Sylla's double-double leads Georgia Tech rally in 70-60 win over Southeastern Louisiana

Mouhamed Sylla scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Georgia Tech needed the 2nd fractional to region itself successful a 70-60 triumph implicit Southeastern Louisiana

ATLANTA -- Mouhamed Sylla scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and backup Lamar Washington scored 13 points and Georgia Tech needed the 2nd fractional to region itself successful a 70-60 triumph implicit Southeastern Louisiana connected Monday.

Kowacie Reeves Jr. and backup Akai Fleming each scored 12 for the Yellow Jackets (3-0).

The quality proved itself astatine the foul line. Georgia Tech changeable 5 for 7 successful the archetypal fractional past became much offensively assertive successful the 2nd and went connected to sprout 14 for 19 from the line. The Yellow Jackets went 19 of 26 wide to the Lions' 12 of 15.

Isaiah Gaines scored 12 points and Jeremy Elyzee and Jaiden Lawrence each scored 10 for the Lions (0-3).

Southeastern Louisiana established its largest pb astatine 27-16 connected Elyzee's three-point play with 6:54 earlier halftime. Georgia Tech responded by outscoring the Lions 13-4 and got with 31-29 astatine intermission.

Washington's layup with 13:11 near gave Georgia Tech a 45-43 lead; its archetypal since a Sylla layup with 12:55 earlier halftime that gave the Yellow Jackets a 10-9 advantage.

Jaden Mustaf's 3-pointer with with 2:48 remaining gave Georgia Tech its largest pb astatine 67-53.

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