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Devoe rallies Georgia Tech past Georgia Southern 61-59

AP
Nov 26, 2021

ATLANTA (AP) Michael Devoe scored 15 of his 26 points in the second half and Georgia Tech rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to defeat Georgia Southern 61-59 on Friday.

The Yellow Jackets (5-1) got 11 points from Kyle Sturdivant and 10 from Rodney Howard in winning their fifth straight. It was their first meeting in 25 years against the Eagles (4-2) in a series they lead 4-2 dating back to 1953. Devoe, second in the nation making 65% of his 3-pointers, was 5 of 9 behind the arc.

Elijah McCadden and Cam Bryant scored 14 points for Georgia Southern and Kamari Brown had 13.

Bryant and Brown had 11 points apiece in the first half when the Eagles shot 55% (16 of 29) while Georgia Tech was at 35%. Bryant knocked down three 3-pointers to stretch a one-point lead to 10 in 77 seconds in the middle of the half. Brown followed a 3 with a pair of free throws in the final minute to make it 39-25 before Devoe made two free throws.

Howard scored the first five points of the second half as the Yellowjackets opened with an 18-3 run for a 45-42 lead.

It was tied a 50 at the 8:25 mark when Devoe hit a 3-pointer.

Georgia Southern only made 3 of 12 shots in the final 6 1/2 minutes but Georgia Tech had four turnovers in the last 3:50 and missed a pair of free throws.

The Yellowjackets were only 12 of 24 at the line while Georgia Southern was 1 of 9 from the 3-point line in the second half, shooting 29% overall (8 of 28).

Georgia Tech plays host to Wisconsin on Wednesday in the Big Ten/ACC challenge and opens league play against North Carolina on Dec. 5.

