Georgia 82, Florida A&M 73: Nemanja Djurisic scored a career-high 21 points and the Bulldogs used a 15-0 run late in the first half to knock off the visiting Rattlers and win their season-best third straight game.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 11 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and Brandon Morris chipped in 10 points as the Bulldogs (5-7) turned a three-point lead into an insurmountable 18-point advantage over a span of 3:31.
Georgia led 49-36 at halftime and held off an early second-half surge by Florida A&M (4-8). The Rattlers got within 53-47 with 12:52 remaining before a dunk by Donte Williams and a tip-in by Caldwell-Pope pushed the lead back to double digits. Djurisic scored 12 points in the second half and connected on 7 of 8 free throws.Muhammad Abdul-Aleem led the Rattlers with a 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while Jamie Adams tallied 12 points and Markee Teal added 10. Florida A&M trailed the entire game, falling behind 8-0 and going scoreless for the first 4:34 of the game. The Rattlers were just 12-for-25 from the free-throw line while Georgia was 22-for-30.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Caldwell-Pope scored a season-low 11 points but has been in double figures in all 12 games. ... The 82 points marked a season high for Georgia. ... The Bulldogs close the non-conference portion of their schedule next week by hosting George Washington.
Florida A&M | Georgia | |
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 16 | Scoring | Nemanja Djurisic 21 |
D'Andre Bullard 4 | Assists | Vincent Williams 4 |
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 11 | Rebounds | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 9 |
D'Andre Bullard 4 | Free Throws Made | Nemanja Djurisic 7 |
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 3 | Steals | John Florveus 2 |
Onyekachukwu Odi 4 | Blocks | Nemanja Djurisic 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Florida A&M | 73 | 37.0 | 7-26 | 12-25 | 11 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
Georgia | 82 | 44.8 | 8-16 | 22-30 | 17 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 15 |