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Sylla's double-double leads Georgia Tech rally in 70-60 win over Southeastern Louisiana

AP
Nov 11, 2025

ATLANTA (AP) Mouhamed Sylla scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and backup Lamar Washington scored 13 points and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets needed the second half to distance itself in a 70-60 win over Southeastern Louisiana Lions on Monday.

Kowacie Reeves Jr. and backup Akai Fleming each scored 12 for the Yellow Jackets (3-0).

The difference proved itself at the foul line. Georgia Tech shot 5 for 7 in the first half then became more offensively aggressive in the second and went on to shoot 14 for 19 from the line. The Yellow Jackets went 19 of 26 overall to the Lions' 12 of 15.

Isaiah Gaines scored 12 points and Jeremy Elyzee and Jaiden Lawrence each scored 10 for the Lions (0-3).

Southeastern Louisiana established its largest lead at 27-16 on Elyzee's three-point play with 6:54 before halftime. Georgia Tech responded by outscoring the Lions 13-4 and got with 31-29 at intermission.

Washington's layup with 13:11 left gave Georgia Tech a 45-43 lead; its first since a Sylla layup with 12:55 before halftime that gave the Yellow Jackets a 10-9 advantage.

Jaden Mustaf's 3-pointer with with 2:48 remaining gave Georgia Tech its largest lead at 67-53.

