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Georgia Tech wins opener 85-62 over West Georgia behind McCollum's 18 points and Reeves' 15
ATLANTA (AP) Javian McCollum scored 18 points, Kowacie Reeves Jr. added 15 and Georgia Tech won its opener 85-62 against West Georgia on Wednesday night.
McCollum, a senior transfer from Oklahoma, shot 7 of 12 from the field, made three of Georgia Tech's seven 3-pointers and had five assists. Reeves finished 6-of-13 shooting.
Baye Ndongo added 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Georgia Tech. Colorado transfer Luke O’Brien grabbed 10 rebounds to go with eight points for the Yellow Jackets, who outrebounded West Georgia 49-25.
Shelton Williams-Dryden scored 13 points and Kolten Griffin had 11 to lead West Georgia (0-2).
Georgia Tech never trailed and ended the first half on a 17-9 surge for a 50-29 advantage at the break. Terry hit a 3-pointer as five Tech players scored during the stretch. The Yellow Jackets shot 21 of 37 (57%) in the first half.
Reeves' turnaround jumper between dunks from Ndongo and Duncan Powell stretched the Yellow Jackets' lead to 69-39 with 12:23 remaining.
Georgia Tech, which finished 14-18 last season, begins its second season under coach Damon Stoudamire. The Yellow Jackets open with seven straight home games, their longest stretch since the 1980-81 season.
West Georgia is playing its first season at the Division I level.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Shelton Williams-Dryden vs. Baye Ndongo (Xavier Shegog gains possession) | Â |
| 19:49 |  | Â | Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:40 | | Â | Naithan George personal foul | Â |
| 19:40 | | Â | Kyric Davis turnover (Javian McCollum steals) | Â |
| 19:31 | | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | | Â | Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Javian McCollum defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:11 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:09 | | Â | Michael Griffin defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:01 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Kyric Davis's two point layup | Â |
| 18:59 | | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:55 | | +2 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | | Â | Shelton Williams-Dryden misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Shelton Williams-Dryden personal foul | Â |
| 18:17 | | +2 | Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists) | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | | +2 | Michael Griffin makes two point layup (Kyric Davis assists) | 2-6 |
| 17:33 | | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 2-9 |
| 17:10 | | Â | Demetrus Johnson II turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Luke O'Brien turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 16:55 | | Â | Demetrus Johnson II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:53 | | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:47 | | Â | Luke O'Brien turnover (bad pass) (Kyric Davis steals) | Â |
| 16:47 | | Â | Kyric Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:45 | | Â | Naithan George defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:35 | | +2 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists) | 2-11 |
| 16:19 | | Â | Kolten Griffin misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:17 | | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:08 | | Â | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Shelton Williams-Dryden steals) | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Luke O'Brien shooting foul (Michael Griffin draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:59 | | +1 | Michael Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-11 |
| 15:59 | | Â | Michael Griffin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:29 | | Â | Kolten Griffin blocks Jaeden Mustaf's two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Michael Griffin blocks Luke O'Brien's two point layup | Â |
| 15:21 | | Â | Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 15:13 | | Â | Demetrus Johnson II misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:11 | | Â | Shelton Williams-Dryden offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:03 | | +2 | Shelton Williams-Dryden makes two point layup | 5-11 |
| 14:55 | | Â | Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass) (Demetrus Johnson II steals) | Â |
| 14:47 | | +2 | Kyric Davis makes two point dunk (Demetrus Johnson II assists) | 7-11 |
| 14:31 | | Â | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:29 | | Â | Kolten Griffin defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:10 | | Â | Kyric Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:55 | | +2 | Luke O'Brien makes two point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists) | 7-13 |
| 13:33 | | Â | Baye Ndongo blocks Demetrus Johnson II's two point layup | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Lance Terry defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:26 | | Â | Javian McCollum turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 13:05 | | Â | Demetrus Johnson II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:03 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:55 | | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists) | 7-16 |
| 12:34 | | Â | Michael Griffin turnover (lost ball) (Javian McCollum steals) | Â |
| 12:24 | | +2 | Lance Terry makes two point dunk (Javian McCollum assists) | 7-18 |
| 12:10 | | Â | Kolten Griffin turnover (lost ball) (Javian McCollum steals) | Â |
