National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami - Florida 64, Georgia Tech 49
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Ed Corbett, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance: 5009
By SportsDirect Inc.

Forward Kenny Kadji dominated for the second time in three days as visiting Miami beat Georgia Tech 64-49.

A 6-foot-11 native of Cameroon, Kadji had 21 points and eight rebounds after posting 20 and 11 Sunday in a loss against N.C. State.

Miami (11-7, 2-3 ACC) closed the first half on a 17-7 run to lead 35-22 at the break. Tech never got closer than within eight points in the second half.

After hitting 2-of-20 3-pointers against N.C. State, the Hurricanes buried 9 of 17 from beyond the arc to earn their second road win. Malcolm Grant (16 points) nailed 4 of 6, and Shane Larkin hit 2 of 3.

Tech (8-12, 1-5 ACC) has lost four straight and eight of nine. Tech has also dropped five straight “home” games. The team is playing at Philips Arena in downtown Atlanta while construction continues on the on-campus arena.

Mfon Udofia led the Jackets with 14 points.

Miami has won seven of its last nine against Georgia Tech.
Top Game Performances
 
Miami - Florida   Georgia Tech
Kenny Kadji 21 Scoring Mfon Udofia 14
Shane Larkin 5 Assists Glen Rice Jr. 5
Kenny Kadji 8 Rebounds Glen Rice Jr. 9
Kenny Kadji 3 Free Throws Made Glen Rice Jr. 3
Durand Scott 2 Steals Daniel Miller 1
DeQuan Jones 1 Blocks Nate Hicks 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami - Florida 64 48.1 9-17 3-3 15 27 3 3 7
Georgia Tech 49 35.7 4-15 5-11 8 33 3 4 7