Belt game 1,703 · February 13, 2005
NC State take the belt
NC State beat Georgia Tech 53–51 on the road to start reign 476 of the College Basketball belt, the 10th for the program.
Georgia Tech had held it since February 8, 2005, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
NC State held it for 9 days and 1 defense, then lost it to North Carolina on February 22, 2005.
476Reign number
10Team's reign
1Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Georgia Tech
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Jack | 39 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 7-7 |
| Luke Schenscher | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Isma'il Muhammad | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Barry (BJ) Elder | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 3-4 |
| Will Bynum | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 2-2 |
| Jeremis Smith | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ra'Sean Dickey | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Anthony McHenry | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Theodis Tarver | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Morrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario West | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
NC State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Hodge | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Tony Bethel | 29 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Cameron Bennerman | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Engin Atsur | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Ilian Evtimov | 39 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Jordan Collins | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Simmons | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Brackman | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gavin Grant | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.