National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia Tech 69, Wake Forest 62
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 3, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Bernard Clinton, # Jerry Heater, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 6157
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Georgia Tech 69, Wake Forest 62: Guard Jason Morris nailed five 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 22 points, as the Yellow Jackets earned a split of the regular-season series with the Demon Deacons.

Georgia Tech (11-19, 4-12 ACC) beat Wake Forest (13-17, 4-12 ACC) at home for the eighth straight time.

Trailing 48-44, the Jackets went on a 17-3 run sparked by Morris and center Daniel Miller, who hit 5 of 6 shots for 11 points. Morris added five rebounds, three assists, and a traditional 3-point play in which he soared for an offensive rebound and putback. Point guard Mfon Udofia had 15 points and five assists.

The Jackets improved to 3-7 at Philips Arena, their temporary home this season and site of next week’s ACC tournament.

After making 4 of 18 3-pointers in their loss at B.C. on Wednesday, the Jackets buried 11 of 26 on Saturday.

Guard C.J. Harris led Wake Forest with 17 points.

Game Notebook: Tech leading scorer Glen Rice Jr. (13.0 ppg), who is suspended indefinitely, missed his fifth straight game. … Wake Forest played without 7-foot center Ty Walker, who was suspended Thursday for the rest of the season. … Tech backup C Nate Hicks returned and played briefly after missing six games with mono.
Top Game Performances
 
Wake Forest   Georgia Tech
C.J. Harris 17 Scoring Jason Morris 22
Nikita Mescheriakov 7 Assists Mfon Udofia 5
Tony Chennault 5 Rebounds Kammeon Holsey 7
C.J. Harris 6 Free Throws Made Mfon Udofia 4
Nikita Mescheriakov 1 Steals Derek Craig 1
Carson Desrosiers 4 Blocks Brandon Reed 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wake Forest 62 46.5 7-18 15-18 13 23 4 1 10
Georgia Tech 69 43.9 11-26 8-15 18 28 2 5 6