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Usher escorts Georgia Tech to 75-61 win over Florida State.

AP
Jan 26, 2022

ATLANTA (AP) Jordan Usher scored 19 points, secured eight rebounds, collected five steals and distributed five assists and Georgia Tech beat Florida State 75-61 on Wednesday night.

Despite entering the game pulling up the rear of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Yellow Jackets (9-10, 2-6) had won two straight against the Seminoles, including last year's postseason conference tournament.

Devion Smith's layup gave Georgia Tech a 50-37 lead with 17:08 left before the Seminoles began whittling away. John Butler's 3-pointer nine minutes later reduced FSU's deficit to 57-53 but it never got closer.

Usher buried a 3 with 2:05 to go for a 71-60 lead to seal it. Michael Devoe scored 15 points, reserve Dallan Coleman 14 and Kyle Sturdivant 12 for Tech.

The Yellow Jackets were 8-for-19 shooting from 3-point range in the first half and led 44-33 at the break. Georgia Tech also went to the foul line 16 times and converted 10 while the Seminoles went 3 for 4.

Georgia Tech's defense proved problematic for the Seminoles as it came away with 10 steals in the first half, which led to 12 points. FSU turned it over 12 times alone before the break.

Butler threw down a dunk to give the Seminoles a 26-25 lead with 6:05 before halftime. From there, Georgia Tech got hot and closed the half outscoring the Seminoles 19-7.

Anthony Polite scored 11 and Naheem McLeod 10 for Florida State, which saw its six-game win streak end.

Florida State (13-6, 6-3 ACC) hosts Virginia Tech on Saturday while Georgia Tech hosts Miami on Saturday.

