Georgia Southern Eagles at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ndongo, Sylla posts double-doubles to lead Georgia Tech past Georgia Southern
Sylla made all four shot attempts and scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Reserve Akai Fleming scored 12 points for the Yellow Jackets (4-1) who were rebounding from a 92-87 loss to Georgia on Friday.
Reserve Khayri Dunn scored 13 points, Alden Applewhite 11, Tyren Moore 10 and Nakavieon White 10 for the Eagles (3-2).
Sylla made 1 of 2 foul shots for a 68-63 Georgia Tech lead with 19 seconds left. Nine seconds later, the Eagles' White made a 3-pointer. Georgia Southern's Spudd Webb fouled Kowacie Reeves Jr. to the line who missed the first free throw of a 1-and-1, but the Eagles failed to get off a shot for a chance to tie it.
Georgia Southern led 25-14 midway through the first half before Georgia Tech got back in it and reduced the deficit to 37-36 at halftime.
The Yellow Jackets and Eagles are meeting for the eighth time on the hardwood with Tech leading the all-time series, 5-2. Tech has taken five straight from Georgia Southern after dropping the first two matchups in the 1950s.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Nakavieon White Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. missed Free Throw. | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Baye Ndongo subbing in for Georgia Tech | 66 - 68 |
Statistics
 GASO |
 GT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-67 | FG | 22-56 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 12-37 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 8-15 | FT | 20-30 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fouls | 14 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 5,128 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Alabama | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Marshall | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Texas State | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Arkansas State | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| James Madison | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Southern Miss | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Troy | 0-0 | - | 5-4 |
| App State | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Georgia Southern | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Old Dominion | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| UL Monroe | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
| Georgia State | 0-0 | - | 1-7 |
| Louisiana | 0-0 | - | 1-7 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |