ATLANTA (AP) Lance Terry scored 23 points, including a jam that sparked a 9-0 run midway through the second half, and Georgia Tech rallied after trailing by 13 points to beat No. 21 Louisville 77-70 on Saturday, ending the Cardinals’ 10-game winning streak.
Louisville (16-6, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) suffered its first loss since a 93-85 setback at Kentucky on Dec. 14.
Terry’s jam gave Georgia Tech (10-12, 4-7) a 53-52 lead. Terry added two 3-pointers that helped the Yellow Jackets stretch the advantage to 68-60.
Terrence Edwards Jr., from Tucker High School near Atlanta, led Louisville with 22 points.
Louisville: Chucky Hepburn scored 17 points. J’Vonne Hadley had 16 points before fouling out with 1:59 remaining.
Georgia Tech: After trailing 38-27 at halftime, the Yellow Jackets used a 10-0 run to pull even at 49-all on a jumper by Naithan George, who had 15 points.
Georgia Tech led 74-70 when Louisville’s James Scott fouled Duncan Powell while attempting to block a shot near the basket with 40 seconds remaining. Instead of making a clean block that could have given the Cardinals the opportunity for a one-possession game, Powell made one of two free throws.
The Cardinals made 8 of 16 3-pointers in the first half and held a big lead at 31-18 but couldn’t keep that pace, finishing 9 of 25. Louisville made only 11 of 19 free throws.
Louisville visits Boston College on Wednesday. Boston College edged Florida State 77-76 on Saturday. Georgia Tech visits another hot team, Clemson, on Tuesday night. The Tigers beat North Carolina State 68-58 on Saturday for their sixth straight win.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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T. Edwards Jr. G | 22PTS | 3REB | 1AST | |
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L. Terry G | 23PTS | 1REB | 0AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
T. Edwards Jr. | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
C. Hepburn | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
J. Hadley | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
R. Smith | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
J. Scott | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Traore | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
K. Rooths | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Anselem-Ibe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Legg | – | – | – | – |
C. Sherman | – | – | – | – |
P. Antonelli | – | – | – | – |
A. McCool | – | – | – | – |
Total | 70 | 34 | 12 | 18 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
L. Terry | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
N. George | 15 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
J. McCollum | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
B. Ndongo | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
I. Souare | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
D. Powell | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
R. Mutombo | – | – | – | – |
E. Nichols | – | – | – | – |
M. San Miguel | – | – | – | – |
D. Sutton | – | – | – | – |
D. Thompson | – | – | – | – |
Total | 77 | 25 | 16 | 18 |