Georgia Tech’s undefeated run to start the 2024-25 season finally ended Thursday. The Yellow Jackets ran out of steam in a double overtime, 105-94 loss to visiting Virginia Tech at McCamish Pavilion.
Georgia Tech fell to 15-1 after getting outscored 13-2 in the second extra period. It needed heroics at the end of regulation and at the end of the first overtime just to survive, but the magic ran out down the stretch as the Hokies (11-4, 2-2 ACC) pulled away for good.
“A loss is a way you learn. Failure is a great teacher,” Georgia Tech coach Nell Fortner said. “So we’ll take this lesson and we’ll learn from it and we’ll get better from it. It’s been a good run for us, but we’re not perfect and we’re not where we wanna be. We gotta make sure we learn everything we can from this loss and get better from it…