College Basketball Updates: Georgia Tech Comes Up Short Against UNC

North Carolina's Harrison Barnes scored 23 points to lead the Tar Heels over Georgia Tech by a score of 93-81. The Yellow Jackets fell behind by 20 points at halftime and despite outscoring the Tar Heels in the second half were never able to seriously threaten Carolina.

Mfon Udofia scored 16 points to lead the Yellow Jackets and Jason Morris scored all 15 of his points in the second half. Julian Royal added nine points and six rebounds while Kammeon Holsey and Brandon Reed each notched eight points. Leading scorer Glen Rice Jr was held scoreless in the first half and finished with four points and four rebounds in the game.

Harrison Barnes hit 8-14 shots for his 23 points. tyler Zeller added 17 points and two blocks. John Henson was solid inside with 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks while Reggie Bullock added 11 points. Kendall Marshall finished with seven points and handed out a game-high 12 assists.

Georgia Tech drops its fifth straight ACC game and is now 8-13 on the season and 1-6 in conference play. North Carolina improves to 18-3 and is 5-1 in the ACC.

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Some outstanding long-distance shooting by North Carolina has the Tar Heels comfortably in front of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at half time 52-32. Carolina hit 8-12 attempts from beyond-the-arc and hit 60 percent of its shots in the first half while limiting the Yellow Jackets to just 38 percent shooting.

Mfon Udofia is off to a srong start for the Yellow Jackets with 14 points but everyone else for Georgia Tech has been limited. Daniel Miller has five points while Kammeon Holsey and Julian Royal each have four at the half. Glen Rice Jr. and Jason Morris were held scoreless in the first half and combined to go 0-9 from the field.

Harrison Barnes leads the Tar Heels with 11 points while John Henson and Reggie Bullock each have nine. Tyler Zeller added eight points. Kendall Marshall added nine first half assists for the Tar Heels.

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hit the road on Sunday for a trip to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina and are looking to snap a couple of streaks in the process. A win by the Jackets would snap a four-game ACC losing streak and would put an end to a the Tar Heels' 30-game- home winning streak.

North Carolina will be a stiff challenge for Brian Gregory's club that is averaging just under 50 points a game during its four game losing streak.

"Not only are they talented but they're playing good team basketball. They're really moving the ball well, and their transition is something you have to really be aware of every single possession."

Game date/time: Sunday, January 29, 6:00 p.m. ET

Location: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

TV: ESPNU

Radio: 790 The Zone and 106.7FM

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Chris Fouch, Frantz Massenat and Samme Givens each scored in double figures, and the Drexel Dragons buried the visiting Georgia State Panthers 68-46 on Wednesday night.

Drexel raced out to a 37-28 halftime lead and held the Panthers to just 18 second half points, upping their record to 16-5 overall and 8-2 in CAA play.

The loss pushes Georgia State back to 14-7 and 6-4 within the conference, three games back of the conference leading George Mason Patriots.

The Panthers' Jihad Ali was the only player to score in double figures on the evening, putting up 17 points on 7-11 shooting. Overall, Georgia State was held to just 33.3% shooting as a team, and missed all but two of their 11 three point attempts.

Drexel out rebounded Georgia State 37-28.

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The Georgia Bulldogs drop to 1-5 in the SEC with a 57-44 loss to the No. 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats at Stegeman Coliseum.

Georgia hung in the game early before a late 10-0 spurt by the Wildcats gave them a 38-26 halftime lead. Neither team lit up the scoreboard in the second half but the offensively challenged Bulldogs just don't have enough weapons to go up against a team like Kentucky.

Darius Miller scored 19 points off the bench to lead the Wildcats. Miller hit 7-8 field goal attempts and was 4-4 from three-point range. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist finished with 14 points. Anthony Davis scored just four points but had 11 rebounds and five blocked shots for which Georgia had little answer.

Dustin Ware led the Bulldogs with 12 points going 5-12 from the field and 2-8 from three-point range. Nemanja Djurisic scored all 10 of his points in the first half. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was held in check finishing with seven points on 3-11 shooting.

