For Georgia Tech fans, Saturday’s game and eventual loss to Duke probably felt like deja vu. The Yellow Jackets took on one of the nation’s best teams and played well for 20-25 minutes before falling apart and eventually losing the game, this time by a final score of 66-53.
Despite starting the game down in a deficit, at one-point an 8-4 game with under 15 minutes to go, the Yellow Jackets put together a first half effort that saw them lead at half time, 29-27. It was certainly an unexpected halftime result to say the least but the Yellow Jackets were going to need a big time second half effort and were going to have to come out on fire in order to put Duke away.