Tigers cruise in second half

After struggling for the better part of 19 minutes in the first half the Tigers closed the half with a flurry, then opened up a can on Georgia Tech in the second half.

Terrance Oglesby poured in 18 points and Jerai Grant added 10 points and 4 rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench. Trevor Booker and Raymond Sykes also scored in double figures for the Tigers. The Tigers even nailed 74.2% of their free throws (23-31).

As nice as it was to win an ACC game the Tigers still have many questions to be answered. Among them:

1. K.C. Rivers slump. Rivers went 2-7 from the field and finished with 6 points.
2. A team shooting slump continued as the Tigers shot 37.5% from the field.
3. It appears that bigger teams give the Tigers and Trevor Booker problems. See Wake, North Carolina and now Georgia Tech. Booker was also 2-7 from the field, but did pull down 11 rebounds.
4. Still concerned about Grant doing his thing in big games. OK, so he had good games against some of the lesser teams, but how he performs against Virginia Tech and Duke could very well determine how the Tigers fare in those games. I'm not convinced.

Next up at Virginia Tech on Thursday and then Duke at home the following Wednesday (February 4).