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Georgia Tech Defeats Charleston Southern 85-62

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(Atlanta-AP) – Alvin Jones scored 21 points to lead five Georgia Tech players in double figures tonight, and the Yellow Jackets went on to beat Charleston Southern 85-to-62.

Tony Akins had 15 points — including 13 in the first half — Jon Babul added 12, Shaun Fein had 11 and Marvin Lewis had 10 for Georgia Tech (2-0).

Gene Granger led Charleston Southern (0-2) with 13 points. James Seegars added 10.

Georgia Tech jumped out to a 12-nothing lead as Charleston Southern missed its first seven shots and went scoreless until Nick Mitchell hit a pair of free throws 6:17 into the game.

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