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1st Half
SELA
Lions
31
GT
Yellow Jackets
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Lions gains possession)
19:31		Jeremy Elyzee misses two point jump shot
19:29		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
19:14		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
19:12		CJ Booker defensive rebound
19:05		Mouhamed Sylla blocks Ethan Pickett's two point layup
19:03		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
18:52		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (CJ Booker steals)
18:29		Baye Ndongo blocks CJ Booker's two point layup
18:27		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
18:12		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
18:10		Isaiah Gaines defensive rebound
17:47		Baye Ndongo personal foul
17:45		Kam Craft shooting foul (Jaiden Lawrence draws the foul)
17:45	+1	Jaiden Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 3	1-0
17:45	+1	Jaiden Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 3	2-0
17:45	+1	Jaiden Lawrence makes regular free throw 3 of 3	3-0
17:27		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover
17:00		Jeremy Elyzee turnover (traveling)
16:54		Lamar Washington turnover (3-second violation) (Jaiden Lawrence steals)
16:54	+2	Jeremy Elyzee makes two point layup (Jaiden Lawrence assists)	5-0
16:54		Akai Fleming shooting foul (Jeremy Elyzee draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Jeremy Elyzee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-0
16:29		Baye Ndongo turnover (Ethan Pickett steals)
15:59		CJ Booker misses two point jump shot
15:57		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Lamar Washington makes two point jump shot	6-2
15:25		Jeremy Elyzee turnover (Chas Kelley III steals)
15:21	+2	Akai Fleming makes two point dunk (Chas Kelley III assists)	6-4
15:00		Isaiah Gaines misses three point jump shot
14:58		Akai Fleming defensive rebound
14:51		Isaiah Gaines personal foul
14:51		TV timeout
14:42		Akai Fleming turnover (bad pass) (Seth Jones steals)
14:34		Seth Jones misses three point jump shot
14:32		Lamar Washington defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point jump shot (Lamar Washington assists)	6-6
14:04		Seth Jones misses three point jump shot
14:02		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
13:57		Makhi Myles shooting foul (Akai Fleming draws the foul)
13:57	+1	Akai Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-7
13:57	+1	Akai Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-8
13:45	+3	Seth Jones makes three point jump shot	9-8
13:30		Yellow Jackets turnover (10-second violation)
13:19		Makhi Myles misses three point jump shot
13:17		Seth Jones offensive rebound
13:12		Seth Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jaeden Mustaf steals)
12:55	+2	Mouhamed Sylla makes two point layup (Lamar Washington assists)	9-10
12:35		Makhi Myles turnover (bad pass)
12:25		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Edison steals)
12:09		Makhi Myles misses three point jump shot
12:07		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
11:52		Akai Fleming misses two point jump shot
11:50		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
11:50		Kyle Edison personal foul
11:50		TV timeout
11:43		Lamar Washington misses two point jump shot
11:41		Isaiah Gaines defensive rebound
11:35	+3	Jalen Forrest makes three point jump shot (Kyle Edison assists)	12-10
11:12		Jalen Forrest personal foul
11:10		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
11:08		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
10:48		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
10:46		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
10:46		Jeremy Elyzee personal foul
10:44	+2	Mouhamed Sylla makes two point dunk	12-12
10:42		Damon Stoudamire technical foul
10:42	+1	Jalen Forrest makes technical free throw 1 of 1	13-12
10:26		Ethan Pickett misses three point jump shot
10:24		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
10:06		Kam Craft misses two point jump shot
10:04		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
9:37		Kam Craft personal foul
9:37		Baye Ndongo shooting foul
9:37	+1	Isaiah Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-12
9:37		Isaiah Gaines misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:37		Seth Jones offensive rebound
9:27	+3	Seth Jones makes three point jump shot (Jalen Forrest assists)	17-12
9:26		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
9:18		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive foul
9:18		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
9:01	+2	Jeremy Elyzee makes two point jump shot	19-12
8:53		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (traveling)
8:53		Lions turnover (5-second violation)
8:41	+2	Mouhamed Sylla makes two point dunk (Eric Chatfield Jr. assists)	19-14
8:19	+2	Isaiah Gaines makes two point layup (Jeremy Elyzee assists)	21-14
8:07		Eric Chatfield Jr. turnover (bad pass) (CJ Booker steals)
8:02	+3	CJ Booker makes three point jump shot	24-14
7:59		Lamar Washington offensive foul
7:59		Lamar Washington turnover (offensive foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:40		CJ Booker misses two point layup
7:38		Isaiah Gaines offensive rebound
7:38		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
7:26	+2	Mouhamed Sylla makes two point dunk (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	24-16
6:54	+2	Jeremy Elyzee makes two point jump shot (Kyle Edison assists)	26-16
6:54		Mouhamed Sylla shooting foul (Jeremy Elyzee draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Jeremy Elyzee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-16
6:37		Makhi Myles shooting foul
6:37		Lamar Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:37	+1	Lamar Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-17
6:35		Isaiah Gaines turnover (bad pass)
6:34		Isaiah Gaines personal foul (Mouhamed Sylla draws the foul)
6:34		Mouhamed Sylla misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:34		Makhi Myles defensive rebound
6:03		CJ Booker misses two point jump shot
6:01		Lamar Washington defensive rebound
5:43	+2	Akai Fleming makes two point jump shot	27-19
5:36		Makhi Myles turnover (bad pass)
5:24	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Lamar Washington assists)	27-22
4:57		Seth Jones misses three point jump shot
4:55		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
4:45		Lamar Washington misses two point jump shot
4:43		Ubong-Abasi Etim defensive rebound
4:38		Kowacie Reeves Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Forrest draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Jalen Forrest makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-22
4:38	+1	Jalen Forrest makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-22
4:28		Yellow Jackets turnover (10-second violation)
4:15		Jalen Forrest turnover (lost ball) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
4:10		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
4:08		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
4:00		Ethan Pickett misses two point layup
3:58		Akai Fleming defensive rebound
3:47	+3	Akai Fleming makes three point jump shot	29-25
3:40		Lions 30 second timeout
3:40		TV timeout
3:22		Seth Jones misses three point jump shot
3:20		Akai Fleming defensive rebound
3:04		Eric Chatfield Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:02		Jalen Forrest defensive rebound
2:55		Jalen Forrest misses two point layup
2:53		Ubong-Abasi Etim offensive rebound
2:41		Seth Jones turnover (bad pass)
2:22	+2	Mouhamed Sylla makes two point jump shot	29-27
2:09		Seth Jones turnover (double dribble)
2:07		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Seth Jones steals)
2:04		Makhi Myles turnover (lost ball)
1:57		Kyle Edison personal foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
1:57	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-28
1:57	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-29
1:34	+2	Makhi Myles makes two point jump shot (CJ Booker assists)	31-29
1:34		Mouhamed Sylla shooting foul (Makhi Myles draws the foul)
1:34		Makhi Myles misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:34		Kyle Edison offensive rebound
1:14		Kyle Edison misses three point jump shot
1:12		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
0:57		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:55		Mouhamed Sylla offensive rebound
0:52		Mouhamed Sylla misses two point layup
0:50		Makhi Myles defensive rebound
0:32		Ethan Pickett turnover (lost ball)
0:23		Makhi Myles blocks Mouhamed Sylla's two point dunk
0:21		Jeremy Elyzee defensive rebound
0:01		Kyle Edison misses two point jump shot
0:00		Lions offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SELA
Lions
29
GT
Yellow Jackets
41

