LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville beat Georgia Tech for their third win of the season.
The Cards (2-19) beat the Yellow Jackets (8-13) 68-58 Wednesday evening at the KFC Yum! Center.
Jae'Lyn Withers was the highest-scoring Cardinal with 19 points this game and 13 rebounds, and Kamari Lands and 11 points and a big 3-pointer.
Louisville led 33-28 at halftime and maintained a slim lead through the first 10 1/2 minutes of the second half until Georgia Tech tied it at 45 on a dunk by Ja'von Franklin with 9:26 remaining. The Yellow Jackets never took the lead, making just 2 of 9 shots the rest of the game while the Cardinals finished 6 of 8 from the field.
Georgia Tech got within 62-58 on a free throw by Kyle Sturdivant then Lands hit a clutch 3-pointer that put the game in hand as the Cardinals led 65-58 with :43 to go.
This is the Cardinals' first ACC win of the season and their first win of 2023.
The Yellow Jackets have lost eight of their last nine games and fell into last place in the conference, half a game behind Louisville.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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