National Basketball Association
Georgia Tech 65, Alabama A&M 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 19, 2011
Where: Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
Officials:
#0 Sean Corbin, # William Covington Jr., # Tim Ebersole
Attendance:
2467
By SportsDirect Inc.
Glen Rice Jr. had 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as host Georgia Tech won its third straight game with another stifling defensive effort, 65-54 over visiting Alabama A&M on Monday.
Point guard Mfon Udofia added 16 points for the Yellow Jackets (7-4), who entered the game ranked 12th nationally in field goal percentage defense (36.1) and held the Bulldogs to 35 percent shooting.
Jeremy Ingram led Alabama A&M (2-5) with 14 points off the bench. It was the Bulldogs' fourth straight loss.
Georgia Tech led 25-21 at the half despite committing 11 turnovers. The Yellow Jackets improved to 4-0 all-time against Alabama A&M and 13-1 against SWAC opponents.
Freshman forward Julian Royal tied his season high with 10 points off the bench for Georgia Tech.
Top Game Performances
| Alabama A&M |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Jeremy Ingram 14 |
Scoring |
Glen Rice Jr. 21 |
|
Jeremy Crutcher 3 |
Assists |
Daniel Miller 2 |
|
Brandon Allen 5 |
Rebounds |
Glen Rice Jr. 10 |
|
Casey Cantey 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mfon Udofia 11 |
|
Casey Cantey 2 |
Steals |
Kammeon Holsey 1 |
|
Brandon Allen 1 |
Blocks |
Jason Morris 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alabama A&M
|
54 |
35.1 |
5-25 |
9-16 |
9 |
22 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
| Georgia Tech
|
65 |
40.9 |
4-15 |
25-34 |
7 |
47 |
8 |
4 |
21 |