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup	31-31
19:25	+2	Isaiah Gaines makes two point layup	33-31
19:15		Kam Craft misses three point jump shot
19:13		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
19:08	+2	Mouhamed Sylla makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	33-33
18:38		Jaeden Mustaf personal foul
18:33	+3	Jaiden Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Elyzee assists)	36-33
18:14		Kam Craft misses two point jump shot
18:12		Jaiden Lawrence defensive rebound
18:04		CJ Booker misses three point jump shot
18:02		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:53		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass)
17:53		TV timeout
17:31	+2	Isaiah Gaines makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Elyzee assists)	38-33
17:18		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:16		Kam Craft offensive rebound
17:13	+2	Mouhamed Sylla makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists)	38-35
16:42	+2	Jeremy Elyzee makes two point jump shot	40-35
16:27		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
16:25		Jaiden Lawrence defensive rebound
15:57		Jeremy Elyzee misses three point jump shot
15:55		Lions offensive rebound
15:55		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
15:55		TV timeout
15:48	+2	Eric Chatfield Jr. makes two point jump shot	40-37
15:37		Seth Jones misses two point jump shot
15:35		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
15:20		Baye Ndongo turnover (bad pass)
14:51		Seth Jones misses two point jump shot
14:49		Lions offensive rebound
14:49		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
14:42		Kyle Edison shooting foul (Baye Ndongo draws the foul)
14:42	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-38
14:42	+1	Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-39
14:16	+3	Jalen Forrest makes three point jump shot (Ubong-Abasi Etim assists)	43-39
14:00		Jalen Forrest shooting foul (Akai Fleming draws the foul)
14:00	+1	Akai Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-40
14:00	+1	Akai Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-41
13:43		Seth Jones misses three point jump shot
13:41		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
13:34		Akai Fleming misses three point jump shot
13:32		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
13:29	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	43-43
13:16		Kyle Edison turnover (bad pass) (Baye Ndongo steals)
13:11	+2	Lamar Washington makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists)	43-45
13:09		Lions 30 second timeout
12:40		Isaiah Gaines misses two point layup
12:38		Jeremy Elyzee offensive rebound
12:35		Jeremy Elyzee misses two point layup
12:33		Isaiah Gaines offensive rebound
12:31		Isaiah Gaines misses two point layup
12:29		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
12:29		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Elyzee steals)
12:20		Mouhamed Sylla blocks Jeremy Elyzee's two point dunk
12:18		Eric Chatfield Jr. defensive rebound
12:17		Makhi Myles shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
12:17	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-46
12:17		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:17		Ethan Pickett defensive rebound
11:56		Ethan Pickett offensive foul
11:56		Ethan Pickett turnover (offensive foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:37		Lamar Washington turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Gaines steals)
11:10		CJ Booker misses two point jump shot
11:08		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
10:57		Eric Chatfield Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:55		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
10:52	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	43-48
10:21		Ethan Pickett turnover (lost ball) (Kowacie Reeves Jr. steals)
9:53		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jaiden Lawrence steals)
9:40		Jalen Forrest misses two point jump shot
9:38		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
9:26		Eric Chatfield Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:24		Seth Jones defensive rebound
9:15	+3	Seth Jones makes three point jump shot	46-48
9:03	+2	Mouhamed Sylla makes two point layup (Baye Ndongo assists)	46-50
9:03		Isaiah Gaines shooting foul (Mouhamed Sylla draws the foul)
9:03		Mouhamed Sylla misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:03		Jaiden Lawrence defensive rebound
8:47		Seth Jones misses three point jump shot
8:45		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
8:41		Akai Fleming turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Elyzee steals)