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Georgia Tech couldn't overcome more offensive struggles and saw their losing streak grow to four games with a 64-49 loss to the Miami Hurricanes. Despite outworking the Hurricanes on the glass, the Yellow Jackets couldn't overcome Miami's hot shooting particularly from long range. The Hurricanes connected on 9-16 from beyond-the-arc and finished just under 50 percent shooting overall.

Kenny Kadji scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Hurricanes. Malcolm Grant added 16 points including 4-6 shooting from three-point range.

Mfon Udofia led the Yellow Jackets with 14 points. Glen Rice Jr scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half but finished 4-14 from the field in the game. Freshman Julian Royal came off the bench to score 11 points and grab five rebounds.

The loss drops Georgia Tech to 1-5 in the ACC and 8-12 overall. The Yellow Jackets are back in action over the weekend when they travel to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina.

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Georgia was able to keep things close for most of the first half before a late run put Kentucky up 38-26 at the intermission.

Kentucky's Darius Miller leads all scorers with 13 first-half points. Miller hit all five of his field goal attempts including 3-3 shooting from long range. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 10 points and five boards in the first half. Freshman Anthony Davis leads the Wildcats in rebounding with six while fellow freshman Marquis Teague finished the half with five assists.

Georgia's Nemanja Djurisic scored a team-high 10 points in the first half. Dusin Ware added five points while Donte Williams and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope have four each. Gerald Robinson handed out three assists and came up with a couple of steals but is just 1-7 from the field for two points.

Kentucky hit 56 percent of its shots in the first half and has a commanding 20-9 rebounding advantage over the Bulldogs. Georgia connected on 11-30 field goal attempts for just 37 percent shooting.

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' recent first half offensive struggles returned Tuesday night as they trail Miami by a score of 35-22. Tech hit just 30 percent of its shots in the first half finishing 9-30 in the first 20 minutes.

Mfon Udofia hit half of his shots going 3-6 for a team-high eight points. Freshman Julian Royal came off the bench to make 3-4 attempts and has seven points at the break. Glen Rice Jr moved back into the starting lineup but is struggling going 1-6 for three points in the first half. Jason Morris and Kameon Holsey combined to go 0-8 in the first half.

Malcolm Grant leads all scorers with 11 points for Miami. Kenny Kadji added seven points and Shane Larkin six. The Hurricanes connected on 7-11 shots from beyond-the-arc in the first half.

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets host the Miami Hurricanes at home in Philips Arena on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET where they'll attempt to snap a three-game losing streak. Georgia Tech is coming into the game with an 8-11 record and their 1-4 conference record puts them in last place in the ACC. The Hurricanes have a 10-7 record and their 1-3 conference record has them just two spots above the Yellow Jackets in 10th place in the ACC.

The Yellow Jackets are led by junior guards Glen Rice Jr., who is averaging 13.7 points per game, and Mfon Udofia, who averages 10.6. The team averages 63.1 points per game, which ranks them 275th overall in the NCAA in scoring which is part of the reason Georgia Tech has lost seven of their last eight games.

The Hurricanes are led by senior guard Malcolm Grant, who averages 12.9 points per game, junior guard Durand Scott, who averages 12.6, and junior forward Kenny Kadji, who averages 11.9. Miami averages 71.4, which rankes 116th overall. Miami is coming off a loss to North Carolina State and they've lost three of their last four games.

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Game Date/Time: Tuesday, Jan. 24; 9 p.m. ET

Location: Philips Arena; Atlanta, Georgia

TV Schedule:
Atlanta: ESPNU
Miami: ESPNU

The Georgia Bulldogs will host the No. 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday night at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens. The Bulldogs are still in search of their second win in the SEC, currently holding a 1-4 record within the conference and an overall record of 10-9.

Georgia will certainly have their work cut out for them if they hope to hand the Wildcats their first conference loss of the season. Kentucky holds an overall record of 19-1 and are a perfect 5-0 in the SEC. They are coming off a 77-71 win over Alabama on Saturday, which helped them leapfrog Syracuse to reclaim the No. 1 spot in the national polls.

The last time Kentucky came to Georgia was last January, when the Bulldogs won a 77-70 upset over the Wildcats. Last year, however, the Bulldogs team included Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie, both of whom now play for the Los Angeles Clippers.

The game will begin at 9:00 PM EST and will be televised nationally on ESPN.

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