Jaeden Zackery scores 21 points, helps Clemson pull away early to beat Georgia Tech 70-59
ATLANTA (AP) Jaeden Zackery scored 21 points and Clemson beat Georgia Tech 70-59 on Tuesday night.
Zackery shot 7 of 12 from the floor and made three of the Tigers' eight shots from long range. Ian Schieffelin added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Clemson. Chase Hunter scored 14 points and Viktor Lakhin had 10.
Clemson (14-4, 6-1 ACC) has won six of the last eight in the series.
Baye Ndongo scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech (8-10, 2-5). Naithan George added 13 points.
Zackery scored 12 points and Lakhin all 10 of his to help Clemson build a 36-25 halftime lead. Georgia Tech missed its first 10 shots before Duncan Powell's layup with 12:42 left in the first half.
The Yellow Jackets cut the deficit to 37-30 early in the second half before Zackery's 3-pointer sparked a 20-11 surge and the Tigers led by double digits for most of the way.
Clemson plays at Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Georgia Tech will look to end a three-game losing streak with a road game at Florida State on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Viktor Lakhin vs. Ibrahim Souare (Tigers gains possession) | Â | |
19:36 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 2-0 | |
18:58 | Â | Ibrahim Souare misses two point layup | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Ibrahim Souare offensive rebound | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | Â | |
18:33 | Â | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:31 | Â | Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point hook shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 4-0 | |
18:13 | Â | Chase Hunter personal foul (Naithan George draws the foul) | Â | |
17:54 | Â | Naithan George turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Chase Hunter misses two point layup | Â | |
17:25 | Â | Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â | |
17:01 | Â | Duncan Powell misses two point layup | Â | |
16:59 | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â | |
16:54 | Â | Jaeden Zackery turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals) | Â | |
16:33 | Â | Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:18 | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (Ian Schieffelin steals) | Â | |
15:55 | +2 | Dillon Hunter makes two point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 6-0 | |
15:22 | Â | Naithan George misses two point layup | Â | |
15:20 | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â | |
15:15 | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Dillon Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
14:51 | Â | Dillon Hunter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:49 | Â | Dillon Hunter offensive rebound | Â | |
14:49 | Â | Ibrahim Souare personal foul (Dillon Hunter draws the foul) | Â | |
14:49 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Del Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:38 | Â | Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound | Â | |
14:28 | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:26 | Â | Del Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
14:20 | +2 | Chase Hunter makes two point dunk (Del Jones assists) | 8-0 | |
13:50 | Â | Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:37 | Â | Duncan Powell personal foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | Â | |
13:30 | Â | Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Ryan Mutombo defensive rebound | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Del Jones personal foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul) | Â | |
13:12 | Â | Christian Reeves blocks Jaeden Mustaf's two point layup | Â | |
13:10 | Â | Christian Reeves defensive rebound | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:59 | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â | |
12:43 | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point layup | 8-2 | |
12:22 | Â | Dillon Hunter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â | |
12:01 | Â | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:59 | Â | Christian Reeves defensive rebound | Â | |
11:38 | Â | Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:38 | Â | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:36 | Â | Dillon Hunter personal foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul) | Â | |
11:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:18 | Â | Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass) (Jaeden Zackery steals) | Â | |
11:12 | +2 | Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup | 10-2 | |
10:49 | Â | Jaeden Zackery shooting foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul) | Â | |
10:49 | +1 | Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-3 | |
10:49 | +1 | Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-4 | |
10:33 | Â | Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Mutombo steals) | Â | |
10:29 | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point dunk (Javian McCollum assists) | 10-6 | |
10:15 | Â | Jake Heidbreder misses two point layup | Â | |
10:13 | Â | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Jake Heidbreder shooting foul (Duncan Powell draws the foul) | Â | |
9:56 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-7 | |
9:56 | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-8 | |
9:37 | +3 | Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot (Chase Hunter assists) | 13-8 | |
9:11 | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 13-11 | |
8:45 | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:43 | Â | Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound | Â | |
8:35 | +2 | Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup | 15-11 | |
8:28 | Â | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Ian Schieffelin steals) | Â | |
8:23 | +2 | Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 17-11 | |
8:03 | Â | Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:01 | Â | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | Â | |
7:54 | Â | Javian McCollum personal foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul) | Â | |
7:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Ibrahim Souare shooting foul (Viktor Lakhin draws the foul) | Â | |
7:49 | +1 | Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-11 | |
7:49 | +1 | Viktor Lakhin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-11 | |
7:27 | Â | Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul) | Â | |
7:21 | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists) | 19-14 | |
7:05 | Â | Baye Ndongo blocks Chauncey Wiggins's two point layup | Â | |
7:03 | Â | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:50 | Â | Viktor Lakhin personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | Â | |
6:50 | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-15 | |
6:50 | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-16 | |
6:37 | Â | Viktor Lakhin turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Mustaf steals) | Â | |
6:32 | +2 | Jaeden Mustaf makes two point dunk | 19-18 | |
6:23 | Â | Duncan Powell shooting foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul) | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Ian Schieffelin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:23 | +1 | Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-18 | |
6:07 | Â | Javian McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Zackery steals) | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Jaeden Zackery misses two point layup | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â | |
5:38 | +3 | Chase Hunter makes three point jump shot | 23-18 | |
5:14 | Â | Viktor Lakhin blocks Duncan Powell's two point layup | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Zackery steals) | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Chase Hunter misses two point layup | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins personal foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul) | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Baye Ndongo personal foul | Â | |
4:29 | Â | Viktor Lakhin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:24 | Â | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Duncan Powell misses two point layup | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Jaeden Zackery defensive rebound | Â | |
4:05 | Â | Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass) (Javian McCollum steals) | Â | |
4:00 | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point layup | 23-20 | |
3:36 | Â | Ibrahim Souare personal foul (Chase Hunter draws the foul) | Â | |
3:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:36 | +1 | Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-20 | |
3:36 | +1 | Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-20 | |
3:19 | Â | Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Chase Hunter steals) | Â | |
2:59 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins misses two point layup | Â | |
2:57 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins offensive rebound | Â | |
2:53 | +2 | Chauncey Wiggins makes two point layup | 27-20 | |
2:26 | Â | Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul) | Â | |
2:26 | +1 | Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-21 | |
2:26 | Â | Jaeden Mustaf misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Viktor Lakhin defensive rebound | Â | |
1:59 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 29-21 | |
1:30 | Â | Baye Ndongo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:28 | Â | Duncan Powell offensive rebound | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
1:14 | +2 | Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup | 31-21 | |
1:08 | Â | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:00 | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot | 31-23 | |
0:44 | +3 | Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot (Ian Schieffelin assists) | 34-23 | |
0:16 | Â | Dillon Hunter personal foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul) | Â | |
0:16 | +1 | Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-24 | |
0:16 | +1 | Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-25 | |
0:03 | +2 | Viktor Lakhin makes two point jump shot | 36-25 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |