Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Match Player Stats On Feb 14, 2024

Markus Burton put up 18 points and Tae Davis scored 17 as Notre Dame pulled out a 58-55 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.

The Fighting Irish (9-16, 4-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot just 31.6 percent from the floor but owned a 20-9 advantage on second-chance points and went 17-for-22 from the free-throw line. Notre Dame has won two straight following a seven-game skid, and 10 in a row at home over Georgia Tech (10-15, 3-11).

Ibrahima Sacko had 13 points while Miles Kelly and Baye Ndongo each scored 11 for the Yellow Jackets, who have dropped four straight. Georgia Tech shot 45.8 percent on field-goal attempts but had just 11 free throws, sinking six.

Kelly hit two free throws and then sank a jumper to give Georgia Tech a 53-52 lead with 4:33 to go, but the Irish went up good when J.R. Konieczny knocked down a short baseline jumper off a dish from Burton with 3:12 left. Shortly after, Davis forced a Yellow Jackets turnover, then extended Notre Dame's lead to 56-53 on a layup at 1:23 to go.

Ndongo's layup got Georgia Tech within a point with 38 seconds left, but after Burton missed a jumper, the Irish kept the ball alive. Logan Imes snagged the long rebound and got the ball to Burton, who was fouled, then sank a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining.

Georgia Tech trailed 31-28 at halftime but was hot out of the break. Kelly scored his first points off a drive to ignite the Yellow Jackets to a 9-1 run and a 37-32 lead.

The Irish then used an 8-2 spurt, featuring four points from Davis, for a 49-46 lead. Kelly, however, tied it on a 3-pointer with just under 7 1/2 minutes to play in regulation.

Each team shot below 40 percent in the first half, with Notre Dame a paltry 9-for-30 (30 percent) from the field. However, the Irish used an 11-0 run to erase Georgia Tech's 17-11 lead. Davis, Braeden Shrewsberry and Konieczny each hit a trey during that surge for Notre Dame, which also went 9-for-11 from the free-throw line during the first 20 minutes.

--Field Level Media