DULUTH, Ga. — \u2014 La\u2019Nya Foster scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Erica Moon added 17 points, and Georgia Tech defeated Florida State 72-60 in a first-round game at the ACC Tournament on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Yellow Jackets led for all but 2 minutes but didn’t put the game away until a 9-2 run late in the fourth quarter gave them a 70-56 lead.<\/p>\n
Talayah Walker had 16 points and seven rebounds for Georgia Tech (14-17), the No. 11 seed.<\/p>\n
No. 14 seed Florida State (10-21) got 16 points from Sydney Bowles.<\/p>\n
Georgia Tech spotted Florida State the first four points of the game but the Yellow Jackets hit five of their next seven shots to build a 14-6 lead halfway through the first quarter. Georgia Tech went up by 11 later in the quarter before Florida State cut the gap to 22-16 heading to the second.<\/p>\n
Georgia Tech scored nine points in a 1:20 stretch of the second quarter to push their lead back to 10. It was 39-29 at halftime.<\/p>\n
Each time Georgia Tech’s lead reached 10 points in the first three quarters, the Seminoles bounced back. Georgia Tech went up 54-40 with 3 1\/2 minutes left in the third but Florida State cut it to 56-48 by the end of the quarter.<\/p>\n
Up next <\/p>\n
Georgia Tech plays No. 6 seed Virginia Tech on Thursday. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals against third-seeded North Carolina.<\/p>\n
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