Last night I had the chance to attend Georgia Tech’s home game against Oliver Purnell’s Clemson Tigers. If you follow the ACC, you know that these two schools are developing a nice rivalry. I was excited about this game for that reason and because it featured two nationally ranked teams.
I want to keep this article short and post some pictures that I took at the game, but first I’ll talk about my observations of the game. Clemson came out fired up jumping to a 9-2 lead as Trevor Booker lead the way with two nice dunks, but Tech found its way by getting some easy transition baskets. Their defense took Clemson out of their element and held the Tigers to 36.9% shooting from the field. Derrick Favors came alive in the first half with some crowd-pleasing dunks. He finished with a team-high 17 points and 14 rebounds.
One thing I noticed was how quick Clemson’s guards were. Demontez Stitt and Andre Young are excellent with the ball, and I was surprised that Clemson didn’t take advantage of the guard match ups. Seems like some isolation plays, four-out and one-in sets, or some misdirection plays would have benefited them.
Free throw shooting hurt both teams as there were 20 missed foul shots on the night between them. But give credit to unselfish senior Zach Peacock for knocking down the two that mattered most. His two free throws with 3.2 seconds left helped seal the victory for Paul Hewitt’s Yellow Jackets, 66-64. The win moves Georgia Tech to 14-4, 3-2, while Clemson falls to 15-4, 3-2.
Please enjoy some pictures I took with my beloved Canon PowerShot SX10.
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- The crowd gets ready for the Georgia Tech starting lineup.
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- Tip off!
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- Clemson guard Tanner Smith dribbling at the top of the key.
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- Zach Peacock getting fouled.
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- Teams huddled during a timeout.
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- Clemson Tigers huddle up during a timeout.
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- Georgia Tech huddles during a timeout.
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- Derrick Favors executes a reverse alley-oop. The fans were really excited as you can see from someone’s hands raised.
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- Milton Jennings guards Derrick Favors.
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- Gani Lawal shoots a free throw in the second half.
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- Both teams scramble for a rebound.
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- Mfon Udofia shoots a 3 from the corner.
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