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How a 6-foot-2 Georgia Tech guard torched Syracuse's zone defense

Atlanta - The backline of Syracuse's zone defense consists of players that stand 6-foot-8, 6-foot-9 and 7-foot-2.

But a 6-foot-2 reserve guard stood even taller for Georgia Tech in the Yellow Jackets' 55-51 win over the Orange on Wednesday night.

Tadric Jackson came off the Georgia Tech bench to score 15 points; most of them coming underneath the basket in the midst of SU's tallest trees.

Jackson scored eight of his points during a three-minute flurry that kept Syracuse from rallying.

Jackson maneuvered on the baseline behind SU's 2-3 zone and scored again and again and again and again over the Orange's taller frontcourt players.