COL BKB: Ga. Tech 79, St. John's 66

ATLANTA, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- B.J. Elder scored 15 points and Luke Schenscher added 12 Sunday as No. 6 Georgia Tech beat St. John's, 79-66.

The Yellow Jackets remained unbeaten while spoiling the debut of Kevin Clark. St. John's (2-5) was playing its first game since Mike Jarvis was fired on Friday.

Georgia Tech (10-0) is off to the second-best start in school history, one win shy of the 1962-63 squad. The Yellow Jackets bolted to a 24-8 lead on a three-pointer by Elder, but the Red Storm never quit and made a series of runs.

Two free throws by Elijah Ingram capped an 11-0 spurt that pulled St. John's within 74-64 with 1:49 left, but two foul shots by Jarrett Jack with 56 seconds remaining gave Georgia Tech some breathing room.