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Rozier leads Louisville past GA Tech
Feb 24, 2015 - 2:21 AM Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - Terry Rozier scored 22 points and led a late rally as No. 17 Louisville survived its first game without Chris Jones, beating Georgia Tech 52-51 on Monday.Georgia Tech led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but Rozier led a 14-2 run to make things interesting.
Rozier hit three of Louisville's four triples during the flurry, which got the Cardinals back within one, 43-42. 3 1/2 minutes later, Wayne Blackshear tied it with a 3 from the left wing.
With 59 seconds to play, Rozier drove in for a scoop layup to give Louisville its first lead since it was 10-8 eight-plus minutes into the game.
Marcus Georges-Hunt went coast-to-coast for a layup to tie it after Chinanu Onuaku missed the front end of a 1-and-1, but Rozier countered with his own layup in response.
Onuaku then denied Travis Jorgenson at the rim, and Blackshear put the game away with a pair of free throws in the final seconds.
Blackshear added 10 points, Montrezl Harrell scored eight and the duo each pulled down eight rebounds for Louisville (22-6, 10-5 ACC), which avoided its first three-game road losing streak since 2011.
Jones, Louisville's starting point guard, was dismissed from the program following a violation of team rules. Multiple media outlets are reporting that Jones, a senior, sent threatening text messages to a woman he was allegedly in a relationship with.
Georges-Hunt score 13 points to lead Georgia Tech (12-16, 3-13), while Demarco Cox contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds in the near-upset.
Both teams started the game 4-for-13 from the floor and 2-for-4 from the foul line, and it was tied 10-10 near the midpoint of the first half.
Georgia Tech began to distance itself with three straight dunks by Robert Sampson, Tadric Jackson and Cox to take a 20-14 lead at 6:36. Jackson's slam inside the final minute sent the Yellow Jackets into halftime with a 24-17.
Game Notes
Charles Mitchell had a game-high 14 rebounds off the bench for the Yellow Jackets ... Georgia Tech shot 1-for-11 from 3-point range ... This was Georgia Tech's 10th loss this season by four points or fewer.
- #1 Cards Fan Louisville won't be ranked at the end of the season with the loss of Chris Jones...project them to be an 8 seed.
Louisville(17) 52, Georgia Tech 51 FinalFeb 23 9:06 PM - LOUISVILLE: 52
GEORGIA TECH: 51
Final
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Louisville(17) 46, Georgia Tech 46 2nd - 1:50Feb 23 8:55 PM - 176
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Louisville(17) 43, Georgia Tech 46 2nd - 2:17Feb 23 8:54 PM - 214
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Louisville(17) 43, Georgia Tech 45 2nd - 2:35Feb 23 8:53 PM - 176
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Louisville(17) 42, Georgia Tech 45 2nd - 3:00Feb 23 8:47 PM - 161
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Louisville(17) 42, Georgia Tech 45 2nd - 4:14Feb 23 8:44 PM - 184
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Louisville(17) 42, Georgia Tech 43 2nd - 4:49Feb 23 8:43 PM - 174
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Louisville(17) 42, Georgia Tech 43 2nd - 5:32Feb 23 8:40 PM - 164
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Louisville(17) 42, Georgia Tech 43 2nd - 5:35Feb 23 8:40 PM - 114
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Louisville(17) 39, Georgia Tech 43 2nd - 5:54Feb 23 8:40 PM - 154
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Louisville(17) 39, Georgia Tech 41 2nd - 6:45Feb 23 8:39 PM - LOUISVILLE: 17
GEORGIA TECH: 24
Halftime
Feb 23 7:45 PM - LOUISVILLE: 0
GEORGIA TECH: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Feb 23 7:01 PM
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