ATLANTA Moses Wright scored 24 points, Michael Devoe had 15 points and tied his career-high with eight assists and Georgia Tech beat Florida A&M 74-64 on Friday night.
Bubba Parham hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points and Jose Alvarado scored 11 for Georgia Tech.
Alvarado and Devoe each hit a 3-pointer and Wright had two dunks in a 14-2 run to open the game and Georgia Tech (3-3) never trailed. Parham and Devoe hit back-to-back 3s to open the second half and give the Yellow Jackets their biggest lead of the game at 41-24. FAMU trimmed its deficit to five points on four occasions from there, the last when Jai Clark hit a 3-pointer with 3:57 to go. Khalid Moore answered with a 3 that sparked an 8-3 spurt, capped by a dunk by Wright that made it 72-62 with 33 seconds left.
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THE FLATS. – Four players scoring in double figures powered Georgia Tech men’s basketball to a 74-64 victory over Florida A&M on Friday night at McCamish Pavilion.
The Yellow Jackets (3-3, 0-1 ACC) held the Rattlers (1-5, 0-0 MEAC) to just 43.6 percent shooting from the field. Tech was guided offensively by senior forward
Moses Wrights’ 24-points and seven rebounds. Junior guard
Michael Devoe scored 15 points, while dishing a season-high eight assists. Senior guards
Bubba Parham and
Jose Alvarado put up 13- and 11-point performances, respectively, with Parham scooping up a season-best eight rebounds in the process.
Overall, the Yellow Jackets were 47.4 percent from the field, but scored 34 of their points in the paint and outrebounded the Rattlers 38-to-28.
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Ga. Tech plays host to FAMU
December 17, 2020 GMT
McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Tech hosts Florida A&M in an early season matchup. Florida A&M beat Austin Peay by six in its last outing. Georgia Tech lost 74-61 to Florida State in its most recent game.
SAVVY SENIORS: Georgia Tech has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Moses Wright, Jose Alvarado, Jordan Usher and Bubba Parham have collectively accounted for 69 percent of all Yellow Jackets points this season.
FACILITATING THE OFFENSE: MJ Randolph has been directly responsible for 48 percent of all Florida A&M field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has 20 field goals and 16 assists in those games.