Georgia Tech blasts NC State

Baye Ndongo scored a career-high 29 points and added 18 rebounds on Saturday, as Georgia Tech posted an 87-62 win over visiting North Carolina State in Atlanta in Atlantic Coast Conference play.Duncan Powell had 23 points and 10 boards, while Lance Terry scored 15 and Jaeden Mustaf chipped in 13 points off the bench, as Georgia Tech (15-14, 9-9 ACC) won its fourth game in five tries. Naithan George led all players with 12 assists.NC State (11-18, 4-14) was paced by Ben Middlebrooks and Dontrez Styles, who each finished with 13 points. The Wolfpack committed 14 turnovers to Georgia Tech’s six, as they dropped their 12th of 14 games.After NC State cut its 41-30 halftime-deficit to 10 on Styles’ 3-pointer with less than 15 minutes left, Mustaf’s triple and Ndongo’s layup gave the Yellow Jackets a 54-39 lead.Midway through the second half, Terry’s 3-pointer pushed Georgia Tech’s advantage to 18, before a pair of Paul McNeil baskets started a 7-0 run, pulling the Wolfpack within 11.Leading 67-56, the Yellow Jackets pulled away for good with a 13-0 run, capped with Ndongo’s dunk at the 4:38 mark. Bryce Heard then scored four in a row for the Wolfpack, but another Ndongo dunk followed by Emmer Nichols’ triple and Mustaf’s layup punctuated Georgia Tech’s blowout win.

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