National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 72, Virginia Tech 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Where: Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Bernard Clinton, # Jamie Luckie, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 5794

Brian Oliver came off the bench to score 28 points and Iman Shumpert recorded a triple-double, leading Georgia Tech past Virginia Tech, 72-57, in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday in Atlanta.

Oliver hit 11-of-18 shots from the field, including four 3-pointers, and Shumpert finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and seven steals for the Yellow Jackets (10-9, 3-3 ACC).

Trailing 47-45 with 13 minutes to go, Georgia Tech used a 17-8 run to take control. Oliver scored the first 12 points of the run, and his 3-pointer with 3:48 left gave the Yellow Jackets a 62-55 lead. After the Hokies (13-6, 3-3) pulled within 62-57, Shumpert scored a basket and hit three free throws for a 10-point lead with 1:09 left.

Manny Atkins’ layup capped an 8-0 first-half run that gave Virginia Tech a 17-10 lead with 11:36 to go. Georgia Tech pulled within one point on four separate occasions, but Virginia Tech carried a 39-36 advantage into halftime.

Jeff Allen led Virginia Tech with 18 points. Malcolm Delaney, the Hokies’ leading scorer coming in at 18.9 points, finished with just eight on 3-of-11 shooting.

Georgia Tech hosts Maryland on Sunday. Virginia Tech returns home to face Miami on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
 
Virginia Tech   Georgia Tech
Jeff Allen 18 Scoring Brian Oliver 28
Malcolm Delaney 5 Assists Iman Shumpert 11
Jeff Allen 11 Rebounds Iman Shumpert 12
Jeff Allen 4 Free Throws Made Iman Shumpert 7
Erick Green 3 Steals Iman Shumpert 7
Victor Davila 1 Blocks Daniel Miller 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia Tech 57 39.3 1-11 12-16 9 30 1 6
Georgia Tech 72 45.0 8-24 10-16 19 32 3 12