Tuesday night was not kind to the #3 ranked North Carolina basketball team as they took a big L on a last-second layup at the buzzer. Georgia Tech won 74-73 on a layup from Naithan George with 7.7 on the clock. The Tarheals could not respond and took a big loss. The loss stopped a 10-game win streak and moved GT to 10-11 on the year.
The win is the third win on the year over a top 25 team and that was not lost on Kyle Sturdivant as he stated;
“I told the guys whenever we play a Top 25 team it feels like we put on our big boy drawers, so let’s do that,” Sturdivant said.
As for the star of the game, George, he only wanted to get to the rim and hope that one of his teammates could make the play;
“If I could get downhill, I could at least get a shot up and let my teammates crash the glass,” George said.
GT coach Damon Stoudamire could not have asked for more and was so emotional after the game that he had everyone in tears.
Georgia Tech’s Upset of North Carolina Inspired a Tearful Postgame Speech from Damon Stoudamire https://t.co/CN1m4dNwxI
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 31, 2024
For GT, Sturdivant led with 18 points. George had 16 points and Miles Kelly added 15. For NC, they were led by R.J Davis who had 28-5-4. No other NC player got into double figures which played a hug role in the loss. The Yellow Jackets had not beaten North Carolina and Duke in the same season since 2020-21. They had not beaten a top-three team in the regular season since winning at No. 3 Duke in 2004.
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— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) January 31, 2024
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