ATLANTA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Freshman Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 20 points and Marvin Lewis added 17 as Georgia Tech extended its home winning streak to 13 games Sunday with a 90-84 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the eighth-ranked Maryland Terrapins.
Maryland (14-6, 6-3 ACC) made its first trip to Atlanta since defeating Kansas and Indiana here to capture its first national title in April. But the defending national champions had trouble containing Jack and Lewis, who each grew up in Maryland.
Georgia Tech (12-8, 5-4) led by as many as 13 points in the second half, but Maryland rallied and got within 82-80 on a 3-pointer by Drew Nicholas with 72 seconds left. The Yellow Jackets took time off the clock before Jack banked in a 3-pointer from the top of the key 33 seconds later for a five-point cushion.
Jack scored five straight points to trigger a 14-0 run in the first half that gave Georgia Tech the lead for good. Isma'il Muhammad's basket capped it and opened up a 31-22 advantage with just under five minutes left.
The Yellow Jackets won for just the third time in the last 15 meetings with the Terrapins.