8:40		Jeremy Elyzee turnover (lost ball) (Baye Ndongo steals)
8:39		Mouhamed Sylla misses two point dunk
8:37		Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound
8:37		Jeremy Elyzee shooting foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
8:37		Jaeden Mustaf misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:37	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-51
8:17		Jeremy Elyzee misses two point jump shot
8:15		Lamar Washington defensive rebound
8:03		Jaeden Mustaf misses three point jump shot
8:01		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
8:00		TV timeout
7:58		Jaeden Mustaf turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Elyzee steals)
7:55		Mouhamed Sylla personal foul
7:51		Jalen Forrest misses two point layup
7:49		Lamar Washington defensive rebound
7:29		Lamar Washington misses two point jump shot
7:27		Seth Jones defensive rebound
7:23		Baye Ndongo blocks Jaiden Lawrence's two point layup
7:21		Lamar Washington defensive rebound
6:59		Seth Jones blocks Lamar Washington's two point jump shot
6:57		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
6:52	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	46-53
6:27		Jalen Forrest misses three point jump shot
6:25		Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound
6:10		Lamar Washington misses three point jump shot
6:08		Jeremy Elyzee defensive rebound
5:48		Jeremy Elyzee turnover (out of bounds)
5:40		Jaeden Mustaf misses two point layup
5:38		Yellow Jackets offensive rebound
5:38		Jaiden Lawrence personal foul (Jaeden Mustaf draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Jaeden Mustaf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-54
5:38		Jaeden Mustaf misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:38		Jeremy Elyzee defensive rebound
5:19		Seth Jones misses two point jump shot
5:17		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
5:03		Seth Jones shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-55
5:03	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-56
4:55		Baye Ndongo blocks Jeremy Elyzee's two point jump shot
4:53		Jaiden Lawrence offensive rebound
4:52		Lamar Washington shooting foul (Jaiden Lawrence draws the foul)
4:52		Jaiden Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:52	+1	Jaiden Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-56
4:41	+3	Lamar Washington makes three point jump shot (Akai Fleming assists)	47-59
4:26	+2	Kyle Edison makes two point jump shot	49-59
4:26		Akai Fleming shooting foul (Kyle Edison draws the foul)
4:26		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
4:26		TV timeout
4:26	+1	Kyle Edison makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-59
4:12		Kyle Edison personal foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-60
4:12	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-61
3:57	+2	Isaiah Gaines makes two point dunk (Seth Jones assists)	52-61
3:57		Baye Ndongo shooting foul (Isaiah Gaines draws the foul)
3:57	+1	Isaiah Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-61
3:34	+3	Lamar Washington makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists)	53-64
3:14		CJ Booker misses three point jump shot
3:12		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
2:48	+3	Jaeden Mustaf makes three point jump shot (Baye Ndongo assists)	53-67
2:19	+2	Ethan Pickett makes two point jump shot	55-67
1:49		Mouhamed Sylla misses two point layup
1:47		Seth Jones defensive rebound
1:31		Jeremy Elyzee misses three point jump shot
1:29		Mouhamed Sylla defensive rebound
1:06		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:04		Jaiden Lawrence defensive rebound
0:55	+3	Jaiden Lawrence makes three point jump shot (CJ Booker assists)	58-67
0:55		Lions 30 second timeout
0:45		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
0:38		Ethan Pickett personal foul (Akai Fleming draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Akai Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-68
0:38		Akai Fleming misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:38		Isaiah Gaines defensive rebound
0:27		Jaiden Lawrence misses three point jump shot
0:25		Isaiah Gaines offensive rebound
0:22		Isaiah Gaines misses two point layup
0:20		Lamar Washington defensive rebound
0:19		Jeremy Elyzee personal foul (Lamar Washington draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Lamar Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-69
0:19	+1	Lamar Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-70
0:05	+2	Isaiah Gaines makes two point layup	60-70
0:00		End of period

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Isaiah Gaines makes two point layup