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Washington scores 17 as No. 8 Texas A&M uses dominate second half to beat Georgia 69-53

AP
Feb 11, 2025

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Solomon Washington scored 17 points and No. 8 Texas A&M Aggies used a huge second half run to cruise to a 69-53 win over Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night.

Georgia led by eight points early in the second half before Texas A&M took over, using a 22-0 run to make it 50-36 with nine minutes left. Washington started the run with a 3-pointer before a steal by Wade Taylor IV gave the Aggies the ball back. Taylor dished to Washington, who finished with a two-handed dunk.

The Bulldogs made four free throws in the first four minutes of the second half. Their next points didn’t come until Asa Newell made two free throws with 8½ minutes to go and he made two more less than a minute later.

But Georgia did not make a field goal in the second half until a dunk by Newell with 7:20 remaining. Georgia missed 12 consecutive shots and had four turnovers during A&M’s big run.

Henry Coleman III added 13 points for the Aggies (19-5, 8-3 Southeastern Conference), who extended their winning streak to four games.

Georgia (16-9, 4-8) was led by Silas Demary Jr., who had 19 points.

Georgia: The Bulldogs need more consistency after playing great in the first half before falling apart after halftime.

Texas A&M: The Aggies need to avoid slow starts with big games down the stretch against No. 1 Auburn, No. 3 Florida and fifth-ranked Tennessee.

The five points by Washington that jumpstarted Texas A&M’s offense and the 22-0 run that put the game away.

Georgia’s Blue Cain had 15 points in first half as the Bulldogs built a 32-23 lead, but managed just two after halftime.

Texas A&M hosts Arkansas Saturday, and No. 21 Missouri visits Georgia that day.

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1st Half
UGA
Bulldogs
32
TXAM
Aggies
23

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Asa Newell vs. Manny Obaseki (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:47		Pharrel Payne offensive foul
19:47		Pharrel Payne turnover (offensive foul)
19:35	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Dylan James assists)	2-0
19:09	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists)	2-2
18:48		Silas Demary Jr. turnover
18:47		Wade Taylor IV turnover (Blue Cain steals)
18:41	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Blue Cain assists)	5-2
18:24		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
18:22		Blue Cain defensive rebound
18:08		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
18:06		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
17:54		Asa Newell shooting foul (Manny Obaseki draws the foul)
17:54	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
17:54	+1	Manny Obaseki makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:25		Blue Cain misses two point jump shot
17:23		Asa Newell offensive rebound
17:13		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:11		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
17:03		Pharrel Payne misses two point jump shot
17:01		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
16:44		Manny Obaseki misses two point jump shot
16:42		Asa Newell defensive rebound
16:17		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:15		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
15:55		Pharrel Payne turnover (Blue Cain steals)
15:55		TV timeout
15:32		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
15:30		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:28		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:26		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
15:21		Wade Taylor IV turnover
15:05		Dylan James turnover
14:48	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	5-7
14:29	+2	Blue Cain makes two point jump shot	7-7
14:04		Andersson Garcia turnover
13:59	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	10-7
13:37	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	10-9
13:37		Dylan James shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
13:37		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:37		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
13:31		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
13:29		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
13:26		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
13:24		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
13:20		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
13:18		Asa Newell personal foul
13:08		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul
13:03		RJ Godfrey blocks Hayden Hefner's three point jump shot
13:01		Blue Cain defensive rebound
12:57		Solomon Washington personal foul
12:44	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Dylan James assists)	12-9
12:27	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point jump shot (Andersson Garcia assists)	12-11
12:05	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	15-11
11:39		RJ Godfrey blocks Solomon Washington's two point jump shot
11:37		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
11:36		Justin Abson shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
11:36		TV timeout
11:36	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-12
11:36	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-13
11:10	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists)	18-13
10:48	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists)	18-15
10:29	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot	21-15
10:14		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
10:12		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
10:04		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (Zhuric Phelps steals)
9:45		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
9:43		Hayden Hefner offensive rebound
9:40		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
9:38		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
9:24		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
9:22		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
9:20	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	21-17
9:02		CJ Wilcher shooting foul (De'Shayne Montgomery draws the foul)
9:02	+1	De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-17
9:02	+1	De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-17
8:53		Aggies 30 second timeout
8:35		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
8:33		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
8:15		De'Shayne Montgomery turnover (Solomon Washington steals)
8:07		Somto Cyril blocks Hayden Hefner's two point layup
8:05		Aggies offensive rebound
7:52		Henry Coleman III misses two point jump shot
7:50		Jace Carter offensive rebound
7:47	+2	Jace Carter makes two point layup	23-19
7:23		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:21		CJ Wilcher defensive rebound
7:11		Zhuric Phelps turnover (Somto Cyril steals)
6:47		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
6:45		Jace Carter defensive rebound
6:36		Zhuric Phelps turnover (Dylan James steals)
6:36		TV timeout
6:17	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (De'Shayne Montgomery assists)	26-19
5:55		Dylan James blocks Wade Taylor IV's two point jump shot
5:53		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
5:48		De'Shayne Montgomery turnover
5:40		Manny Obaseki turnover (De'Shayne Montgomery steals)
5:34	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	28-19
5:17		Wade Taylor IV turnover
4:59		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:52		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:50		Justin Abson offensive rebound
4:50		Manny Obaseki personal foul
4:48		Andersson Garcia blocks Dylan James's two point layup
4:46		Jace Carter defensive rebound
4:36		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
4:34		Jace Carter offensive rebound
4:34		Jace Carter misses two point layup
4:32		Justin Abson defensive rebound
4:24		De'Shayne Montgomery turnover
4:06		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
4:04		Blue Cain defensive rebound
3:52		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
3:50		Dylan James offensive rebound
3:46	+2	Dylan James makes two point layup	30-19
3:33		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
3:33		TV timeout
3:33	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-20
3:33	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-21
3:02		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
2:35		Dylan James blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point jump shot
2:33		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
2:29		Hayden Hefner misses two point jump shot
2:27		Blue Cain defensive rebound
2:20		Dylan James misses three point jump shot
2:18		RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
2:14		RJ Godfrey turnover (Pharrel Payne steals)
1:59		Solomon Washington misses three point jump shot
1:57		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
1:49		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
1:47		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:22		Hayden Hefner blocks Blue Cain's two point layup
1:20		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
1:12		Wade Taylor IV turnover (RJ Godfrey steals)
1:07	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup (Justin Abson assists)	32-21
0:54	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	32-23
0:28		Zhuric Phelps blocks Justin Abson's two point layup
0:26		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
0:07		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
0:05		De'Shayne Montgomery defensive rebound
0:05		Henry Coleman III personal foul
0:01		De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UGA
Bulldogs
21
TXAM
Aggies
46

