ATLANTA (AP) -Freshmen Derrick Favors and Mfon Udofia each scored 16 points, and Georgia Tech withstood a scare for the second straight year from Mercer in an 85-74 win on Saturday.
Gani Lawal finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (4-1), who have won three straight.
James Florence scored a career-high 40 points for the Bears (3-3), who have dropped two straight.
Georgia Tech struggled with Mercer last season in Macon, Ga., before forcing overtime and escaping with an 82-76 win.
The Bears, despite losing by 39 to Florida State last weekend, were nearly as much trouble again for the Jackets, cutting the lead to two when E.J. Kusnyer hit a 3 early in the second half.
But the Yellow Jackets went on a 25-11 run that took nearly 10 minutes and ended with freshman Brian Oliver’s 3-pointer from the right wing and a 73-57 lead with 7:59 remaining.
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