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Fueled by a season-best double-double by Corey Green, the North Georgia men's basketball team rallied from a halftime deficit to edge Chowan, 67-60, on the opening day of the West Florida Thanksgiving Classic.

Charles Mitchell had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Georgia Tech beat Rider 61-54 Friday night in a consolation round game at the Orlando Classic.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 66-62 in the third place game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

Friday's prep football playoff scores

If things are starting to look a little like 2012, don

Casual followers of the Jefferson football team certainly can see the obvious: a light bulb-popping offense, flashy stats, blowout wins. But for the insiders, they understand that the REAL secret to the headline-grabbing offense may actually reside on the other side of the ball.

Some things to watch in the final weekend of the Southeastern Conference regular season:

Kyle Wiltjer scored a career-high 32 points and No. 10 Gonzaga beat Georgia 88-76 on Wednesday night in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals.

DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points, Lou Williams added 22 and the Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-115 on Wednesday night for their sixth consecutive victory.

In the playoffs in any sport, it can be just as much about who is hot than it is about talent or tradition.