ATLANTA, Ga. | The Alabama A&M University men's basketball team could not get much going offensively, struggling from the floor by shooting nearly 28 percent as the Bulldogs fell, 70-49, to Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at McCamish Pavilion.
Alabama A&M (1-7), which went nearly six minutes without a basket late in the first half as Georgia Tech, which shot 47.8 percent from the floor in the opening period, took a 17-point lead (32-15). The Yellow Jackets (5-3) took advantage of AAMU's struggles from the floor in the second half in pulling away for the victory.
Chad Moodie came off the bench to provide eight points, three rebounds and two blocked shots.
Caleb Blackwell added seven points, two boards, a team-high four steals and one assist.
AC Bryant and
Dailin Smith each recorded six points.
Kowacie Reeves scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the first half, along with 10 rebounds, one assist and one block. Miles Kelly did all his damage in the first half, with 11 points and four boards, while Tyzhaun Claude added 10 points, nine boards and two assists.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Alabama A&M jumped out to a 7-5 advantage after a three-point play by Smith, with just under 15 minutes to play in the opening half, but Georgia Tech answered with a 9-2 run over the next four minutes, capped by an Ibrahima Sacko dunk with 11:11 left.
The Yellow Jackets stretched the margin to 24-15 after a triple by Kelly with just under four minutes remaining in the half.
The Bulldogs, who shot 21.9 percent in the first half, went nearly six minutes without a bucket as Georgia Tech built a 32-15 advantage after a pair of free throws by Reeves.
EJ Williams hook shot ended the shooting spell with 36 seconds left and the Yellow Jackets went into the break with a 34-17 lead.
Alabama A&M opened the second half shooting 1-for-10 from the floor as Georgia Tech extended the lead to 57-27 with just under 10 minutes to play.
The Bulldogs never got any closer than 19 points during the final 10 minutes.
GAME NOTES
Alabama A&M shot 27.6 percent (16-of-58) from the floor and 75.0 percent (15-of-20) from the free-throw line
The Bulldogs pulled down 28 rebounds, with 19 coming off the defensive glass
Chad Moodie provided eight points, three rebounds and two blocked shots
Caleb Blackwell added seven points, two boards, a team-high four steals and one assist
AC Bryant and
Dailin Smith each recorded six points
The Bulldogs finished with 26 bench points, 22 points in the paint, 17 points off 20 Georgia Tech turnovers, 14 fastbreak points and six second-chance points
Georgia Tech went 24-of-56 (42.9 percent) from the field and 14-of-22 (63.6 percent) from the charity stripe
The Yellow Jackets grabbed 55 rebounds, with 19 coming off the offensive glass
Kowacie Reeves registered a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds, with one assist and one block
Miles Kelly did all his damage in the first half, with 11 points and four boards
Tyzhaun Claude added 10 points, nine boards and two assists
The Yellow Jackets finished with 33 bench points, 32 points in the paint, 23 fastbreak points, 13 second-chance points and eight points off seven AAMU turnovers
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M concludes its road swing on Monday night in Birmingham, Ala. against Samford. Tip-off against the Bulldogs is set for 6:30 p.m. from the Pete Hanna Center and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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