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Senior forward Winston Shepard added 12 points and sophomore
forward Malik Pope had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the
second-seeded Aztecs (28-9). Senior center Skylar Spencer
blocked three shots to raise his school-record total to 300 as
San Diego State won for the 10th time in 12 games.
Senior guard Marcus Georges-Hunt scored 18 points for the
fourth-seeded Yellow Jackets (21-15). Senior forward Charles
Mitchell had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Georgia Tech, which
lost for just the third time in 11 games.
The Aztecs will face fourth-seeded George Washington (26-10) in
Tuesday's semifinals at New York's Madison Square Garden.
The score was tied at halftime but San Diego State never trailed
in the second half. Georgia Tech went more than five minutes
without a field goal and the Aztecs took advantage as freshman
point guard Jeremy Hemsley's driving layup and Kell's
straightaway 3-pointer gave San Diego State a 56-45 lead with
6:46 remaining.
Senior forward Nick Jacobs scored on the inside to move the
Yellow Jackets within nine with 5:11 to play. Spencer's blocked
shot led to Kell's breakaway dunk and junior guard Dakarai Allen
added two free throws to make it 62-49 with 3:30 left.
A 3-pointer by Pope that narrowly beat the shot clock gave the
Aztecs a 15-point edge with 1:18 remaining.
San Diego State jumped out to an 18-8 advantage just eight-plus
minutes into the game. Georgia Tech got back into the game by
making 9 of its final 10 field-goal attempts of the half and
finally caught the Aztecs at 31 on two free throws by
Georges-Hunt with 46.7 seconds remaining.
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