A 19-0 run erased an early deficit and Georgia Tech never looked back on its way to a 91-82 win over Maryland-Baltimore County on Wednesday at McCamish Pavilion.
Tech found itself trailing 11-2 less than four minutes into the game, but the Yellow Jackets quickly responded with 19 straight points over a 4:10 span, turning the early nine-point deficit into a commanding 21-11 advantage with 12:24 to go in the first half.
The Jackets would go on to lead for the rest of the game, stretching the advantage to 19 points at halftime (53-34) and to as much as 22 points in the second half. Tech’s 53 first-half points were its most since it scored 53 in the first half of a 96-76 win at Syracuse on Feb. 28, 2023.
Naithan George led four scorers in double-figures for the Jackets with 18 points and also led all players with eight assists. Baye Ndongo (17), Lance Terry (15) and Jaeden Mustaf (15) rounded out Tech’s four double-digit scorers.
Ndongo scored four points, grabbed two rebounds, dished out two assists and blocked a shot over the final 6:37 of the game, helping to squelch a UMBC spurt that saw the Retrievers pull within six points on a pair of occasions late in the contest.
Tech returns to ACC play at noon Saturday when it hosts No. 5 Duke at McCamish Pavilion.
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