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Georgia Tech loses after tipping missed shot into its own basket

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DURHAM, NC - JANUARY 04: Head coach Josh Pastner of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets talks with official Ted Valentine during the game against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 4, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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Just days after beating Northwestern on a Tadric Jackson layup as time expired, Georgia Tech lost a game in shocking fashion to Grambling State Friday night. After trailing for much of the game the Yellow Jackets mounted a furious rally and was one stop away from escaping with the win.

Josh Pastner’s team was unable to get that stop however, as Ivy Smith Jr.'s missed layup was mistakenly tapped into the basket by a Georgia Tech player. Both Curtis Haywood II and Ben Lammers attempted to grab the rebound, but the combination of hands wound up knocking the ball into the basket. Final score: Grambling State 64, Georgia Tech 63.

Entering Friday’s game, Grambling State was on a run of 63 consecutive losses to teams from high-major conferences. And in the five seasons prior to the 2016-17 campaign, a season in which the Tigers won 16 games, Grambling State won a total of 18 games.

Grambling State wasn’t expected to be in the game at all, much less play as well as it did before Georgia Tech made its second-half rally. The Tigers got the win in the end, albeit in bizarre fashion.