M on Saturday night.
Derrick Favors, the biggest name in Georgia Tech’s heralded freshman class, started and had 10 points and eight rebounds. Another freshman, Brian Oliver, had 12 points, all in the second half.
Junior Gani Lawal added 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Shumpert, a sophomore guard, led the Yellow Jackets (1-0) in scoring despite playing only 19 minutes.
M (0-1) with 15 points. Brandon Bryant added 14.
Georgia Tech led 16-8 before pulling away with the 14 unanswered points. Shumpert had the final four points in the run.
A basket by Lawal pushed the lead to 30 points at 46-16 late in the first half.
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