No. 17 Georgia Tech trailed by eight with less than five minutes to play Thursday, but staged a rally down the stretch to pull out a 70-69 win over Southern Methodist in McCamish Pavilion. Zoesha Smith hit a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds left that gave the Yellow Jackets the victory.
A quartet of Jackets finished in double-figures, paced by Kara Dunn with 15 points. Tonie Morgan added 14 while Chazadi Wright contributed 12 and Smith finished with 11.
In the fourth quarter, Tech went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line.
Tech (19-4, 7-4 ACC) next heads back to Boston College at 2 p.m. Sunday.
After holding a six-point lead at halftime Thursday, Tech dropped the third quarter by allowing the Mustangs to use a 14-6 run over the final four minutes of the period to gain a 54-52 edge entering the fourth quarter. The Mustangs stretched their lead out to 66-58 following a 3 from Nya Robertson, but Dunn ignited Tech’s comeback.
Dunn and Smith combined to score Tech’s next eight points, setting up a 68-66 contest before Wright tied the game with a layup with 30 seconds left on the clock.
Tech’s defense forced a missed shot by SMU and Smith was fouled on the rebound, sending the Jacket to the free throw line with 1.2 ticks left. Smith drained both, but Robertson was fouled on the next play, sending the Mustang to the line. Robertson missed the front end then made the second before time ran out on the ensuing inbounds play.
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