Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Tops Florida A&M, 100-59, Video Highlights

ATLANTA (AP) - Iman Shumpert scored 18 points and capped a decisive run in the first half, and No. 22 Georgia Tech showed off its freshmen in its 100-59 win over Florida A&M on Saturday night.

Derrick Favors, the biggest name in Georgia Tech's heralded freshman class, started and had 10 points and eight rebounds. Another freshman, Brian Oliver, had 12 points, all in the second half.

Junior Gani Lawal added 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Shumpert, a sophomore guard, led the Yellow Jackets (1-0) in scoring despite playing only 19 minutes.

Christopher Walker led Florida A&M (0-1) with 15 points. Brandon Bryant added 14.

Georgia Tech led 16-8 before pulling away with the 14 unanswered points. Shumpert had the final four points in the run.

A basket by Lawal pushed the lead to 30 points at 46-16 late in the first half.

The first sign of Georgia Tech's new look came when senior Zach Peacock didn't make the opening lineup. Peacock, a 6-foot-8 forward, started every game last season. Favors and Lawal were the starting forwards in coach Paul Hewitt's three-guard lineup.

Peacock finished with eight points.

Favors was joined by another freshman, point guard Mfon Udofia, in the starting five.

Georgia Tech, which finished 12-19 overall and only 2-14 in the Atlantic Coast Conference last season, is expected to rebound on the strength of a freshman class that also includes Oliver and Glen Rice Jr.

Udofia had nine points. Rice, the son of the former Michigan star and 15-year NBA veteran, had seven.

Oliver had four 3-pointers in the final 10 minutes.

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[poloman345]

yes we had that game in the acc title game until duke hit a late three on us

[TheAlex1610]

zack peacock is a beast

we are proud to get him in the 46ers team

by the way he is the topscorer of the legue

[melikedogs100]

Ramblin' reck from Georgia Tech, and a hell of an engineer!!! Haha!!!

[atlnigga03]

@TheMW2F3AR

I came in at the last 2:00 minutes as far as i saw we were playin good defense but when he hit that jumper rice couldnt get to him on time.

[TheMW2F3AR]

ya i know i freaking hate scheyer he would hit that 3 with 18 sec, left after we can back to be down by one >:/

[atlnigga03]

hell yeah, it woulda been perfect if both the football and basketball team was acc champs.

[TheMW2F3AR]

Man i really wished they would have played like this all season, and i really believe that GT should have beat Duke today in the acc ship. 10 seed in ncaa tourny time to make a run

[Yannon]

G Rice is fo real

[victoria2230]

GT forever!!!!!!!!!!

[kobepierce2434]

georgia tech all the way go d favos