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1st Half
GASO
Eagles
39
GT
Yellow Jackets
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Prince Toyambi vs. Rodney Howard (Tre Cobbs gains possession)
19:36	+2	Andrei Savrasov makes two point jump shot (Elijah McCadden assists)	2-0
19:08		Jordan Usher offensive foul (Tre Cobbs draws the foul)
19:08		Jordan Usher turnover
18:47		Tre Cobbs turnover (bad pass)
18:36		Rodney Howard misses two point jump shot
18:34		Prince Toyambi defensive rebound
18:07		Andrei Savrasov turnover (lost ball)
17:56	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	2-2
17:46		Andrei Savrasov misses two point jump shot
17:44		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
17:38		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
17:36		Gedi Juozapaitis defensive rebound
17:29		Gedi Juozapaitis turnover (lost ball)
17:14	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	2-4
16:53		Kamari Brown misses three point jump shot
16:51		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
16:47		Cam Bryant personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
16:41		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
16:39		Andrei Savrasov defensive rebound
16:30	+2	Elijah McCadden makes two point jump shot	4-4
16:09		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point jump shot
16:07		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
16:02	+2	Kamari Brown makes two point jump shot (Grant Weatherford assists)	6-4
15:50		Dabbo Coleman offensive foul (Grant Weatherford draws the foul)
15:50		Dabbo Coleman turnover
15:50		TV timeout
15:33		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
15:31		Kamari Brown offensive rebound
15:18	+2	Cam Bryant makes two point layup	8-4
15:07		Khalid Moore misses two point jump shot
15:05		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
14:58	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point putback dunk	8-6
14:38		Kamari Brown misses three point jump shot
14:36		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
14:28		Rodney Howard turnover (bad pass) (Kamari Brown steals)
14:20		Elijah McCadden turnover (lost ball) (Rodney Howard steals)
14:08	+2	Khalid Moore makes two point jump shot	8-8
13:52		Miles Kelly shooting foul (Elijah McCadden draws the foul)
13:52	+1	Elijah McCadden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-8
13:52		Elijah McCadden misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:52		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
13:27		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
13:25		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
13:24		Prince Toyambi shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
13:24		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:24		Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:24		Prince Toyambi defensive rebound
13:05	+2	Prince Toyambi makes two point layup	11-8
12:51		Miles Kelly turnover (bad pass) (Gedi Juozapaitis steals)
12:43		Jalon Moore blocks Gedi Juozapaitis's two point layup
12:41		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
12:29		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
12:27		Jordan Usher offensive rebound
12:18		Saba Gigiberia turnover (bad pass) (Cam Bryant steals)
12:07		Saba Gigiberia shooting foul (Prince Toyambi draws the foul)
12:07		Prince Toyambi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:07		Prince Toyambi misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:07		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
12:00	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	11-10
11:35		Miles Kelly personal foul (Elijah McCadden draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:16		Elijah McCadden misses two point jump shot
11:14		Eagles offensive rebound
11:02	+3	Cam Bryant makes three point jump shot (Elijah McCadden assists)	14-10
10:39		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
10:37		Elijah McCadden defensive rebound
10:12		Carlos Curry misses two point jump shot
10:10		Kamari Brown offensive rebound
10:03	+3	Cam Bryant makes three point jump shot (Kamari Brown assists)	17-10
9:50		Rodney Howard misses two point layup
9:48		Carlos Curry defensive rebound
9:43	+3	Cam Bryant makes three point jump shot (Kamari Brown assists)	20-10
9:30		Andrei Savrasov personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
9:14		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
9:12		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
9:00		Gedi Juozapaitis turnover (lost ball) (Michael Devoe steals)
8:52		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
8:34		Cam Bryant shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-11
8:34	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-12
8:06		Carlos Curry misses two point jump shot
8:04		Andrei Savrasov offensive rebound
7:57	+2	Kamari Brown makes two point jump shot (Tre Cobbs assists)	22-12
7:44		Carlos Curry personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:24		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (lost ball) (Tre Cobbs steals)
7:05		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Tre Cobbs draws the foul)
7:05	+2	Kamari Brown makes two point jump shot (Cam Bryant assists)	24-12
6:41		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
6:39		Kamari Brown defensive rebound
6:32		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
6:30		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
6:16		Michael Devoe offensive foul (Tre Cobbs draws the foul)
6:16		Michael Devoe turnover
6:04		Elijah McCadden turnover (lost ball) (Saba Gigiberia steals)
5:59	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot	24-15
5:36	+2	Andrei Savrasov makes two point layup	26-15
5:36		Saba Gigiberia shooting foul (Andrei Savrasov draws the foul)
5:36		Andrei Savrasov misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:36		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
5:26		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
5:24		Andrei Savrasov defensive rebound
5:05		Gedi Juozapaitis misses three point jump shot
5:03		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
4:54		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:52		Michael Devoe offensive rebound
4:50		Prince Toyambi shooting foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
4:50		Jordan Usher misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:50		Jordan Usher misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:50		Gedi Juozapaitis defensive rebound
4:32		Andrei Savrasov misses two point layup
4:30		Cam Bryant offensive rebound
4:27		Cam Bryant misses two point layup
4:25		Cam Bryant offensive rebound
4:20		Kamari Brown misses three point jump shot
4:18		Eagles offensive rebound
4:12	+2	Elijah McCadden makes two point layup	28-15
3:58	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	28-18
3:38		Cam Bryant turnover (bad pass)
3:22	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	28-21
3:22	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	28-21
3:10	+2	Carlos Curry makes two point alley-oop dunk (Elijah McCadden assists)	30-21
3:01		Carlos Curry personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
3:01		Michael Devoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:01		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
2:58		Andrei Savrasov shooting foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
2:58		Rodney Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:58	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-22
2:58	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-22
2:41	+2	Elijah McCadden makes two point layup	32-22
2:23		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
2:21		Elijah McCadden defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Tre Cobbs makes two point layup	34-22
1:57		Jordan Usher turnover (bad pass)
1:39		Elijah McCadden turnover (carrying)
1:28	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	34-25
0:58	+3	Kamari Brown makes three point jump shot (Tre Cobbs assists)	37-25
0:38		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
0:36		Miles Kelly offensive rebound
0:27		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
0:25		Kamari Brown defensive rebound
0:23		Khalid Moore personal foul (Kamari Brown draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Kamari Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-25
0:23	+1	Kamari Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-25
0:04		Elijah McCadden personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-26
0:04	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-27
0:01		Tre Cobbs turnover (traveling)
0:01		Carlos Curry blocks Saba Gigiberia's two point jump shot
0:00		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GASO
Eagles
20
GT
Yellow Jackets
34

