Georgia Tech Basketball: Live Updates Against Clayton State

Stay tuned here for live updates as Georgia Tech takes on Clayton State

Jackson Caudell | Nov 7, 2022

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Georgia Tech is opening up its Men's College Basketball season tonight as the Yellow Jackets take on Division II squad Clayton State. These two teams met last year, with Georgia Tech winning in a blowout.

Head Coach Josh Pastner is hoping to lead a bounce-back season in Atlanta after a tough season. With the departures of Jose Alvarado and Moses Wright, Georgia Tech went 12-20 and lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Louisville.

Georgia Tech forward Rodney Howard — Could Georgia Tech surpass expectations this season? / Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Tonight should be a good starting point for the Yellow Jackets and they should be able to get a convincing win over the Lakers.

Pregame

The starting lineup tonight should not be too surprising to Georgia Tech fans. Garnder-Webb transfer Lance Terry will be one starter at guard and he will be joined by Kyle Sturdivant, Deebo Coleman, Deivon Smith and Rodney Howard.

1st Half

Rodney Howard scored the first points of the season for Georiga Tech. 2-0 Yellow Jackets.

Terry is struggling to shoot early but finished with a nice dunk in transition there. 6-0 Georgia Tech with 16:25 left in the first half.

Rodney Howard already has six rebounds to go along with four points. Deivon Smith and Terry have other points. 8-0 Georgia Tech.

Miles Kelly has come alive here in the first half. Five points on 2-2 shooting. 15-7 Georgia Tech leads
11:58 to go, Georgia Tech leads Clayton State 15-7. Tech shooting 38.9%, Clayton State 20%.
Clayton State is shooting 50% from three-point range so far
Deebo Coleman with his first points of the season and it is a made three. 18-14 Georgia Tech
Clayton State has closed the game up with two big dunks. 22-18 Georgia Tech leads with 7:22 left in the first half. Howard leads the way with six points and six rebounds.
A little back and forth right there and Georgia Tech still leads 31-26 after a made Clayton State basket. Sturdivant has started scoring for Tech, but the defense has not been great the last couple of minutes. 3:59 left in the first half
Jalon Moore back in the game. 3:38 left in the first half.
Sturdivant, Coleman, Smith, Franklin, and Moore are on the floor near the end of the first half. 2:56 left in the first half.
Clayton State has tied it up 32-32, 1:17 to go in the first half
Franklin hits a basket as the first half ends and Georgia Tech and Clayton State are tied at 34-34. Georgia Tech shot 36% in the first half compared to Clayton State's 40%
Some first-half stats: Georgia Tech has shot 29% from three-point range and Clayton State has shot 33.3%. Rodney Howard is leading the way with six points and seven rebounds, shooting 3-8 from the floor. Deivon Smith four points and six rebounds. Tech outrebounded Clayton State 29-18 and the Yellow Jackets also had four steals.

2nd Half

Second-half is about to get underway in Atlanta. Georgia Tech and Clayton State are tied at 34-34
The Yellow Jackets have gotten the lead back 38-36.
Georgia Tech has stretched the lead to six 48-42 with 15:22 left in the game. Rodney Howard has a double-double with eleven points and eleven rebounds.
Terry has hit two three-pointers here in the second half. Is in double figures now. Tech leads 58-46, with 12:08 left in the game.
Terry is having a great second half, now at 16 points for the game, and hit another three-pointer in the second half, which makes it his third. 61-47 lead for Georgia Tech, 11:34 left to go in the game.
Sturdivant to Moore for the alley-oop and Tech now leads 67-48 with 10:13 left in the game.
Howard is up to 15 points and 13 rebounds. Terry is the only other player in double-digits. Tech is now shooting nearly 47% from the floor. The defense has picked up in the second half as well. A better effort from Tech.
Timeout with 7:59 left in the game. Georgia Tech leads 73-48.

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1st Half

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