ATLANTA (AP) — Naithan George had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Baye Ndongo added 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Georgia Tech beat Stanford 60-52 on Wednesday night.

George gave the Yellow Jackets their largest lead of the second half, 47-28, on a 3-pointer with 12:10 left. Georgia Tech only made three more field goals the rest of the way, but hit seven free throws in the final 3:02 to keep the lead at seven points or higher.

Duncan Powell added 10 points and seven rebounds for Georgia Tech (12-13, 6-8 ACC), which outrebounded Stanford 42-33. The Yellow Jackets have won four of their last six games.

Jaylen Blakes, making his return from injury after three games missed, led the scoring for Stanford (16-9, 8-6) with 12 points while dishing a game-high six assists. Chisom Okpara scored nine points while Maxime Raynaud and Oziyah Sellers had eight apiece. Raynaud passed Rich Kelley ’75 for 21st on Stanford’s all-time scoring list, and he moved within two points of entering the top-20.

Nonetheless, Raynaud, who is averaging a team-high 20.4 points per game, was held to eight points on 4-of-13 shooting, including 0 of 6 from 3-point range.

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Powell and Ndongo each scored in double figures in the first half and the pair combined to score 21 points to help Georgia Tech lead 35-20 at the break. Stanford shot just 23.3% from the field, making as many field goals, seven, as Ndongo and Powell. The Yellow Jackets also had a 27-15 rebounding advantage.

Georgia Tech hosts Cal on Saturday, when Stanford plays at No. 3 Duke.