ATLANTA (Interstat) — Georgia Tech used a dominant second half to pull away from Monmouth for a 79-67 men’s basketball victory Saturday at Hank McCamish Pavilion.

The Yellow Jackets, trailing 31-32 at halftime, outscored the Hawks 47-36 after intermission. Lamar Washington led Georgia Tech with 23 points and six assists, while Kowacie Reeves added 23 points. Monmouth’s Quinn Peters and Lucas Orchard were held scoreless.

Georgia Tech improved to 6-4. Monmouth fell to 5-5. Attendance was 4,595.