Eagles Fall to Georgia Tech Friday - Georgia Southern University Athletics

Friday, November 6

Atlanta, Ga.

7 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

1-1,0-0Sun Belt

Georgia Tech

2-0,0-0ACC

Team	1	2	F
Ga. Southern	45	38	83
Georgia Tech	51	44	95

Box Score (PDF)

11/6/2026 9:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

ATLANTA — Georgia Southern (1-1) lost to Georgia Tech (2-0) 95-83 on Friday night at McCamish Pavilion. The Eagles committed 30 fouls and were outscored 36-17 at the free-throw line.

Georgia Tech hit four 3-pointers in the opening 4:43 to move ahead 12-4, but the Eagles countered with 3-pointers from Truman Claytor IV, Eltramon Smith and Josh Dixon to stay within 17-13. Georgia Tech stretched the margin to 23-16 before Rashaad Williams and Claytor connected from deep during an Eagles perimeter push, though Georgia Tech's layups and free throws kept it in front 33-26. After Georgia Tech moved ahead 40-30, Smith answered with a tip-in and another 3-pointer, and the Eagles later got within 49-45 on Smith's 3-pointer with 42 seconds left. Georgia Tech made two free throws with 20 seconds remaining and took a 51-45 lead into halftime.

Georgia Tech moved ahead 57-46 in the opening minutes of the second half, with Tylis Jordan making two free throws and a fast-break layup before Kam Craft added another transition layup. The Eagles answered with Eltramon Smith's layup and steal-and-dunk, and after Dixon scored five points in a short stretch, Smith's 3-pointer cut the score to 65-60 at 13:27. Georgia Tech rebuilt the margin through the foul line and interior baskets, but the Eagles again got to 74-69 when Dallas Gardner made a free throw at 8:27 before Nasir Whitlock hit a 3-pointer, added two free throws and later made another 3-pointer to move Georgia Tech ahead 82-71. Jeromy Davis, Dixon and Claytor IV helped the Eagles get back to 89-80 late, but Jordan scored on a putback and Colby Garland made four free throws in the final minute as Georgia Tech closed out a 95-83 win.

Claytor IV scored 24 points, making nine field goals and three 3-pointers while adding six rebounds. Smith finished with 20 points, four 3-pointers, six rebounds and one block. Gardner recorded 11 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals. Dixon added 13 points and four rebounds.

Up next, the Eagles host Mercer on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center in Statesboro, Georgia.