Saturday, November 27, 1999
Georgia Tech 82, Washington 65
The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Forward Jason Collier scored 22 points to lead Georgia Tech to an 82-65 victory over Washington on Friday to advance to the title game of the Great Alaska Shootout.
Tech will meet the Kansas in tonight's championship game, while Washington will meet Xavier in the third-place game.
Collier, a 7-foot senior, had the advantage of height, speed and agility in pushing past Washington (2-1). He had 10 rebounds and one assist, seldom letting up during 34 min utes of playing time for the Yellow Jackets.
Six-foot-11 center Alvin Jones contributed 14 points and eight rebounds for Georgia Tech (3-0).
Guard Michael Johnson was the top scorer for Washington with 22 points while Deon Luton added 17.
The Huskies averaged just 35 percent shooting in the first half, despite managing to sink an impressive 57 percent of their 3-pointers. But they went cold midway through the half when Tech went on a 22-5 run on strong inside play by Collier, Jones and John Babul.
GEORGIA TECH (3-0) — Collier 9-18 4-5 22, Jones 4-10 6-7 14, Akins 2-7 0-0 6, Fein 1-6 3-4 5, Floyd 4-7 0-0 10, Vines 4-6 2-2 13, Babul 3-5 0-0 6, Perry 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 3-7 0-1 6. Totals 30-66 15-19 82.
WASHINGTON (2-1) — Perkins 2-5 2-2 6, Luton 4-11 7-8 17, Walcott 3-9 2-2 9, Carey 2-6 2-2 7, Johnson 9-15 0-0 22, Clark 0-2 0-0 0, Leep 1-2 0-1 2, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Coffee 0-0 0-0 0, Green 1-4 0-0 2, Shelton 0-0 0-0 0, Dixon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 13-15 65.
Halftime-Georgia Tech 40, Washington 32. 3-Point goals—Georgia Tech 7-22 (Collier 0-3, Aikins 2-7, Fein 0-3, Floyd 2-3 Vines 3-4, Babul 0-1, Moore 0-1), Washington 8-15 (Luton 2-5, Walcott 1-2, Carey 1-1, Johnson 4-6, Clark 0-1) Fouled out— Green. Rebounds—Georgia Tech 42 (Collier 10), Washington 26 (Walcott 9). Assists—
Georgia Tech 24 (Aikins 7), Washington 18 (Luton 5). Total fouls—Georgia Tech 16, Washington 16. A—NA.
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