Virginia Cavaliers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
McKneely scores 20, Beekman adds 19 and 11 assists; Virginia beats Ga. Tech 75-66
Jordan Minor scored 11 points and Ryan Dunn grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points and three blocks for Virginia (13-5, 4-3 ACC).
Baye Ndongo hit a jumper that gave Georgia Tech (9-9, 2-5) an eight-point lead with 3:45 left in the first half. Beekman answered with a layup, McKneely hit a pair of 3s, Dunn scored in the lane, and Taine Murray made a layup as time expired to cap a 12-0 spurt that made it 33-29 at halftime. Virginia scored 11 of the first 14 second-half points and led by at least two possessions the rest of the way.
Ndongo made 6 of 7 from the field and scored 15 points for the Yellow Jackets. Naithan George also scored 15 and added nine assists.
Jake Groves made a layup to give Virginia a 15-point lead with about eight minutes to play and Minor's jumper made it 67-53 two minutes later. George and Ndongo each scored four points in a 9-0 run to trim the Yellow Jackets' deficit to five with 1:39 remaining, but Groves answered with a 3 and they got no closer.
Virginia shot 50% (29 of 58) from the field, hit 11 3-pointers and outscored Georgia Tech 34-18 in the paint.
Tafara Gapare, Dallan “Deebo” Coleman and Kyle Sturdivant each hit a 3-pointer before George made a layup in an 11-2 spurt that gave Georgia Tech a 22-11 lead with 9:51 left in the first half.
Virginia plays host to N.C. State on Wednesday. Georgia Tech takes on Pittsburgh at home on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Reece Beekman Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Naithan George missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Reece Beekman made Free Throw. | 75 - 66 |
Statistics
 UVA |
 GT |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-58 | FG | 23-51 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 45.1 |
| 11-23 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 47.8 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 6-11 | FT | 11-15 |
| 54.5 | Free Throw % | 73.3 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 6,380 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
| Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
| SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
| North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
| California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |