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11/23 15:31 CST Trio of Yellow Jackets lead Georgia Tech past West Georgia 82-66
Trio of Yellow Jackets lead Georgia Tech past West Georgia 82-66
ATLANTA (AP) --- Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored 18 and Baye Ndongo and freshman
Mouhamed Sylla posted double-doubles to lead Georgia Tech to an 82-66 victory
over West Georgia on Sunday.
Reeves made 7 of 11 shots with four 3-pointers for the Yellow Jackets (5-1).
Ndongo finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and five assists. Sylla totaled 13
points and 11 boards for his fifth double-double in his first six games.
Ndongo's was his second of the season.
Kam Craft added 15 points for Georgia Tech.
Shelton Williams-Dryden had 13 points in the first half to help West Georgia
take a 34-33 lead into the break. Reeves had 10 points to lead Georgia Tech.
Malcolm Noel's 3-pointer with 39 seconds left put the Wolves up at halftime.
Craft hit a 3-pointer and a pull-up jumper to begin the second half and Georgia
Tech moved in front.
Williams-Dryden tied it at 38-all with a layup. Craft made two free throws and
Ndongo and Jaeden Mustaf had baskets in a 6-0 run. The Yellow Jackets played
with a lead until Javar Daniel made two free throws for the Wolves to tie it at
49-all. Mustaf answered with back-to-back baskets and the Yellow Jackets led
for the final 12:19.
Williams-Dryden paced the Wolves (4-3) with 21 points, nine rebounds and five
steals. Josh Smith and Noel, a reserve, each scored 13.
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