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Round 2: Wednesday, March 10 (4 games) Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11 (4 games) Semifinals: Friday, March 12 IT’S TOURNEY TIME. Consisting of all 15 ACC teams, the conference tournament has five rounds, giving six teams first-round byes while the top four seeds receive double-byes while they await their quarterfinal matchups. This means longshots who play in the first round have to win five games to take home the title, while the top four seeds only need to win three. ACC Tournament Bettin...

Devoe, Wright lead Georgia Tech over Wake Forest 75-63 by Winston-Salem, Updated: March 5, 2021 Georgia Tech forward Rodney Howard (24) blocks a shot from Wake Forest guard Jalen Johnson (2) during an NCAA college basketball game Friday, March 5, 2021, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP) Andrew Dye / AP WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Michael Devoe scored 20 points, Moses Wright had 17, and Georgia Tech beat Wake Forest 75-63 on Friday night in a regula...

THE FLATS – Looking for its sixth straight win in Atlantic Coast Conference play, Georgia Tech concludes its 2020-21 regular season with an 8 p.m. contest Friday night against Wake Forest at the Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. Georgia Tech update – The Yellow Jackets, winners of five straight games and 8-5 since its 17-day COVID pause, are alone in fifth place in the ACC standings and have a NCAA NET ranking of No. 40. Tech’s current surge began with a 71-65 home wi...

Georgia Tech wins in OT, ends 14-game losing skid with Duke Read full article 1 / 6 Duke Georgia Tech BasketballGeorgia Techs forward Moses Wright (5) hangs from the basket after dunking during the first half against Duke in an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) March 2, 2021, 8:02 PM·2 min read ATLANTA (AP) — Moses Wright scored 29 points and grabbed two of his 14 rebounds in the final 35 seconds, and Georgia Te...

Yellow Jackets close home season with 81-77 OT triumph over Blue Devils

Mar 3, 2021 Stars shine brightest in March. It’s win-or-go-home season, with conference tournaments tipping off and bubble teams fighting for their lives and a chance at NCAA tournament glory. Which players and teams did the most to boost their stock before Selection Sunday? Sports Illustrated dives into that with the first March installment of Stars of the Week. Horizon League Tournament No. 1 seed Cleveland State hosted No. 10 seed Purdue Fort Wayne in the teams’ fifth matchup of the se...

Technical Tidbits 3/2: Duke vs. Tech, Tonight! Share this story Today the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men’s basketball team will face off against the Duke Blue Devils. This article breaks down how the Blue Devils have been a thorn in the side for the Yellow Jackets. Duke has won 38 of the last 41 games and the current win streak is at 14 as the article points out. For Tech seniors Jose Alvarado and Moses Wright, tonight’s game will be their last chance at beating Duke in the regular season....

ATLANTA -- — Moses Wright scored 29 points and grabbed two of his 14 rebounds in the final 35 seconds, and Georgia Tech snapped a 14-game losing streak against Duke with an 81-77 overtime victory on Tuesday night. Wright split a pair of free throws with 35 and 28 seconds left to extend Georgia Tech’s lead to 77-70. But the Yellow Jackets turned it over twice in the final 15 seconds to keep Duke in it. DJ Steward made a 3-pointer to make it 79-76 and missed a 3 after the second turnover, but...

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Moses Wright was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week Monday in voting by a panel of 15 members of the media. It is the second time Wright has received the honor this season, having done so in December. It is the third time a Tech player has been so honored this season; Jose Alvarado was named in early January. The 6-9 senior forward posted double-doubles in both Tech games last week as Tech captured a 16-point road win over No. 16 Virginia Tech...

Yellow Jackets and Blue Devils tip at 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCamish Pavilion