UNC Asheville was on the verge of forcing overtime at Georgia Tech on Saturday, but one of the Bulldogs’ players apparently didn’t realize what the score was.
Connor Dubsky made a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer off a kick-out pass from Tylon Chatman, tying the score at 74-74 with 2.8 seconds remaining in regulation.
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However, UNC Asheville’s Myles Mayfield seemed to think that the Bulldogs still trailed and needed to get the ball back. The sophomore forward fouled Georgia Tech’s Victor Valdes as soon as he received the inbounds pass, sending him to the free-throw line with 1.6 seconds left on the clock.
Dubsky held his hands to his head in disbelief as Mayfield realized his mistake. UNC Asheville coach Mike Morrell glared incredulously from the sideline.
Valdes made one of two foul shots to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, resulting in a 76-75 victory and improving Georgia Tech’s record to 4-0 under new head coach Scott Cross. All four of their wins have been at home at McCamish Pavilion.
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Cross is in his first season coaching the Yellow Jackets after replacing the fired Damon Stoudamire. Prior to taking over in Atlanta, he coached seven seasons at Troy, the final two resulting in Sun Belt regular-season and conference titles, in addition to NCAA tournament bids.
Georgia Tech trailed 32-25 at halftime after falling behind by 10 points on a Khayri Dunn 3-pointer for UNC Asheville with four minutes remaining in the first half. The Bulldogs increased their lead to 11 points during the opening two minutes of the second half. Georgia Tech then went on a 7-0 run to cut its deficit to 38-34.
UNC Asheville restored its lead to 10 points on a short jumper by Daniel Thomas and extended the margin to 56-42 with a Khayri Dunn 3-pointer midway through the second half. But Georgia Tech outscored the Bulldogs 23-7 over the next seven minutes to take a one-point advantage.
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Following another Dunn 3-pointer, the Yellow Jackets scored the next five points to go ahead 70-66. Dubsky pulled UNC Asheville to within one point on a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining. The two teams then each made two free throws before Courtland Muldrew and Tylis Jordan put Georgia Tech ahead by three before Dubsky’s game-tying shot.
Mayfield led all scorers with 21 points for UNC Asheville (2-3), but his misguided foul will likely be the lasting memory from his performance. Dunn and Dubsky each had 11 points, making three 3-pointers apiece. Thomas finished with 8 rebounds.
Jordan tallied 17 points for Georgia Tech, making 7 of 10 free throws with 7 boards. Jackson Fields scored 14 points with 14 rebounds. And Kam Craft added 13 points, shooting 4-for-7 on 3-pointers.
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