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	39-29
19:10		Prince Toyambi misses two point jump shot
19:08		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
19:00		Andrei Savrasov personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
18:53	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Michael Devoe assists)	39-31
18:53		Cam Bryant shooting foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
18:53	+1	Rodney Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-32
18:41		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Elijah McCadden draws the foul)
18:41		Elijah McCadden misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:41	+1	Elijah McCadden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-32
18:29	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	40-34
18:18		Gedi Juozapaitis misses three point jump shot
18:16		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
18:07		Gedi Juozapaitis blocks Khalid Moore's two point jump shot
18:05		Khalid Moore offensive rebound
17:52		Kamari Brown personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
17:48	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	40-36
17:40		Eagles 30 second timeout
17:40		TV timeout
17:22		Rodney Howard personal foul (Tre Cobbs draws the foul)
17:14		Kamari Brown misses three point jump shot
17:12		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
17:01		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
16:59		Tre Cobbs defensive rebound
16:54		Tre Cobbs misses two point layup
16:52		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
16:47		Jordan Usher misses two point dunk
16:45		Elijah McCadden defensive rebound
16:24		Gedi Juozapaitis misses three point jump shot
16:22		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
16:16		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
16:14		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
16:07		Rodney Howard misses two point layup
16:05		Elijah McCadden defensive rebound
15:45		Carlos Curry turnover (traveling)
15:45		TV timeout
15:31	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	40-39
15:05		Rodney Howard blocks Andrei Savrasov's two point layup
15:03		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:41		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
14:39		Elijah McCadden defensive rebound
14:35		Elijah McCadden turnover (bad pass)
14:13		Michael Devoe misses two point jump shot
14:11		Andrei Savrasov defensive rebound
14:03	+2	Elijah McCadden makes two point layup	42-39
13:35	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	42-41
13:35		Cam Bryant shooting foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
13:35		Michael Devoe misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:35		Grant Weatherford defensive rebound
13:23		Gedi Juozapaitis turnover (bad pass) (Michael Devoe steals)
13:15	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	42-43
13:03		Eagles 30 second timeout
12:47		Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Elijah McCadden draws the foul)
12:47		Elijah McCadden misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:47		Elijah McCadden misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:47		Prince Toyambi offensive rebound
12:27		Elijah McCadden misses two point jump shot
12:25		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
12:22		Prince Toyambi personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
12:11		Michael Devoe turnover (bad pass) (Elijah McCadden steals)
12:02		Elijah McCadden turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
11:52	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point dunk (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	42-45
11:42	+2	Prince Toyambi makes two point dunk (Tre Cobbs assists)	44-45
11:31		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
11:31		TV timeout
11:21		Tre Cobbs personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
11:08		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
11:06		Carlos Curry defensive rebound
11:01		Jump ball. Rodney Howard vs. Carlos Curry (Carlos Curry gains possession)
10:39		Tre Cobbs turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Usher steals)
10:34	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	44-47
10:11	+2	Elijah McCadden makes two point jump shot	46-47
9:45		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
9:43		Kamari Brown defensive rebound
9:34	+2	Elijah McCadden makes two point jump shot	48-47
9:12	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Rodney Howard assists)	48-50
8:46		Elijah McCadden misses three point jump shot
8:44		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
8:36		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
8:34		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
8:28		Khalid Moore turnover (lost ball) (Kamari Brown steals)
8:25		Jordan Usher shooting foul (Tre Cobbs draws the foul)
8:25	+1	Tre Cobbs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-50
8:25	+1	Tre Cobbs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-50
8:00	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	50-53
7:57		Dabbo Coleman personal foul (Tre Cobbs draws the foul)
7:57		Tre Cobbs personal foul (Dabbo Coleman draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:46		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
7:44		Eagles offensive rebound
7:27		Elijah McCadden misses two point jump shot
7:25		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
7:25		Kamari Brown personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
7:25		Jordan Usher misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:25		Kamari Brown defensive rebound
7:03		Andrei Savrasov misses two point jump shot
7:01		Cam Bryant offensive rebound
6:56	+2	Kamari Brown makes two point jump shot (Cam Bryant assists)	52-53
6:39		Gedi Juozapaitis personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
6:39	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-54
6:39	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
6:24		Andrei Savrasov misses two point jump shot
6:22		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
6:01		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
5:59		Elijah McCadden defensive rebound
5:41		Kamari Brown misses two point jump shot
5:39		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
5:23		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
5:21		Elijah McCadden defensive rebound
5:08		Andrei Savrasov turnover (bad pass) (Rodney Howard steals)
5:00	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point dunk (Michael Devoe assists)	52-57
4:54		Andrei Savrasov misses two point jump shot
4:52		Cam Bryant offensive rebound
4:44		Elijah McCadden misses three point jump shot
4:42		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
4:30		Andrei Savrasov personal foul (Rodney Howard draws the foul)
4:30		Rodney Howard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:30		Rodney Howard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:30		Cam Bryant defensive rebound
4:08		Prince Toyambi turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
3:42		Dabbo Coleman misses two point jump shot
3:40		Prince Toyambi defensive rebound
3:25		Prince Toyambi misses two point layup
3:23		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
3:20		Brian Burg technical foul
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	Michael Devoe makes technical free throw 1 of 2	52-58
3:20	+1	Michael Devoe makes technical free throw 2 of 2	52-59
3:10		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (bad pass)
2:50	+2	Gedi Juozapaitis makes two point layup (Cam Bryant assists)	54-59
2:32		Gedi Juozapaitis shooting foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-60
2:32		Kyle Sturdivant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:32		Gedi Juozapaitis defensive rebound
2:18		Cam Bryant misses three point jump shot
2:16		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
1:51		Michael Devoe turnover (bad pass)
1:32		Elijah McCadden misses two point layup
1:30		Andrei Savrasov offensive rebound
1:26	+2	Andrei Savrasov makes two point tip shot	56-60
1:04		Jordan Usher turnover (bad pass)
0:55	+3	Cam Bryant makes three point jump shot (Kamari Brown assists)	59-60
0:53		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:37		Michael Devoe turnover (lost ball) (Cam Bryant steals)
0:10		Elijah McCadden misses two point jump shot
0:08		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
0:07		Tre Cobbs personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
0:07		Michael Devoe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:07	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-61
0:07		Yellow Jackets 60 second timeout
0:03		Elijah McCadden misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jordan Usher defensive rebound