Hot-shooting Georgia Tech rolls over Marist

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets used some solid perimeter shooting and another impressive scoring effort from Kowacie Reeves Jr. to defeat Marist, 87-76, on Tuesday night at McCamish Pavilion.

Reeves scored 21 points, his third consecutive game with 20 or more points, and added 10 rebounds as Georgia Tech shot over 70% from 3-point range in the victory. The Yellow Jackets finished 8-for-11 on 3-point attempts, and their 72.7% shooting from 3 nearly matched the single-game school record of 77.8% (done three times).

Mouhamed Sylla added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Jackets (7-4), while Akai Fleming scored 13 on a perfect night from the floor (4-for-4). Lamar Washington finished with 11 points and 10 assists as Tech shot 58% from the field and dished out 21 assists.

Tech carried a 44-36 halftime lead before Reeves took over early in the second half. The junior forward hit consecutive 3-pointers to push the margin to double figures, and the Jackets followed with a 10-2 stretch to create separation.

Marist (7-3) was led by Elijah Lewis, who scored 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Justin Menard added 13 points, and Jaden Daughtry and Myles Parker scored 11 apiece as the Red Foxes hit 13 3-pointers and scored 40 points after the break.

Up next

Tech continues a nine-game homestand at 2 p.m. Saturday against Lafayette.