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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 75, Georgia Tech 66
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 20, 2024
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Bert Smith, # Raymie Styons, # Jeff Pon
Attendance: 6380

Isaac McKneely scored a team-high 20 points, including six 3-pointers, to help lead Virginia to a 75-66 road victory at Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Reece Beekman added 19 points and 11 assists for Virginia (13-5, 4-3 ACC), which won its first road game of the season. Jordan Minor added 11 points for the Cavaliers, who overcame an 11-point first-half deficit.

Freshmen Baye Ndongo and Naithan George led Georgia Tech (9-9, 2-5) with 15 points apiece, followed by eight points each from Kyle Sturdivant and Miles Kelly.

After finishing the first half on a 12-0 run, Virginia added to its four-point halftime advantage with an 11-3 start to the second half, taking a 44-32 lead with 16:42 left.

Jacob Groves' first bucket of the game was a layup with 7:45 left, giving Virginia its largest lead of the game, 63-48.

Facing a 14-point deficit, Georgia Tech went on a 9-0 run, cutting the Virginia lead to 67-62 with 1:39 left.

Groves came up big again at the 1:23 mark, knocking down a triple to push the Virginia lead back to eight points. After Ndongo's jumper, McKneely connected on his sixth three-pointer of the game, making the score 73-64 with 40 seconds left.

Virginia shot 29-for-58 from the floor, and 11-for-23 (47.8 percent) on 3-pointers, to Georgia Tech's 9-for-27 (33.3 percent) on 3-pointers.

In the first half, Georgia Tech led by as many as 11 points, thanks to a George triple that gave the Yellow Jackets a 22-11 advantage at the 9:51 mark.

Virginia finished the first half on a furious scoring, outscoring the Yellow Jackets 22-7 over the final 9:33.

After tying the score at 29 with 1:32 left, Ryan Dunn's dunk followed by Taine Murray's layup at the buzzer gave the Cavaliers a 33-29 lead at the half. Dunn and Beekman scored seven points apiece to lead Virginia's first-half scoring, while George paced Georgia Tech with nine first half points.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Virginia   Georgia Tech
Isaac McKneely 20 Scoring Naithan George 15
Reece Beekman 11 Assists Naithan George 9
Ryan Dunn 10 Rebounds Miles Kelly 5
Reece Beekman 3 Free Throws Made Naithan George 6
Reece Beekman 2 Steals Miles Kelly 1
Ryan Dunn 3 Blocks Baye Ndongo 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia 75 50.0 11-23 6-11 19 26 3 4 9
Georgia Tech 66 45.1 9-27 11-15 12 26 2 4 13