Georgia Tech vs Northern Illinois: Live Updates

Stay tuned here for live updates as Georgia Tech takes on Northern Illinois

Jackson Caudell | Nov 17, 2022

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For the first time in program history, Georgia Tech is set to host Northern Illinois. The Yellow Jackets are 2-0 and looking for their first 3-0 start since the 2015-2016 season.

Georgia Tech guard Miles Kelly — Can Georgia Tech start the season 3-0? / Georgia Tech Athletics

Northern Illinois comes into this game with a 1-2 record, but that does not mean Georgia Tech should be taking them lightly. The Huskies have players that can score the basketball and head coach Josh Pastner spoke about that this week:

"They have really good guard play. They have three guards... and not everyone is going to know their names but zero, two, and 11 are their starting one's, two's, and three's, they can play, they can fill it up. Number 11, he was a big-time scorer in his previous spot and he can really shoot the ball. Zero can get downhill and score all over the floor and two is a really good player and play all over the floor. They have really good frontcourt players and they play a lot of guys too, good guys coming off the bench, so it is a good team, and like I said, they run good actions, they are well coached and we will have to play really well to have a chance to win."

As Georgia Tech takes on the Huskies tonight, be sure to stay tuned in right here for the latest updates from the game.

1st Half

Lance Terry, Kyle Sturdivant, Rodney Howard, Deebo Coleman, and Deivon Smith are the starters for the Yellow Jackets tonight
Deebo Coleman with the first basket of the game for Georgia Tech. 3-0 lead
Georgia Tech has forced three turnovers so far. 5-0 lead after a dunk from Howard
Deivon Smith with a bucket and the lead is now 7-0. First timeout at 16:58.
Zarique Nutter is active on the boards early for the Huskies. Already has three and we are four minutes in
The rebounding battle is going Northern Illinois way early on.
Timeout at 14:22. Georgia Tech leads 11-5.
The three-point defense has remained stellar so far for the Yellow Jackets. NIU is 0-5
Ja'von Franklin has had a nice game so far. Six points and three rebounds.
11:36 to go, Georgia Tech leads 17-8.
Georgia Tech currently shooting 47.1%, while the defense has held NIU to 17.7% shooting so far.
Miles Kelly hits his first three-pointer of the game and pushes the lead to 22-8. Kelly has five points so far
This is starting to get ugly. 8:36 to go and Georgia Tech leads 28-8. The three-point shooting has picked up and the defense has been outstanding.
13-0 run right now for Georiga Tech
Timeout at 7:16, Georgia Tech leads 28-8.
3:55 left in the first half and Georgia Tech leads 34-15. Tech is holding NIU to just 17.2% shooting in the 1st half.
Josh Pastner with a timeout after Georgia Tech takes a 41-15 lead.
Georgia Tech leads at the half 43-20. Dominant first half, especially on the defensive end.

2nd Half

The second half is about to get underway
Huskies with a 5-0 run to start the second half. 43-25 lead now
Some really bad defensive breakdowns from Tech early in the second half. 43-27 lead now.
Sturdivant makes 1-2 free throws to give Tech its first points in the half. 44-27 Yellow Jackets lead
An 8-0 run from NIU cuts the Georgia Tech lead to 44-31. Really bad defense from the Yellow Jackets to start the second half.
Georgia Tech has yet to hit a field goal in the second half and we are about five minutes in
The lead is now cut to single digits. A 17-1 run from NIU has the lead at seven. 44-37 Tech leads. 14:10 left in the game
Georgia Tech still does not have a field goal nearly eight minutes into the second half.
Timeout at 11:17, Georgia Tech leads 46-37. Has been a disaster of a second half so far.
The lead is back to double digits after a pair of free throws from Kelly. 48-37.
6-0 for Georgia Tech has the lead at 50-37
9-0 run for Georgia Tech has the lead at 53-37 with 7:53 to go in the game.
Timeout with 4:14 left in the game, Georgia Tech has the lead 60-43. Good response from the Yellow Jackets after a bad start to the half.

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