Turns out that Isma'il had a mild concussion and that's why his minutes were limited against Miami.
GT USES 2ND HALF RUN TO DOWN MIAMI
BOX SCORE
JACKETS BOLSTER NCAA HOPES
His team's deficit was 59-51 with eight minutes left when Hewitt appealed to Jack during a timeout.
"Coach just looked at me and was like, 'You got to do it,"' Jack said. "I just kind of took it upon myself to go out there and get us even."
The Yellow Jackets ran off 12 consecutive points, with Jack scoring the first eight. Jeremis Smith sank a follow to put them ahead 63-59.
TECH BRIGHTENS NCAA TOURNEY HOPES
JACKETS RALLY TO KEY WIN
The win is the Yellow Jackets' third straight on the road. While Jack and his teammates celebrated , Hewitt remained cautious when asked if his team is finally playing up to its capabilities.
"We'll see. I don't want to make any predictions," Hewitt said. "If you guard and rebound like we do and some outside shots fall, we're a very, very tough team to handle. That's how we've done it when we've been successful before. So we'll see."
MIAMI'S DEFEAT WEAKENS CASE FOR TOURNEY
TECH RULES AS MIAMI FALTERS LATE
A CRUSHING COMEBACK
LOVE MATCH AT MIAMI
MIAMI'S NCAA HOPES HINGE ON DUKE
MIAMI'S NCAA HOPES LIKELY OVER
NEW RPI FORMULA HURTING JACKETS
Another thread on the Hive here.
PERIMETER POWERS
Interesting article on strong guard play.
THE CASE AGAINST CHRIS PAUL
DUKE OFFENSE "POINTLESS"
HOKIES SUPPLY LITTLE WITH SO MUCH ON THE LINE
HAS ACC LIVED UP TO HYPE?
MORE ON GRADUATION RATES...
..and referencing the bogus 19% GT grad rate in hoops.