Udofia, Favors lead Georgia Tech's 78-43 win
APNews
Dec 29, 2009
Mfon Udofia scored 17 points, and Derrick Favors had 13 points and 11 rebounds as the two freshmen helped Georgia Tech earn its second straight win, 78-43 over Winston-Salem State on Tuesday.
The Yellow Jackets (10-2) have won eight of 10.
With a starting lineup that included guards Udofia, D'Andre Bell, Maurice Miller, Georgia Tech had the pressure it needed to force 31 turnovers, a season high for the Rams (2-8).
Miscues by Winston-Salem State led to 34 points for the Yellow Jackets. The Rams failed to score a second-half point until the 12:56 mark, when two free throws by Brian Fisher cut the lead to 50-20.
Zachery Peacock had 13 points and seven rebounds for Georgia Tech, which dropped out of the Top 25 poll after a home loss to Florida State on Dec. 20.
Yellow Jackets coach Paul Hewitt said after the game that starting guard Iman Shumpert could return Saturday when Georgia Tech visits North Carolina-Charlotte. Shumpert has been sidelined since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Dec. 3.
Fisher led the Rams with nine points, but the senior guard from nearby Marietta also had a game-high eight turnovers.
Marcus Well's layup at the 5:47 mark of the first half brought Winston-Salem State within eight points, but the Jackets went on a 26-2 run that ended when Miller's 3-pointer made it 50-18 with 13:57 remaining.