds left, but after Burton missed a jumper, the Irish kept the ball alive. Logan Imes snagged the long rebound and got the ball to Burton, who was fouled, then sank a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining.
Georgia Tech trailed 31-28 at halftime but was hot out of the break. Kelly scored his first points off a drive to ignite the Yellow Jackets to a 9-1 run and a 37-32 lead.
The Irish then used an 8-2 spurt, featuring four points from Davis, for a 49-46 lead. Kelly, however, tied it on a 3-pointer with just under 7 1/2 minutes to play in regulation.
Each team shot below 40 percent in the first half, with Notre Dame a paltry 9-for-30 (30 percent) from the field. However, the Irish used an 11-0 run to erase Georgia Tech's 17-11 lead. Davis, Braeden Shrewsberry and Konieczny each hit a trey during that surge for Notre Dame, which also went 9-for-11 from the free-throw line during the first 20 minutes.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Georgia Tech |
|
Notre Dame |
Ibrahima Sacko 13 |
Scoring |
Markus Burton 18 |
Naithan George 4 |
Assists |
Markus Burton 5 |
Kowacie Reeves Jr. 6 |
Rebounds |
Kebba Njie 7 |
Tyzhaun Claude 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Kebba Njie 6 |
Carter Murphy 1 |
Steals |
Markus Burton 5 |
Tafara Gapare 1 |
Blocks |
Tae Davis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia Tech
|
55 |
45.8 |
5-15 |
6-11 |
14 |
31 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
Notre Dame
|
58 |
31.6 |
5-26 |
17-22 |
10 |
36 |
2 |
7 |
6 |