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Georgia Tech Rolls Past Kennesaw State, 74-57

Dec. 16, 2013

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ATLANTA (AP)Robert Carter Jr. recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech to a 74-57 victory over visiting Kennesaw State on Monday night.

Trae Golden had 15 points and four assists for the Yellow Jackets (8-3), while Daniel Miller finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.

Andrew Osemhen, averaging just 3.1 points, came off the bench to lead Kennesaw (3-8) with 13 points, 10 coming in the first half. Orlando Coleman scored 12 for the Owls.

Kennesaw cut a 16-point second-half deficit down to seven with four minutes left on a 3-point play by Yunel Brown, but Tech outscored the Owls 15-5 the rest of the way.

It was the first time that Tech and Kennesaw had played since the Owls stunned the Yellow Jackets on Nov. 15, 2010. Tech had easily won the previous two meetings.

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