| 12:00 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | Demetrus Johnson II defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:50 | | Â | Demetrus Johnson II misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:41 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:39 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Tamaury Releford defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul | Â |
| 11:26 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:08 | | +2 | Rickey Ballard makes two point jump shot | 9-18 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Lance Terry makes two point layup | 9-20 |
| 10:27 | | Â | Tamaury Releford misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Lance Terry makes two point dunk (Jaeden Mustaf assists) | 9-22 |
| 9:52 | | Â | Tamaury Releford misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:50 | | Â | Tamaury Releford offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Tamaury Releford makes two point layup | 11-22 |
| 9:33 | | Â | Lance Terry misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | Duncan Powell personal foul | Â |
| 9:21 | | +3 | Rickey Ballard makes three point jump shot (Tauris Watson assists) | 14-22 |
| 8:57 | | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Baye Ndongo personal foul | Â |
| 8:29 | | Â | Lance Terry shooting foul (Tauris Watson draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Tauris Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Tauris Watson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Rickey Ballard personal foul | Â |
| 8:13 | | Â | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:11 | | Â | Lance Terry offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | Tamaury Releford shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-23 |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-24 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | Brady Hardewig makes two point jump shot | 16-24 |
| 7:17 | | +3 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists) | 16-27 |
| 7:03 | | +2 | Tamaury Releford makes two point layup | 18-27 |
| 6:51 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Tamaury Releford personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:33 | | +2 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 18-29 |
| 6:16 | | Â | Brady Hardewig misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:14 | | Â | Javian McCollum defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:06 | | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot | 18-31 |
| 5:46 | | Â | Kyric Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Brady Hardewig defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:10 | | Â | Rickey Ballard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:08 | | Â | Luke O'Brien defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 18-33 |
| 4:47 | | Â | Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Kyric Davis's two point layup | Â |
| 4:45 | | Â | Kyric Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Kyric Davis makes two point jump shot | 20-33 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists) | 20-35 |
| 4:18 | | Â | Rickey Ballard shooting foul (Luke O'Brien draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Luke O'Brien misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:18 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:18 | | +2 | Doryan Onwuchekwa makes two point layup | 20-37 |
| 3:56 | | Â | Kolten Griffin turnover (lost ball) (Javian McCollum steals) | Â |
| 3:51 | | +2 | Luke O'Brien makes two point layup (Naithan George assists) | 20-39 |
| 3:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Wolves 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | Lance Terry personal foul | Â |
| 3:27 | | +1 | Demetrus Johnson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-39 |
| 3:27 | | +1 | Demetrus Johnson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-39 |
| 3:11 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:09 | | Â | Luke O'Brien offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:48 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point layup | 22-41 |
| 2:47 | | Â | Kolten Griffin shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:47 | | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-42 |
| 2:33 | | +2 | Demetrus Johnson II makes two point jump shot | 24-42 |
| 2:16 | | Â | Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Doryan Onwuchekwa makes two point layup | 24-44 |
| 1:55 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Shelton Williams-Dryden misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:55 | | +1 | Shelton Williams-Dryden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-44 |
| 1:48 | | +2 | Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Javian McCollum assists) | 25-46 |
| 1:32 | | Â | Kolten Griffin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:30 | | Â | Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:20 | | +3 | Lance Terry makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 25-49 |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Shelton Williams-Dryden makes two point layup | 27-49 |
| 0:41 | | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:18 | | +2 | Shelton Williams-Dryden makes two point layup (Brady Hardewig assists) | 29-49 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Brady Hardewig personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-50 |
| 0:03 | | Â | Naithan George misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Kolten Griffin defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |