ATLANTA (AP) — Calvin Baker scored a layup with 10 seconds remaining in overtime to break a tie and help Virginia to an 88-84 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Mike Scott added two free throws with 2 seconds left for Virginia (6-4, 1-0 ACC).
Tech's Gani Lawal stole a pass and scored with 15 seconds left to tie it at 84.
Sylven Landesberg led Virginia with 26 points. Jamil Tucker added 15, Baker had 13 and Mustapha Farrakhan a season-high 12 off the bench.
Lawal led the Yellow Jackets (7-4, 0-1 ACC) with 21 points. Lewis Clinch and Iman Shumpert added 18 points each and Alade Aminu had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Tech.
Tucker hit a 3-point basket for Virginia with 14.7 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 74. Georgia Tech's Iman Shumpert missed a 15-foot jumper with two seconds remaining to send it to overtime.
Clinch hit a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left in regulation for a 72-69 Tech lead. After a basket by Landesberg, Clinch added two free throws for a 74-71 Tech lead with 26 seconds left.
The Yellow Jackets fell to 2-7 in ACC openers under coach Paul Hewitt.
Virginia had lost 12 of its previous 13 ACC openers before Sunday.
The Yellow Jackets might have won, but missed too many free throws, going 16-for-33 (48.5 percent). Lawal was 9-of-14 and Clinch 3-of-7.
Tech took its first lead at 46-44 on a 3-point basket by Clinch, capping a 9-0 run to open the second half for the Yellow Jackets, who trailed 44-37 at intermission. Sammy Zeglinski got the lead back for Virginia on its next possession at 47-46 on a 3-point basket.
The Yellow Jackets took their biggest lead at 59-54 with 10:35 left as Lawal scored five points to break a 54-all tie. Virginia, however, came back to tie it at 59 on a 3-pointer by Zeglinski.
Landesberg scored 14 points and Farrakhan added 10 points in leading Virginia to its halftime margin. Lawal had 13 points for Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets never led in the opening 20 minutes, but tied it twice at 24 and 30. Virginia led by as many as 11 points at 17-6.
Tech could have been much closer at intermission, but made only 9 of 18 free throws. Clinch was only 1-for-5 and Lawal made 5 of 9. Virginia had already committed 10 fouls with 8:46 left in the half and wound up with 14 by halftime and 28 overall.
