ATLANTA -- Tadric Jackson scored 11 consecutive points in the first half and finished with a career-high 20 points on Monday as Georgia Tech beat Southern 77-62.Ben Lammers added 13 points, 15 rebounds and blocked a career-best nine shots for Georgia Tech (2-0), which had a school record 16 blocks.On Friday, Lammers registered career highs of 15 points and five blocked shots while grabbing eight rebounds in the Yellow Jackets 70-55 season-opening win over Tennessee Tech.I told him in the locker room that `If I could give you a big kiss on the cheek right now I would, but youre too sweaty, Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner said. It was as good as Ive seen since Ive been coaching.Jackson, who missed the season opener with a hamstring injury, came off the bench to help Tech expanded an 18-16 lead to 29-21. Corey Heyward added a 3-pointer and a free throw to push the margin to 12.Tech played closer to the pace that Pastner is seeking since leaving Memphis. But after building a 41-25 lead with a 19-4 run to close the first half, the Jackets shot just 40 percent (12-of-30) in the second. They made just 1 of 6 3-pointers and went 11-of-20 from the free-throw line.Trelun Banks scored 19 points for Southern (0-2), who upset Georgia Tech 93-78 in the only meeting between the programs in the 1993 NCAA Tournament. Shawn Prudhomme added 15.The coaches did a great job scouting, Lammers said. One of the reasons I was able to get that many blocks was I knew exactly what every player was going to do.Former Jacket Alvin Jones blocked nine shots three times in his Tech career, helping set the previous team record of 15 blocked shots in a game against University of the South in 1982.Hes very strong and physical, Southern coach Roman Banks said of Lammers. I told the guys that hes a guy who comes to work every day. He packs his lunch, and he brings his helmet. Dont look for anything fancy from him; he just beats you up for 40 minutes.BIG PICTURESouthern: The Jaguars cant be entirely disappointed with their showing Monday, as they held their own on the boards. Tech had just a 43-40 rebounding edge. Southern was competitive in nearly every way, except the Jaguars had a 24-of-72 shooting night (33 percent).Georgia Tech: Pastner might be pleased with the improved pace, but if the Jackets are going to be competitive this season in the ACC -where they were picked to finish near the bottom -- hes going to need his team to rebound better. The Jaguars led Tech in rebounding until late in the game.STAYING STRONGJosh Okogie followed up his 18-point college debut with another 18 points. He also added four rebounds and four assists.SAGGING SOUTHERNJared Sam scored six points on just 1-of-8 shooting. Coming into the season, Jared Sam would be our primary look, and I think he got worn down tonight, coach Banks said. 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But theres also the strength of the rest of the card and the ability to close strong with a match such as the career vs. title Intercontinental championship match on top of everything else.The triple threat match had everything fans might have wanted: crazy in-ring action, points at which you believed each of the three competitors had grabbed the momentum and great storytelling inside the ring. Styles managed to pick up the victory despite tapping out mid-match, and he did it once again in a heel manner by hitting Cena?with a chair and picking up the pinfall victory.Styles, Cena and Ambrose took the unusual approach of going back and forth among the three of them over the first few minutes of the match, with the first signs of separation coming when the trio executed a double German suplex. The maneuver drew the first Mama Mia of the evening from commentator Mauro Ranallo, as Cena lifted both Styles and Ambrose into the air.There was a moment in which Styles showed a flash from his TNA past by hitting a springboard moonsault from the middle rope and catching Ambrose in an inverted DDT position. He completed the crazy combination by simultaneously hitting a neckbreaker on Cena. A quick two-ccount was soon followed by Cenas getting in some unique offense by hitting a Code Red on Styles for another two count.ddddddddddddOne of the biggest complaints (and one true drawback to matches involving different combinations of this trio) -- too many finishers without an ending to the match -- was handled well in this triple threat showdown. We were well into the match before the first finishers, a pair of Attitude Adjustments from Cena, were hit. Styles rolled out of the ring to save himself, and Ambrose kicked out only at the very last moment.There was a Styles springboard 450 and impressively athletic moves from both Cena and Ambrose, but each and every time a finisher came into play, the third man was able to break up the pinfall or submission before one of his opponents could pick up the victoryIt was an interesting twist to have both Cena and Ambrose put on different parts of a submission and have Styles tap out, if only because WWE fans have far too many memories of screwy finishes and titles being vacated under such circumstances. Referee Mike Chiodas decision to have the match restarted because neither Cena nor Ambrose was the clear victor was followed by a collective sigh of relief from an audience that worried there would be some kind of incomplete finish to a match of this caliber.Allowing Styles to get the pass in this scenario -- and ultimately, the victory, despite it -- was a wonderful touch, and having him do so by pulling out a chair and nailing Cena twice for the victory worked well. You dont often see a three-way feud carry on beyond a single pay-per-view, but in this case, it seems this trio has more of a story to tell.For full match recaps and ratings from WWE No Mercy, click here. ' ' '