SB Nation Atlanta - Georgia Tech Basketball Schedule: Jackets Beat Niagara 77-51, Improve To 3-1https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46601/atlanta-fave.png2010-11-19T20:42:37-05:00http://atlanta.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15885192010-11-19T20:42:37-05:002010-11-19T20:42:37-05:00Georgia Tech Basketball Score Update: Tech Doubles Up On Niagara, Leads 48-24 At Halftime
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<p>Georgia Tech jumped out to a 9-0 lead, and never looked back. There was a ton to like in the first half if you were a Yellow Jacket. The team shot 55% from the field, made 67% of their free throws, and had 11 assists to only 3 turnovers on the way to a 48-24 halftime lead.</p>
<p>The Jacket defense forced Niagara to shoot only 27% from the field and 11% from three-point territory. The defense was stifling, pressing for long stretches of time, and had six steals in twenty minutes.</p>
<p>Brian Oliver leads the Jackets with 15 points, and eight different Tech players have scored.</p>
<p>The Tech offense has continued to show improvement after Wednesday's game. The passing around the perimeter and interior has been fun to watch at times. It honestly is as good as I have seen a Tech team pass in a long while .</p>
<p>The Tech big men have rotated out well, with Kammeon Holsey, Nate Hicks, and Daniel Miller all getting playing time and making in impact with their chances. </p>
<p>Three other good looking stats for Jacket fans. Tech leads in bench scoring 11-0, fast break scoring 10-0, and points in the paint 24-8. </p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets/2010/11/19/1825418/georgia-tech-basketball-score-update-tech-doubles-up-on-niagara-leadsGeorge Lane2010-11-19T13:29:46-05:002010-11-19T13:29:46-05:00Georgia Tech Basketball Schedule: Jackets Host Niagara Purple Eagles Tonight
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<p>Georgia plays its second game of the regional round of the Legends Classic tonight, as the Jacket host the visiting <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/niagara-purple-eagles" class="sbn-auto-link">Niagara Purple Eagles</a> of the MAAC.</p>
<p>The teams have never faced each other before. Coach Paul Hewitt used to be a coach in the same conference at Siena, who the Jackets face December 22. Tech is 8-6 all-time against MAAC members.</p>
<p>Tonight is only Niagara's second game of the season. They lost their opener at home to Milwaukee, 90-73. Looking at their only game so far (small sample size warning), the team has three to four good scorers on the starting rotation, and then a dropoff after that. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/27831/kashief-edwards" class="sbn-auto-link">Kashief Edwards</a> scored 22, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124020/antoine-mason" class="sbn-auto-link">Antoine Mason</a> had 18, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124021/skylar-jones" class="sbn-auto-link">Skylar Jones</a> tallied 15, and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124023/marvin-jordan" class="sbn-auto-link">Marvin Jordan</a> added 10. After that, the rest of the team only had 8 points combined. The interesting thing of those numbers is that three of those scorers - Jones, Jordan, and Mason - are freshman.</p>
<p>Tech is led by <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52219/iman-shumpert" class="sbn-auto-link">Iman Shumpert</a> with 16.3 points per game. The junior guard really had a break out game Wednesday against Albany, and has the talent and ability to dominate a game if he wants to. He also leads the teams in rebounds with 7.3.</p>
<p>What I am watching for tonight: I want to see the hard-nosed scrappy play continue from Wednesday, the shooting percentages continue to improve, and for the team to work on the good passing that they showed against Albany while limiting turnovers.</p>
<p>The game starts at 7:30, and can be heard on 790 the Zone. </p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2010/11/19/2324691/georgia-tech-basketball-schedule-jackets-host-niagara-purple-eaglesGeorge Lane