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DURHAM, NC - Not many words are stronger than those from a head basketball coach with 1,000+ wins to his name. What Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski observed Wednesday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium was a Georgia Tech team that played with "such good body language" and "toughness". Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets those words accompanied another loss, this time at the hands of the #4 Duke Blue Devils by a final score of 72-66.
Georgia Tech entered the game as decided underdogs, however no one including Duke's active Hall of Famer would have known based on the game played. Tech looked every bit of Duke's peer for extended stretches tonight, coming within one shot of taking a second half lead three different times in one of the toughest arenas in the country. Never did the Yellow Jackets get over the hump.
Marcus Georges-Hunt, Chris Bolden, and Demarco Cox pitched in with double-digit point efforts with 14, 16, and 10 respectively. All three did so while being asked to contain several of the premiere players in the country in small forward Justice Winslow, shooting guard Quinn Cook, and center Jahlil Okafor.
Okafor, who many project as next year's #1 pick in the NBA lottery, finished with 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He was held in check for much of the game due to occasional double-teams and Cox's physical presence. Said Krzyzewski, "Cox is a strong dude, man. You can't move him. He plays with poise. He's a man and played well."
Georges-Hunt finished with team highs in minutes (35) and rebounds (9). Gregory's taken notice. "It's been hard to get Marcus off the court now. He's playing so good."
Despite the compliments and what many perceive to be improvements on the offensive end over the last three games, Tech has yet to provide consistent evidence in the win column. Tonight's effort proved the Jackets will not be discouraged and have no plans to fold.
While the ACC schedule provides few breaks the Yellow Jackets have one coming up, relatively speaking, with 5 consecutive unranked opponents. Provided they show up as they did tonight perhaps this is the stretch that the Jackets get back on track. At 1-9 in the conference and with so many close calls, it's safe to say another win is long overdue.
DURHAM, NC - Not many words are stronger than those from a head basketball coach with 1,000+ wins to his name. What Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski observed Wednesday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium was a Georgia Tech team that played with "such good body language" and "toughness". Unfortunately for the Yellow Jackets those words accompanied another loss, this time at the hands of the #4 Duke Blue Devils by a final score of 72-66.
Georgia Tech entered the game as decided underdogs, however no one including Duke's active Hall of Famer would have known based on the game played. Tech looked every bit of Duke's peer for extended stretches tonight, coming within one shot of taking a second half lead three different times in one of the toughest arenas in the country. Never did the Yellow Jackets get over the hump.
Marcus Georges-Hunt, Chris Bolden, and Demarco Cox pitched in with double-digit point efforts with 14, 16, and 10 respectively. All three did so while being asked to contain several of the premiere players in the country in small forward Justice Winslow, shooting guard Quinn Cook, and center Jahlil Okafor.
Okafor, who many project as next year's #1 pick in the NBA lottery, finished with 14 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He was held in check for much of the game due to occasional double-teams and Cox's physical presence. Said Krzyzewski, "Cox is a strong dude, man. You can't move him. He plays with poise. He's a man and played well."
Georges-Hunt finished with team highs in minutes (35) and rebounds (9). Gregory's taken notice. "It's been hard to get Marcus off the court now. He's playing so good."
Despite the compliments and what many perceive to be improvements on the offensive end over the last three games, Tech has yet to provide consistent evidence in the win column. Tonight's effort proved the Jackets will not be discouraged and have no plans to fold.
While the ACC schedule provides few breaks the Yellow Jackets have one coming up, relatively speaking, with 5 consecutive unranked opponents. Provided they show up as they did tonight perhaps this is the stretch that the Jackets get back on track. At 1-9 in the conference and with so many close calls, it's safe to say another win is long overdue.