Williams, Louisville beat Georgia Tech 67-64

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ATLANTA (AP) – Malik Williams scored 9 of 12 from the field and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to help Louisville beat Georgia Tech 67-64 on Sunday night.

Matt Cross scored 13 points and nine rebounds, Dre Davis also scored 13 points – all in the second half – and Noah Locke added 10 points for Louisville (9-4, 3-0 ACC).

Kyle Sturdivant made a basket in the paint to give the Yellow Jackets a 49-45 lead with 11 minutes left, but they went to zero for nearly 5 minutes and missed seven consecutive attempts from the field as Louisville scored 10 consecutive points. Davis turned a three-point play within the sprint to give the Cardinals the ultimate 50-49 lead with 9:13 left.

Sturdivant scored a 3 and Khalid Moore layup to shoot Georgia Tech (6-6, 0-2) to one point with 1:25 left, but Locke and Williams scored 1 for 2 from the free-throw line and Yellow Jackets went 0-2 from the field with a turnover from there.

Michael Devoe, who came onto the pitch as ACC’s top scorer with 21.0 per game, scored four triples for Georgia Tech and finished with 23 points and three steals. Jordan Usher added 17 points and Sturdivant scored 14.

Georgia Tech, which had matches against Alabama A&M and Syracuse postponed due to health and safety measures related to COVID-19, played for the first time since winning overtime over the state of Georgia on December 21.

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