Things started very well for the Yellow Jackets. They jumped out to a 7-0 lead and just kept pushing the lead in the first half. Northern Illinois could not score and GT’s offense looked scary. Good ball movement, lots of off-ball movement, second chance opportunities. By the end of the half the Good Guys were leading 43-20. It looked like they might be in for their first cruise game of the season. Then they started to cruise too early.
The early second half was UGLY. Deivon Smith (we’ll get to him later) got hurt early in the second half and everything stalled.