Unknøwn Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Paul Williams' summer of work paid off for No. 18 Dayton.The sophomore guard hit the go-ahead 3-pointer and went 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the last minute to seal the Flyers' 63-59 comeback win over No. 21 Georgia Tech in the opening game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday."All summer we were working out shooting free three throws, a thousand after a thousand, and that shows you I can hit it," Williams said.Dayton coach Brian Gregory was not surprised by his reserve guard's performance."He's going to be an impact guy for us, which is what we thought from the beginning," Gregory said.Williams finished with 13 points for Dayton (2-0), which got 47 points from its backups, including 19 from Chris Johnson."I just come in and play my role," said Johnson, who shot 4 for 8 from behind the 3-point line as the Flyers' outside shooting countered the Yellow Jackets' inside game. "I try to bring energy to the team." The Yellow Jackets (1-1) trailed the Flyers 31-22 at the half, but rallied with a string of dunks and layups by Derrick Favors and Gani Lawal.A 3-pointer by Brian Oliver gave Georgia Tech its first lead of the second half at 49-47 and a layup by Zachery Peacock on an offensive rebound with 4:37 to play gave them a 57-50 lead.Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt said Dayton's energy was the key to its comeback."We had a little flow going and then we got a little frantic, gave them some life," Hewitt said. "The turnovers really hurt us, but you have to give credit to Dayton's energy."The Flyers had 22 turnovers, but scored 27 points off 26 Georgia Tech turnovers."At times we were ugly out there, but we played hard," Gregory said.Maurice Miller and Favors led Georgia Tech with 10 points apiece, and Lawal had eight rebounds in helping the Yellow Jackets outrebound Dayton 34-26.In the first half, Dayton took control with an 8-0 run capped by Chris Wright's breakaway dunk that gave the Flyers a 30-20 lead three minutes before the break. Luke Fabrizius also scored two 3-pointers during the run and finished with 12 points.Not an upset but a little bit surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATECHfan Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 not surprised Tech had that many turnovers. turnovers were the difference in this game~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreck02 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Tech has a lot of young talent. They need time to gel. Dayton is a very good basketball team and I think later in the season, Tech could easily beat them. Heck, they could have today. Turnovers are STILL killing the Jackets.Oh, and Paul Hewitt IS still the coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreck02 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 not surprised Tech had that many turnovers. turnovers were the difference in this game~ Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanga62890 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Not a bad loss. Dayton has a very good basketball program. Generally top 25 year in year out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 tech had 26 turnovers in this game and were not very good from the free throw line and that equals a loss. dayton isn't a bad team however, but they will need to improve on the free throw line and take care of the ball if they are going to live up to their potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramblinwreck9 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I know it has already been mentioned but it's worth saying again; Paul Hewitt is still the coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacFalcFan Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I know it has already been mentioned but it's worth saying again; Paul Hewitt is still the coach.hewitt has zero excuses this year. he has a ton of talent over there. yes it's young, but many teams have young guys playing a lot early and they have to perform. i just wonder what do most georgia tech fans expect out of this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorsurf Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 hewitt has zero excuses this year. he has a ton of talent over there. yes it's young, but many teams have young guys playing a lot early and they have to perform. i just wonder what do most georgia tech fans expect out of this year.I expect a deep tournament run this year, Elite 8 or better. I still have trust in Paul Hewitt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Tech isn't going to make a run in the tourney, no chance. They still don't have a point guard who can get it done. Miller isn't the guy, and Udofia isn't the guy either. Every Tech team that has been worth a darn has had a very good point guard, but Hewitt is having problems finding one of those guys since Crittendon left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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