Offense shines in blowout Georgia Tech victory
Thanks to three 20-point scorers, Georgia Tech continued its solid start at McCamish Pavilion, taking care of Lafayette Saturday, 95-81.
Lamar Washington had 20 points, 10 assists and three steals for Georgia Tech, which improved to 8-4 overall, and 8-1 at home. The 8-1 home record is the Yellow Jackets’ best start at McCamish Pavilion since the 2015-16 season.
Akai Fleming and Kowacie Reeves Jr. also scored 20 points for the Yellow Jackets.
Fleming made 11 of 12 from the free-throw line and Reeves finished with nine rebounds.
Mark Butler had 20 points and eight assists, and Caleb Williams also finished with 20 points to go with six assists for Lafayette (3-10). Andrew Phillips scored 15 points and Christian Humphrey-Rembert added 12 and eight rebounds.
Washington and Chas Kelley III each hit a 3-pointer before Marshall threw down a dunk that capped a tiebreaking 12-0 run almost nine minutes into the game, and the Yellow Jackets never trailed again.
Phillips hit a 3-pointer and Butler followed with a layup that trimmed Lafayette’s deficit to a point with 14:48 left in the second half. Shareef Jackson’s layup about three minutes later made it 61-59, but Georgia Tech scored 14 of the next 18 points to pull away.
The Yellow Jackets shot 30 of 60 from the field, 9 of 16 (56%) from behind the arc, and hit 87% from the free-throw line, where they outscored Lafayette 26-10.
Georgia Tech hosts Florida A&M on Friday.
Material from The Associated Press was used in this article.
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