Jan. 30, 2010
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Georgia Tech’s Win Today Gives The Yellow Jackets…
… a record of 16-5 overall (Tech is 4-3 in the ACC)
… a 12-2 record against non-conference opponents
… four wins in their last five games
… a 6-0 record against teams with losing records
… a record of 170-136 in 10 seasons under head coach Paul Hewitt
… an all-time series record of 1-0 vs. Kentucky State
… a 6-3 record in January
… an all-time record of 543-188 in Alexander Memorial Coliseum
… an all-time record of 1,232-1,079 in 92 seasons of basketball
Team Notes
… Tech’s field goal percentage (.712) was the highest in the Paul Hewitt era and one of just six times in school history the Yellow Jackets have shot better than 70 percent
… It was the fourth-highest single-game field goal percentage in Tech history and the highest since Dec. 17, 1985 when it shot 72.0 percent against Texas
… Interestingly, Tech shot better than 70 percent in both halves — .714 in the first and .708 in the second
… Tech’s 29 assists tied for the ninth-most single-game assists in school history
… The 48-point margin of victory was the ninth-largest in school history and the largest since a 51-point win over Winston-Salem State on Jan. 3, 2007
… Tech scored 90 points or more for the third time this season
D’Andre Bell, Sr.
… two days after scoring a career-high 16 points against Wake Forest, he scored 14 first-half points
… scored in double figures for the fifth time this season
… played in his 109th career game and started for the 54th time
… has started all 21 games this season
… moved closer to 500 career points (entered the game with 483)
… moved closer to 200 career rebounds (entered the game with 195)
Derrick Favors, Fr.
… his second blocked shot today gave him 43 for the season, which ties for the 19th-most single-season blocks in Tech history
… had a career-high four assists
… has started all 21 games of his collegiate career
Gani Lawal, Jr.
… scored his 1,000th career point tonight (entered the game with 990)
… scored in double figures for the seventh time in his last eight games
… needed nine rebounds to reach 600 for his career
… played in his 84th career game and started for the 76th time
Mo Miller
… played in his 70th career game
Brian Oliver, Fr.
… scored in double figures for the third straight game
… scored in double figures for the seventh time overall this season
… has made two or more three-point field goals in a game 10 times this season
… has played in all 21 games this season
Zachery Peacock, Sr.
… scored his 900th career point today (entered the game with 893)
… played in his 107th career game
Glen Rice, Fr.
… scored a career high
… scored in double figures for the second time in his career, and for the first time since the Dec. 14 game at Chattanooga
… played in his 20th career game
… scored a season high
… scored the first field goal of his career
… scored a season high
Iman Shumpert, So.
… needed 24 points to reach 500 for his career
… played in his 46th career game
Mfon Udofia, Fr.
… his fifth assist tied a career high
… has started all 21 games of his career