Fall Jackets North Carolina, 88-65 – Men’s Basketball – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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Chapel Hill, NC – Jordan Usher led Georgia Tech with 22 points and Deivon Smith added 16 season records, but the yellow jackets failed to counter North Carolina’s size and balance and fell 88-65 against the Tar Heels in Atlantic Coast Conference basketball Saturday night at the Dean Smith Center.

Tech (7-9, 1-5 ACC) has lost his fourth game of the last five despite having thrown 45.8 percent off the ground and shot the ball just 11 times. North Carolina (12-4, 4-1 ACC) have won for the fourth time in five games and have remained unbeaten at home this season.

The Jackets fell behind from the start but stayed close at 32-24 with 5:34 remaining in the first half before the Tar Heels pulled out 10 straight points and went the interval ahead 42-26. They beat Tech 46-39 in the second half.

Tech was only able to score three three-point field goals in the game and was beaten 42-26. Carolina held Michael Devoe, the No. 2 of the ACC, with only two points and five field goal attempts.

Usher was 9 of 16 from the ground with seven rebounds and three assists, while Smith scored 7 of 11 shots from the ground with three assists and no turnovers.

Post player Armando Bacot scored a record 29 points with 12 rebounds, while RJ Davis scored 21 and Caleb Love counted 14 from the perimeter and combined seven of the Tar Heels’ nine three-point field goals in the game. Brady Manek added 11 points and the other two three UNCs.

Georgia Tech returns home for the next four games, starting with a 7:00 pm game Wednesday night against Wake Forest at McCamish Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

Jordan Usher led the jackets with 22 points and seven rebounds, his fourth 20-point game this season. (photo by Jaylynn Nash)

Deivon Smith set a season record of 16 points for Tech, hitting 7 of 11 from the ground. (photo by Jaylynn Nash)

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