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1st Half
FSU
Seminoles
33
GT
Yellow Jackets
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Naheem McLeod vs. Rodney Howard (Seminoles gains possession)
19:39	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point layup (Rayquan Evans assists)	2-0
19:39		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul)
19:39	+1	Naheem McLeod makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-0
19:15		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
19:13		John Butler defensive rebound
19:03	+2	Caleb Mills makes two point reverse layup	5-0
18:43		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
18:41		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
18:35	+2	Rayquan Evans makes two point reverse layup (Caleb Mills assists)	7-0
18:24		Naheem McLeod shooting foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
18:24	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-1
18:24		Khalid Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:24		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
18:10	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	7-4
17:50	+2	Jalen Warley makes two point floating jump shot	9-4
17:31		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
17:29		Caleb Mills defensive rebound
17:08		Anthony Polite misses two point jump shot
17:06		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
16:58		Naheem McLeod misses two point dunk
16:56		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
16:47	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot (Jordan Usher assists)	9-7
16:22	+3	John Butler makes three point jump shot (Caleb Mills assists)	12-7
15:51	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	12-10
15:38		TV timeout
15:18		Khalid Moore personal foul
15:13		Malik Osborne misses three point jump shot
15:11		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
14:45		Jordan Usher misses two point hook shot
14:43		Caleb Mills defensive rebound
14:33		John Butler misses three point jump shot
14:31		Jalen Warley offensive rebound
14:30	+2	Jalen Warley makes two point tip shot	14-10
14:02	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot	14-13
13:36		Anthony Polite turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Usher steals)
13:33		Anthony Polite shooting foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
13:33		Jordan Usher misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:33		Jordan Usher misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:33		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
13:14		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
13:12		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
12:57		Matthew Cleveland personal foul
12:53		Khalid Moore misses two point reverse layup
12:51		Seminoles defensive rebound
12:38		Caleb Mills turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Usher steals)
12:29	+2	Dabbo Coleman makes two point layup (Michael Devoe assists)	14-15
12:13		Malik Osborne misses three point jump shot
12:11		Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound
12:04	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup	16-15
11:49	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	16-17
11:35		Malik Osborne misses two point hook shot
11:33		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
11:25		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:23		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
11:03		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
11:01		Wyatt Wilkes defensive rebound
10:53	+2	Malik Osborne makes two point dunk (Matthew Cleveland assists)	18-17
10:49		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
10:49		TV timeout
10:38		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
10:36		Michael Devoe offensive rebound
10:30	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Jordan Usher assists)	18-20
10:12		Rodney Howard shooting foul (Wyatt Wilkes draws the foul)
10:12		Wyatt Wilkes misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:12	+1	Wyatt Wilkes makes regular free throw 2 of 3	19-20
10:12	+1	Wyatt Wilkes makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-20
9:48		Dabbo Coleman misses two point jump shot
9:46		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
9:32		Michael Devoe personal foul
9:22	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point alley-oop dunk (Matthew Cleveland assists)	22-20
9:03		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
9:01		Khalid Moore offensive rebound
8:49	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup	22-22
8:36		Rayquan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
8:27		Dabbo Coleman misses three point jump shot
8:25		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
8:13		Naheem McLeod misses two point layup
8:11		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
7:59		Naheem McLeod turnover (lost ball) (Khalid Moore steals)
8:10		Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball)
7:59		Caleb Mills misses two point layup
7:57		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
7:49	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point layup	24-22
7:45		Jalen Warley personal foul
7:45		TV timeout
7:24		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
7:22		Seminoles defensive rebound
7:05		Caleb Mills turnover (lost ball)
6:59		Rodney Howard offensive foul
6:59		Rodney Howard turnover
6:49		Anthony Polite turnover (bad pass) (Khalid Moore steals)
6:40		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
6:38		Deivon Smith offensive rebound
6:33		Anthony Polite shooting foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-23
6:33		Khalid Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:33		Seminoles defensive rebound
6:17		John Butler turnover (bad pass) (Michael Devoe steals)
6:13		Rayquan Evans shooting foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-24
6:13	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-25
6:13		Seminoles 30 second timeout
6:07	+2	John Butler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Warley assists)	26-25
5:44		Jordan Usher misses three point jump shot
5:42		Jordan Usher offensive rebound
5:37		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
5:35		Naheem McLeod defensive rebound
5:28		Jalen Warley misses three point jump shot
5:26		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
5:26		Matthew Cleveland personal foul (Dabbo Coleman draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Dabbo Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-26
5:26		Dabbo Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:26		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
5:18		Rayquan Evans turnover (lost ball) (Khalid Moore steals)
5:04		Khalid Moore turnover (bad pass) (Rayquan Evans steals)
4:54	+2	Jalen Warley makes two point layup (Rayquan Evans assists)	28-26
4:28		Tanor Ngom personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-27
4:28	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-28
4:07		Dabbo Coleman personal foul (Caleb Mills draws the foul)
3:57		Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
3:55		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
3:34	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	28-31
3:23		Rayquan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Sturdivant steals)
3:17	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point layup	28-33
3:01		Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
2:59		Cam'Ron Fletcher offensive rebound
2:53	+2	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point dunk	30-33
2:40		Caleb Mills personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
2:40		TV timeout
2:40	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-34
2:40	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-35
2:28		Caleb Mills misses two point jump shot
2:26		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
2:18		Tanor Ngom personal foul (Michael Devoe draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Michael Devoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-36
2:18		Michael Devoe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound
2:01		Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Usher steals)
1:52	+3	Michael Devoe makes three point jump shot	30-39
1:36		Jalen Warley misses three point jump shot
1:34		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
1:14	+3	Dabbo Coleman makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	30-42
0:57		Jalen Warley turnover (bad pass)
0:37	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point pullup jump shot	30-44
0:15		Jalen Warley turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Usher steals)
0:07		Michael Devoe misses two point layup
0:05		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
0:01	+3	Caleb Mills makes three point jump shot	33-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FSU
Seminoles
28
GT
Yellow Jackets
31

