Baye Ndongo’s putback lifts Georgia Tech over Cal in OT

Baye Ndongo had 26 points and 13 rebounds, including the game-winning putback as time expired, helping Georgia Tech earn a 90-88 overtime win over California on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Atlanta.Naithan George added 26 points and eight assists, while Duncan Powell chipped in 19 points, as Georgia Tech (13-13, 7-8 ACC) won its fourth game in five tries.Jeremiah Wilkinson led Cal (12-14, 5-10) with 25 points, followed by Andrej Stojakovic’s 22 and Rytis Petraitis’ 12. Mady Sissoko collected 10 points and 11 rebounds, and DeJuan Campbell also had 10 as the Golden Bears dropped their third straight game and fifth in their past six.In overtime, Stojakovic’s mid-range jumper gave Cal an 86-81 lead with 2:45 left. George’s 3-pointer and Lance Terry’s transition layup knotted the game with two minutes remaining. Sissoko’s dunk was answered with Ndongo’s layup, tying the score at 88 with 43 seconds left. On Cal’s ensuing possession, Sissoko lost the ball out of bounds, leading to Ndongo’s game-winner on George’s missed layup.After Georgia Tech’s five-point halftime lead was extended to six on Powell’s 3-pointer with just over 17 minutes left in regulation, Wilkinson’s personal 5-0 run cut Cal’s deficit to one.With Cal trailing 52-48, Wilkinson and Stojakovic drained two straight triples to give the Golden Bears their first lead of the second half with 12:42 left. Wilkinson’s fourth 3-pointer gave Cal a three-point edge with just under nine minutes left, before George’s five straight points helped the Yellow Jackets take a 66-64 lead.