Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Carlino scored a career-high 38 points as Marquette held off Georgia Tech, 72-70, in the Orlando Classic on Thursday.

Carlino made 8-of-14 shots from beyond the arc, and Juan Anderson had 12 points and six rebounds for the Golden Eagles (3-2), who will face No. 20 Michigan State on Friday.

Tadric Jackson paced the Yellow Jackets (3-1) with 17 points and Marcus Georges-Hunt chipped in 14 points in defeat.

Back-to-back layups from Anderson and JaJuan Johnson gave Marquette a 14-6 lead just over six minutes into the game.

Georgia Tech, however, rumbled back later with a 6-0 stretch that Robert Sampson capped with a layup to make it a one-point game at 19-18 and took a 28-27 lead on consecutive threes from Quinton Stephens and Chris Bolden.

The Yellow Jackets led 31-29 at halftime, but Marquette led by as many as 11 in the second half.

Jackson buried a 3-pointer to pull Georgia Tech within 69-68 with 13 seconds remaining.

Carlino was fouled off an inbounds pass and calmly made both foul shots.

Georges-Hunt drove in for a layup with 1.6 seconds to play, but Georgia Tech was unable to complete the comeback.