Story Links
Photo Gallery
Fairfield
Next Game:
at Fairfield
12/14/2025 | 2 p.m.
Dec. 14 (Sun) / 2 p.m.
Fairfield
at Fairfield
History
ATLANTA – The Monmouth men's basketball team fell to Georgia Tech, 79-67, Saturday afternoon at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
The Hawks (5-5, 0-0 CAA) battled throughout, holding a lead with under five minutes to play, but the Yellow Jackets (6-4, 0-0 ACC) were able to pull away in the final minutes to snap Monmouth's two-game winning streak.
Both teams started slow offensively, with Monmouth taking a 12-11 edge just under eight minutes into the game. The Yellow Jackets rattled off nine in a row to grow their largest lead of the half, 20-11, before Jack Collins connected from deep to end the run.
Justin Ray's three got Monmouth back within two, 24-22, and two minutes later, the Hawks inched back within one off Jason Rivera-Torres' first three of the game.
Rivera-Torres hit another long ball from the right wing and scored in the paint on the next possession to put the Hawks back on top late in the period, 29-26, but the Jackets scored five in the final minute of the half, taking a 32-31 lead into the halftime break.
Four early second-half points from Rivera-Torres helped Monmouth tie the game at 39 before Collins was pure from the top of the key to put the Hawks up three. After a Georgia Tech basket, Cornelius Robinson III got behind the defense and finished on the fast break, forcing a timeout from the home side with Monmouth up 44-41.
Georgia Tech rallied to take a 47-46 lead, but Ray's jumper from the right elbow put the Hawks right back on top. The 20th lead change of the afternoon gave Georgia Tech a two point lead, 54-52, with just under 10 minutes to play. The back-and-forth affair continued, with Monmouth going up two before six straight from the Yellow Jackets gave them a four point edge which increased to a five point lead, 64-59, going into the final media break.
The home team took over in the final stretch, outscoring Monmouth 15-8 in the waning minutes to close out the victory.
Notes
Freshman Stefanos Spartalis led Monmouth with 14 points, his seventh game this season in double figures. In the team's three games against high-major opponents this season, the freshman from Greece is averaging 16 points per game.
Sophomore guard Justin Ray scored 13 points. He is third on the team with 12.7 points per game.
Jason Rivera-Torres scored 11 points to go along with eight rebounds, scoring double figures for the eighth game this season and fourth contest in a row.
Jack Collins started his 106th career game today, matching Corey Albano for 10th on the program's all-time starts list.
Collins has hit a three-pointer in eight straight games, his longest streak since connecting from deep in 14 straight games to finish the 2023-24 season.
Justin Ray has at least one three-pointer in nine of the team's 10 games.
The Hawks forced 15 Georgia Tech turnovers, while only giving up the ball six times themselves.
Saturday's contest featured eight ties and 22 lead changes.
The Hawks fell to 0-2 all-time against Georgia Tech.
Up Next
Monmouth will have a week off before returning to action next Sunday to face Fairfield on the road. Tipoff from Leo D. Mahoney Arena in Fairfield, Conn., is set for 2 p.m.
Print Friendly Version