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Asa Newell misses two point layup
19:46		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
19:37		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
19:35		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
19:31		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
19:31	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-23
19:31	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-23
19:13		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (RJ Godfrey steals)
18:49		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:36		Dylan James blocks Zhuric Phelps's two point layup
18:34		Aggies offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	34-25
17:59		Blue Cain turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
17:44		Dylan James blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
17:42		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
17:42		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
17:42		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:42	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-26
17:19		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
17:17		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	34-28
17:01		Blue Cain shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
17:01		Henry Coleman III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:01		Dylan James defensive rebound
16:35		RJ Godfrey turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
16:18		RJ Godfrey blocks Henry Coleman III's two point layup
16:16		Asa Newell defensive rebound
15:50		Solomon Washington personal foul
15:50		TV timeout
15:50	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-28
15:50	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-28
15:37		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
15:35		Aggies offensive rebound
15:32		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul
15:23	+3	Solomon Washington makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	36-31
15:05		RJ Godfrey turnover (bad pass) (Henry Coleman III steals)
15:00	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point dunk (Wade Taylor IV assists)	36-33
14:52		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
14:52		TV timeout
14:40		Solomon Washington blocks De'Shayne Montgomery's two point layup
14:38		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
14:33		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
14:32		Bulldogs defensive rebound
14:32		Jace Carter personal foul
14:08		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:06		Jace Carter defensive rebound
13:48	+3	Hayden Hefner makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)	36-36
13:37		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:34		Aggies defensive rebound
13:16		Hayden Hefner misses two point layup
13:14		Asa Newell defensive rebound
13:06		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
13:04		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	36-38
13:00		De'Shayne Montgomery shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-39
12:33		De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot
12:31		De'Shayne Montgomery offensive rebound
12:15		Asa Newell misses two point layup
12:13		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
11:53		Justin Abson blocks Jace Carter's two point layup
11:51		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
11:33		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Justin Abson draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33		Justin Abson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:33		Justin Abson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:33		Andersson Garcia defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot	36-41
10:48		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
10:46		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
10:19		Dylan James shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 3	36-42
10:19		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 3
10:19	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 3 of 3	36-43
10:07		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
10:04	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk	36-45
10:04		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
10:04		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:04		Dylan James defensive rebound
9:56		Pharrel Payne blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup
9:56		Aggies defensive rebound
9:43	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot (Hayden Hefner assists)	36-48
9:29		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
9:17		Pharrel Payne personal foul
9:08		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
9:06		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	36-50
8:30		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
8:30	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-50
8:30	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-50
8:12	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	38-53
7:48		Wade Taylor IV personal foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:48	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-53
7:48	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-53
7:37		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
7:35		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
7:32	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists)	40-55
7:19	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	42-55
7:01		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
6:59		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
6:46	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	42-57
6:46		Asa Newell shooting foul (Henry Coleman III draws the foul)
6:46	+1	Henry Coleman III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-58
6:25		RJ Godfrey turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
6:21	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	42-60
6:12		Henry Coleman III personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
6:12	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-60
6:12		Silas Demary Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:12		Hayden Hefner defensive rebound
5:44		Solomon Washington misses two point jump shot
5:42		Blue Cain defensive rebound
5:28		Savo Drezgic misses three point jump shot
5:26		Asa Newell offensive rebound
5:21		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
5:19		Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:10		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
5:08		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	43-62
4:31		RJ Godfrey turnover (bad pass) (Solomon Washington steals)
4:08	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)	43-64
4:00		Hayden Hefner personal foul
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-64
4:00	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-64
3:45		Hayden Hefner misses three point jump shot
3:43		Dylan James defensive rebound
3:30	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot	47-64
3:06		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
3:04		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
2:47		Aggies 30 second timeout
2:43		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
2:41		Savo Drezgic defensive rebound
2:38		Henry Coleman III personal foul (Savo Drezgic draws the foul)
2:38		Savo Drezgic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:38	+1	Savo Drezgic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-64
2:08	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point jump shot	48-66
2:01	+2	Dylan James makes two point dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	50-66
1:32	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point jump shot (Jace Carter assists)	50-69
1:14	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot	53-69
0:36		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
0:22		Savo Drezgic misses three point jump shot
0:20		Dylan James offensive rebound
0:17		Dylan James misses two point layup
0:15		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:07		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:05		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Solomon Washington defensive rebound