No. 18 Dayton tops No. 21 Georgia Tech 63-59 Eds: APNewsNow. No. 18 Dayton 63, No. 21 Georgia Tech 59.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Paul Williams scored seven of his 13 points in the final minute, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, in No. 18 Dayton's 63-59 win over No. 21 Georgia Tech in the opening game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday.

Chris Johnson scored 19 points for the Flyers (2-0), going 4 for 8 from behind the 3-point line. Luke Fabrizius added 12 points.

The Yellow Jackets (1-1) trailed 31-22 at halftime, but rallied to take a 57-50 lead with 4:37 to play on a layup by Zachery Peacock.

Maurice Miller and Derrick Favors led Georgia Tech with 10 points apiece and Lawal Dani had eight rebounds.

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