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Georgia Tech battles Nevada for Hawaii tournament title
It’s easy to have fun in Hawaii, and the experience certainly has been enjoyable for the Nevada and Georgia Tech basketball teams so far.
The Wolf Pack and Yellow Jackets hope to put an exclamation point on their trip to Honolulu on Sunday when they meet in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic.
Nevada (11-1) defeated Temple, 80-56, and TCU, 88-75, in the first two rounds of the event. Jarod Lucas led the team in scoring in both victories, as the senior guard is averaging 23.5 points in this tournament and a team-high 17.3 points on the season.
“Anytime you have a chance to play and potentially win a championship, that’s the whole goal,” Nevada coach Steve Alford said. “Nothing is set. We’ve got another 40 minutes we’ve gotta play pretty good basketball in. But it’s good to be in a championship, and fun preparing over the next 48 hours for that championship game.”
Meanwhile, Georgia Tech (8-3) is looking to capture its first in-season tournament title since winning the Preseason NIT in 2003. The Yellow Jackets defeated Hawaii 73-68 on Friday after slipping past UMass 73-70 the day before.
Baye Ndongo has averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds while shooting a combined 16 of 18 from the floor in the two games in the Diamond Head Classic. He took over down the stretch Friday after Hawaii had recovered from a 21-point deficit to take the lead with under five minutes to play.
“We just wanted the game. I guess we wanted it more than them,” Ndongo said. “I know the work we’re putting in during practice and we stuck on it. You saw the work.”
Miles Kelly, Georgia’s Tech’s leading scorer on the season at 15.2 points per game, has been relatively quiet in Honolulu with 21 total points on 7-of-22 shooting (1-of-9 from outside the arc) in the two contests.
The Yellow Jackets and Wolfpack have only met once previously — a five-point Georgia Tech victory in 2004.
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Accident investigators found several containers of alcohol and marijuana packages in and around a Ford F-150 that was being driven the wrong way on Interstate 15 last week, leading to a crash that killed an off-duty Metro police officer as well as the driver of the pickup.
A third motorist suffered substantial injuries and had to be flown from Moapa to University Medical Center in Las Vegas for treatment, according to a Nevada Highway Patrol news release issued Thursday.
The preliminary investigation conducted by the Highway Patrol’s Traffic Homicide Unit determined that a Ford F-150, driven by Fernando Jimenez Jimenez, 31, of Las Vegas, was southbound in the northbound lanes of I-15 when it collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla driven by Metropolitan Police Department officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, of Moapa.
Both drivers were pronounced dead on scene.
After the initial collision, a Freightliner tractor-trailer swerved to avoid the wreckage. A secondary crash involved a Honda CR-V striking the Ford after it overturned in the travel lanes. The driver of the Freightliner was unharmed and remained at the crash site to assist investigators. The driver of the Honda CR-V was flown to the University Medical Center with substantial injuries.
Toxicology results are pending at the Clark County coroner’s office, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
In the news release, the Nevada Highway Patrol urged all drivers to make responsible choices.
“Impaired driving remains a leading cause of preventable crashes and fatalities on our roadways,” the statement said. “Plan ahead and designate a sober driver, use a ride-share service, or arrange alternative transportation. Your choices can save lives, including your own. If you spot an impaired driver on our roadways, report it immediately.”
The Nevada Highway Patrol Southern Command has investigated 75 fatal crashes resulting in 84 fatalities in 2024.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.
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