ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)—Glen Rice Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech to a 71-61 win over UTEP on Friday night in the semifinals of the Legends Classic.
Brian Oliver had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Georgia Tech (4-1) and Iman Shumpert scored 13 points.
Randy Culpepper led UTEP (3-2) with 13 points.
The Yellow Jackets will play the winner of Friday night’s No. 9 Syracuse-Michigan game.
Rice went 6 for 14 in front of his father, former Michigan great Glen Rice. He didn’t show his dad’s famous 3-point shooting touch, however, missing on all four attempts.
Updated Friday, Nov 26, 2010
