Live Updates: Georgia Tech Faces Howard, Looks for a 2-0 Start to the Season

Georgia Tech is 1-0 to start the season under new head coach Damon Stoudamire

The Damon Stoudamire era got off to a good start on Monday night when the Yellow Jackets defated Georgia Southern 84-62.

The Yellow Jackets offense came alive in the second half, especially Miles Kelly. For all of the struggles that Kelly had in the first half, he had a tremendous second half. Kelly scored 19 points in the second half, the Yellow Jackets shot 64.3% from three-point range in the second half and they outscored Georgia Southern 52-31 in the second half to get the win in Stoudamire's first game as the head coach.

Tonight, Georgia Tech is back at home and facing a team that made the NCAA Tournament last season and was picked in their conference preseason poll to win it again this season. 

The Damon Stoudamire era got off to a good start on Monday night when the Yellow Jackets defated Georgia Southern 84-62.

Howard is 1-0 this season after getting a 92-80 win in their opening game vs Hampton. Howard won the MEAC last season and made the NCAA Tournament as a 16 seed and lost in their opening game against Kansas. Howard was picked as the preseason favorite in the MEAC and had three players (Shy Odom, Marcus Dockery, and Jelani Williams).

Howard is one of five guaranteed non-conference opponents for Tech that won 20 or more games in the 2022-23 season, including four that played in the post-season. Mississippi State (21-13), Penn State (23-14) and Howard (22-13) all played in the NCAA Tournament last season, while Cincinnati (23-13), a new member of the Big 12, reached the quarterfinals of the NIT. UMass Lowell (26-8) finished second in the America East Conference. The Yellow Jackets potentially could play two more 20-win teams in the Diamond Head Classic, with a possible game against Hawai’i (21-11) in the second round and TCU (22-13) in the final round.

Georgia Tech and have met three times previously, winning all three times, most recently on Jan. 2, 1991 in a tight 84-77 decision at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

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1st Half

Georgia Tech is starting Tyzhaun Claude, Kowacie Reeves, Amaree Abram, Tafara Gapare and Miles Kelly 

Timeout with 14:52 left in the first half and the game is tied 13-13. GT shooting 75% to start, Howard 67%. Claude has six points and Reeves has five. 

Timeout with 11:25, GT trails Howard 25-21. Defense has not been as sharp as the other night so far. Howard is shooting 69% and Georgia Tech has four early turnovers

Timeout with 3:40 left, GT trailing 39-37

Howard leads 47-41 at the half

Second Half

Howard starts the half on a 6-0 run and lead by 12, 53-41 with 17:54 left in the game

10:48 left in the game and Howard leads 64-59. 

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