Yellow Jackets Upend UTEP, 71-61
Glen Rice, Jr. scores 19, Georgia Tech rolls to Legends Classic semifinals

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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 No. 9 Syracuse at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the championship game. The Orangemen defeated Michigan in Friday's other semifinal, 53-50.

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.