The top-seeded Blue Devils faced a real tough test from the eighth-seeded Yellow Jackets in the first half, but the Blue Devils responded with a big second half for a 78-70 victory. Duke had both Maliq Brown and Cooper Flagg leave the game in the first half due to injuries, and neither returned. Duke had 22 fastbreak points compared to just nine for Georgia Tech. Kon Knueppel stepped up when Cooper Flagg went down, scoring a career-high 28 points to go with eight assists, five rebounds, two steals, and a block. Khaman Maluach had 14 points, nine rebounds, and four blocks. Isaiah Evans added 14 points and hit four three-pointers. Duncan Powell hit six three-pointers and scored 24 points to lead Georgia Tech. Bay Ndongo had 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and a steal.
