November 29, 1997 - O'Keefe Gymnasium
Georgia Tech 81, Boston College 79 
Tournament MVP Shelli Novotny drove into the lane for the game winning jumper with just 1.3 seconds remaining as Tech (4-2, 0-1 ACC) overcame a 21-point first-half deficit to upend previously unbeaten Boston College (3-1) in the championship game of the Comfort Inn Downtown Classic.
Boston College (79)
Player FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR TOT PF PTS A TO BLK S MIN
McGuire 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 35
Basco 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 1 8 1 1 0 0 31
Steele 0-0 0-0 0-2 3 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 18
Bouchard 9-16 3-5 6-8 0 3 3 2 27 7 1 0 1 39
Beezer 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14
Murphy 6-8 1-3 4-5 2 2 4 3 17 2 4 0 1 29
Cournoyer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Booth 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 18
TEAM 1 2 3 0
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TOTALS 30-56 5-11 14-19 7 19 26 19 79 13 12 0 5 200
1st 2nd Game
FG (18/31) 58.1% (12/25) 48.0% (30/56) 53.6%
3PT ( 4/8 ) 50.0% ( 1/3 ) 33.3% ( 5/11) 45.5%
FT ( 4/6 ) 66.7% (10/13) 76.9% (14/19) 73.7%
Georgia Tech (81)
Player FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR TOT PF PTS A TO BLK S MIN
Williams 4-8 0-0 1-2 3 3 6 3 9 1 0 0 0 25
Foy 7-12 3-3 5-6 3 0 3 2 22 2 3 0 1 35
Kauffman 5-9 0-0 1-2 1 7 8 3 11 1 3 1 0 34
Novotny 4-10 0-0 1-3 1 3 4 3 9 7 2 0 0 35
Donehew 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 8
Quarterman DNP - Coach's Decision
Matlock 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
Howard 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 9
Munnion 6-14 3-6 2-2 2 1 3 0 17 3 2 0 1 19
Kruppa DNP - Coach's Decision
Tate 4-8 0-0 1-2 5 2 7 4 9 0 1 0 2 38
Chaney DNP - Coach's Decision
McCallum DNP - Coach's Decision
Muir DNP - Coach's Decision
TEAM 2 3 5 1
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TOTALS 32-65 6-10 11-18 17 22 39 17 81 17 13 1 6 200
1st 2nd Game
FG (15/29) 51.7% (17/36) 47.2% (32/65) 49.2%
3PT ( 2/5 ) 40.0% ( 4/5 ) 80.0% ( 6/10) 60.0%
FT ( 4/8 ) 50.0% ( 7/10) 70.0% (11/18) 61.1%
Score By Periods 1 2 F
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Boston College 44 35 79
Georgia Tech 36 45 81
Officials: Patty Broderick, Doug Cloud, Judy Stroud
Technical Fouls: None
Attendance: 849