Miles Kelly Leads Georgia Tech to 84-62 Victory over Georgia Southern in Damon Stoudamire's Coaching Debut
Despite a poor-shooting first half, Georgia Tech pulls away with five straight 3-pointers in the second half for a 22 point season-opening win.
- Miles Kelly hit four 3-pointers and finished with 25 points during the game, scoring 15 of his 19 second-half points in the final 8-plus minutes to help Georgia Tech pull away.
- Dallan 'Deebo' Coleman was a significant contributor with 17 points, hitting a critical 3-pointer that helped Georgia Tech extend their lead.
- Tyzhaun Claude had an impressive game with a double-double, contributing 10 points and 10 rebounds to the Georgia Tech victory.
- Georgia Southern struggled against Georgia Tech's fiery offense in the second half, despite leading during the early game with a six-point lead largely due to 3-pointers by Carlos Curry and Tyren Moore.
- This game marked a successful coaching debut for Damon Stoudamire at Georgia Tech, replacing Josh Pastner who was fired at the end of last season when the team went 15-18.