Georgia Tech (17-14, 8-10 ACC) was considered a solid bubble team for the last several weeks of the regular season, but lost a few “shoulda won” games down the stretch, then fell 61-59 in a heartbreaker to Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament‘s first round.
Sure it hurt. The last loss hurt bad, but it only felt so painful because Pastner and his scrappy, underdog Yellow Jackets gave fans hope that never should have existed in the first place.
It’s always frustrating when the bar is raised by a team that supposedly had no business being anywhere near the NCAA Tournament for several years, and then falls short so doggone close in the end.