UMBC Retrievers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
George scores 14 of his 18 points in second half to help Georgia Tech hold off UMBC 91-82
Baye Ndongo scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Lance Terry and freshman Jaeden Mustaf, making his first start, added 15 points each for the Yellow Jackets (5-6).
Bryce Johnson scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half when the Retrievers (7-6) made a run at the Tech to cut a 22-point lead down to six. Louie Jordan hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Ace Valentine added 16 points.
Both teams shot 52%. The Yellow Jackets made 8 of 16 3-point attempts while UMBC was 10 of 25. Tech made 19 of 29 free throws to UMBC's 12-of-19. The Yellow Jackets were plus-16 on the boards and outscored UMBC by nine off turnovers.
UMBC trailed by 22 with 15 minutes left but were within six after a Johnson 3-pointer with three minutes left. George found Ndongo for a dunk and Luke O'Brien hit a 3 to rebuild an 11-point edge. UMBC got it back to nine but two George free throws followed by a turnover that led to a Mustaf fast-break dunk made it 86-73 with 51 seconds remaining and Tech sealed it with free throws.
Trailing 11-2, Ndongo and Terry combined for 17 points in a 19-0 run for Tech, which led 53-34 after shooting 62% in the first half.
This was the first game of a five-game homestand for the Yellow Jackets, who play Duke in an ACC game on Saturday. UMBC plays at Marist on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 82 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 82 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Naithan George Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Regimantas Ciunys missed Free Throw. | 82 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Foul on Luke O'Brien. | 82 - 91 |
Statistics
 UMBC |
 GT |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-58 | FG | 32-61 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 8-16 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 12-19 | FT | 19-29 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 66 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 32 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 3,494 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |