National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 73, Florida A&M 40
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 9, 2018
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Tony Chiazza, # Les Jones, # Ron Groover
Attendance:
4951
By Field Level Media
Brandon Alston had a game-high 15 points, and Khalid Moore tallied 14 off the bench without a miss as Georgia Tech routed visiting Florida A&M 73-40 on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta.
Alson went 5 of 8 from the field and made all four of his free throws for the Yellow Jackets (4-3), who shot 54.3 percent from the field and outrebounded the Rattlers 31-26 despite none of its players totaling more than four boards. James Banks III chipped in six points, four rebounds, five assists and four blocks.
Rod Melton Jr. led Florida A&M with nine points, while no other player on the team had more than seven. Ifeanyi Umezurike had six points and a game-high eight rebounds.
Georgia Tech made 6 of 15 attempts from 3-point range, including two by Moore on back-to-back possessions midway through the first half to give the Yellow Jackets a 21-9 lead. Moore made all six of his shot attempts.
After the sides traded buckets, Georgia Tech ripped off a 13-0 run to take a 36-13 lead at the half, a run that mushroomed into a 20-2 streak after the break.
The lead reached 32 points at 49-17 with 13:46 remaining in the game, and it peaked at 35 points moments before the final bucket by Umezurike.
Florida A&M shot just 34.8 percent from the game and hit only 2 of 11 3-point attempts. The Rattlers also made just 6 of 11 free-throw attempts.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Florida A&M |
|
Georgia Tech |
Rod Melton Jr. 9 |
Scoring |
Brandon Alston 15 |
Richard Anderson 3 |
Assists |
James Banks III 5 |
Ifeanyi Umezurike 8 |
Rebounds |
James Banks III 4 |
Rod Melton Jr. 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Alston 4 |
Bryce Moragne 4 |
Steals |
Michael Devoe 4 |
Ifeanyi Umezurike 1 |
Blocks |
James Banks III 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida A&M
|
40 |
34.8 |
2-11 |
6-11 |
6 |
23 |
1 |
11 |
25 |
Georgia Tech
|
73 |
54.3 |
6-15 |
17-22 |
13 |
27 |
7 |
12 |
18 |