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:56		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
19:54		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
19:42		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
19:40		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
19:34		Khalid Moore shooting foul (Naheem McLeod draws the foul)
19:34		Naheem McLeod misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:34	+1	Naheem McLeod makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-44
19:10		Jordan Usher misses two point pullup jump shot
19:08		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
18:58		Rayquan Evans misses two point layup
18:56		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
18:51	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point layup (Jordan Usher assists)	34-46
18:34	+3	Anthony Polite makes three point jump shot (Rayquan Evans assists)	37-46
18:07		Michael Devoe misses two point layup
18:05		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
17:58		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
17:56		Seminoles offensive rebound
17:46		John Butler misses two point jump shot
17:44		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
17:34		Anthony Polite shooting foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
17:34	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-47
17:34	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-48
17:20		Caleb Mills turnover (bad pass) (Khalid Moore steals)
17:08	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point reverse layup (Khalid Moore assists)	37-50
16:54		Rayquan Evans turnover (bad pass)
16:44		Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Rayquan Evans steals)
16:38		Rayquan Evans misses three point jump shot
16:36		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
16:25		Rayquan Evans personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
16:13		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
16:11		Jalen Warley defensive rebound
16:05		Rodney Howard misses two point layup
15:46		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
15:46		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
15:44		Naheem McLeod offensive rebound
15:37	+2	Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk	39-50
15:26		Rodney Howard turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Mills steals)
15:22		Jordan Usher personal foul
15:22		TV timeout
15:06		Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot
15:04		Seminoles offensive rebound
14:51		Cam'Ron Fletcher misses two point jump shot
14:49		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
14:24		Michael Devoe turnover (bad pass)
14:00	+3	Cam'Ron Fletcher makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	42-50
13:29		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
13:27		Malik Osborne defensive rebound
13:04		Jalen Warley turnover (bad pass) (Khalid Moore steals)
13:03		Jalen Warley shooting foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
13:03		TV timeout
13:03		Khalid Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:03	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-51
12:47		Malik Osborne misses two point hook shot
12:45		Khalid Moore defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	42-53
11:55		Anthony Polite misses two point layup
11:53		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
11:47		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
11:45		Seminoles defensive rebound
11:47		TV timeout
11:22		Khalid Moore shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
11:22		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:22		Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:15		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
11:05		Kyle Sturdivant misses two point layup
11:03		Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound
10:54		John Butler misses two point jump shot
10:52		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Jordan Usher makes two point jump shot	42-55
10:27	+2	Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Rayquan Evans assists)	44-55
10:27		Khalid Moore shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul)
10:27	+1	Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-55
9:56		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
9:54		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
9:30		Michael Devoe turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Polite steals)
9:20	+3	Anthony Polite makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists)	48-55
8:56		Jordan Usher misses two point jump shot
8:54		Anthony Polite defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Anthony Polite makes two point layup	50-55
8:28	+2	Khalid Moore makes two point reverse layup (Jordan Usher assists)	50-57
8:03	+3	John Butler makes three point jump shot (Malik Osborne assists)	53-57
7:39		Anthony Polite blocks Kyle Sturdivant's two point layup
7:37		John Butler defensive rebound
7:37		Jordan Usher personal foul
7:37		TV timeout
7:22		Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot
7:20		Jordan Usher defensive rebound
6:58		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
6:56		Rodney Howard offensive rebound
6:48		Matthew Cleveland shooting foul (Khalid Moore draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-58
6:48	+1	Khalid Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-59
6:32		Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup
6:30		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
6:18		Jalen Warley shooting foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
6:05		Khalid Moore personal foul
6:18	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
6:18	+1	Jordan Usher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
6:05		Khalid Moore personal foul
5:53		Anthony Polite turnover (3-second violation)
5:32		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
5:30		Seminoles defensive rebound
5:05	+3	Anthony Polite makes three point jump shot (Jalen Warley assists)	56-61
4:40	+2	Dabbo Coleman makes two point jump shot	56-63
4:24		Jalen Warley misses two point jump shot
4:22		Dabbo Coleman defensive rebound
3:57		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Rayquan Evans steals)
3:54		Jordan Usher shooting foul (Rayquan Evans draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54	+1	Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-63
3:54	+1	Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-63
3:42	+3	Kyle Sturdivant makes three point jump shot (Michael Devoe assists)	58-66
3:06		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul (Rayquan Evans draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
3:06	+1	Rayquan Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-66
2:44	+2	Michael Devoe makes two point jump shot	60-68
2:33		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
2:31		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
2:06	+3	Jordan Usher makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	60-71
1:49		Rodney Howard personal foul
1:49		Malik Osborne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:16		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
1:49		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Kyle Sturdivant makes two point jump shot	60-73
1:22		Rayquan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Usher steals)
1:16		Michael Devoe misses three point jump shot
1:14		Malik Osborne defensive rebound
1:14		Dabbo Coleman personal foul (Malik Osborne draws the foul)
1:12		Anthony Polite offensive rebound
1:14	+1	Malik Osborne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-73
1:14		Malik Osborne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:14		Anthony Polite offensive rebound
1:14		Anthony Polite misses two point layup
1:12		Anthony Polite offensive rebound
1:08		Anthony Polite misses two point tip shot
1:06		Rodney Howard defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Rodney Howard makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	61-75
0:43		Matthew Cleveland misses two point jump shot
0:41		Michael Devoe defensive rebound
0:31		Malik Osborne personal foul (Jordan Usher draws the foul)
0:08		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)