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Kowacie Reeves Jr. scores 20 points, grabs 10 rebounds to lead Georgia Tech over Alabama A&M 70-49

AP
Dec 10, 2023

ATLANTA (AP) Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets pulled away late in the first half and cruised to a 70-49 victory over Alabama A&M Bulldogs on Saturday night.

Reeves, who has scored in double digits in six games this season, shot 6 of 12 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers and made all six of his free throws.

Miles Kelly hit three from long range and two free throws and finished with 11 points to extend his double-digit scoring streak to 16. Tyzhaun Claude added 10 points and nine rebounds for Georgia Tech (5-3), which shot 24 of 56 (43%) overall and outrebounded Alabama A&M 55-28.

Tech closed the first half on a 13-2 run for a 34-17 lead. Kelly hit a 3-pointer and Reeves scored five points during the stretch. Reeves finished with 14 points and eight rebounds in the first half. Kelly added 11 and the pair combined for 7-of-11 shooting and 5 of 7 from long range. Five others scored before the break for Georgia Tech but none of them had more than two points.

Tafara Gapare's 3-pointer stretched Tech's lead to 30 points with 9:46 remaining.

Chad Moodie scored eight points off the bench to lead Alabama A&M (1-7).

Georgia Tech is at Madison Square Garden against Penn State on Saturday to begin a four-game road trip.

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1st Half
AAMU
Bulldogs
17
GT
Yellow Jackets
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		EJ Williams vs. Ebenezer Dowuona (Yellow Jackets gains possession)
19:41		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
19:39		Anthony Bryant defensive rebound
19:14		Anthony Bryant misses two point layup
19:12		Anthony Bryant offensive rebound
19:08	+2	Anthony Bryant makes two point layup	2-0
18:50		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
18:48		Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
18:37		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
18:35		EJ Williams defensive rebound
18:26		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
18:24		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
18:18	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	2-3
17:52		Omari Peek misses two point jump shot
17:50		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
17:42		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
17:40		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
17:36	+2	Baye Ndongo makes two point layup	2-5
17:20		Baye Ndongo personal foul
17:07	+2	EJ Williams makes two point layup	4-5
16:53		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
16:51		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
16:47		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
16:45		Lorenzo Downey defensive rebound
16:32		Anthony Bryant turnover
16:09		Miles Kelly turnover
15:49		Anthony Bryant misses three point jump shot
15:47		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
15:33		Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot
15:31		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
15:16		William Tavares de Brito misses two point jump shot
15:14		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
14:59		Kowacie Reeves Jr. turnover (William Tavares de Brito steals)
14:53	+2	Dailin Smith makes two point layup (Anthony Bryant assists)	6-5
14:53		Naithan George shooting foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul)
14:53		TV timeout
14:53	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-5
14:30	+3	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes three point jump shot (Deebo Coleman assists)	7-8
14:02		Dailin Smith misses three point jump shot
14:00		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
13:38	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Kowacie Reeves Jr. assists)	7-11
13:12		William Tavares de Brito misses two point layup
13:10		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
13:03		Miles Kelly turnover (Dailin Smith steals)
12:55		Caleb Blackwell turnover
12:39		Eric Lee shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
12:39	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-12
12:39		Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:39		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
12:28		Kyle Sturdivant misses three point jump shot
12:26		Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:03		William Tavares de Brito misses three point jump shot
12:01		Eric Lee offensive rebound
11:55	+2	Eric Lee makes two point layup	9-12
11:49		Deebo Coleman turnover
11:49		TV timeout
11:30		Caleb Blackwell turnover
11:19		Caleb Blackwell personal foul
11:12	+2	Ibrahima Sacko makes two point dunk (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	9-14
10:50		Dylan McLean misses two point jump shot
10:48		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
10:33		Tyzhaun Claude turnover
10:18		Dylan McLean misses three point jump shot
10:16		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
10:11		Eric Lee personal foul
10:03		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:01		Jayland Randall defensive rebound
9:37		Chad Moodie misses two point layup
9:35		Chad Moodie offensive rebound
9:31		Chad Moodie misses two point layup
9:29		Bulldogs offensive rebound
9:23	+2	Jayland Randall makes two point jump shot	11-14
9:10		Tyzhaun Claude turnover (Caleb Blackwell steals)
9:00		Darius Osborne misses two point jump shot
8:58		Dylan McLean offensive rebound
8:58		Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
8:46		Jayland Randall misses three point jump shot
8:44		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
8:44		Dylan McLean personal foul
8:28		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
8:26		Caleb Blackwell defensive rebound
8:08		London Riley misses three point jump shot
8:06		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
7:48		TV timeout
7:34		Yellow Jackets turnover (shot clock violation)
7:15		Dylan McLean misses two point jump shot
7:13		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
7:05		Darius Osborne shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul)
7:05	+1	Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-15
7:05		Tafara Gapare misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:05		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
6:42		Omari Peek misses three point jump shot
6:40		Naithan George defensive rebound
6:33	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	11-17
6:33		Omari Peek shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
6:33	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-18
6:12	+3	London Riley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Bryant assists)	14-18
5:55		Baye Ndongo turnover (Dailin Smith steals)
5:45		London Riley turnover (Naithan George steals)
5:34	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	14-21
5:18		Baye Ndongo personal foul (Lorenzo Downey draws the foul)
5:18		Lorenzo Downey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:18	+1	Lorenzo Downey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-21
5:07		Kyle Sturdivant turnover (London Riley steals)
5:07		Kyle Sturdivant personal foul
4:41		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
4:39		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
4:24		Tafara Gapare misses two point layup
4:22		Omari Peek defensive rebound
4:01		Omari Peek misses two point layup
3:59		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
3:49	+3	Miles Kelly makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	15-24
3:47		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
3:47		TV timeout
3:31		Omari Peek misses three point jump shot
3:29		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
3:19		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
3:17		Anthony Bryant defensive rebound
2:45		Dailin Smith misses two point jump shot
2:43		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup	15-26
2:37		Anthony Bryant shooting foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-27
2:13		London Riley misses three point jump shot
2:11		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
2:06		Caleb Blackwell shooting foul (Miles Kelly draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Miles Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-28
2:06		Miles Kelly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:06		EJ Williams defensive rebound
1:46		EJ Williams misses two point hook shot
1:44		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point dunk (Naithan George assists)	15-30
1:13		Omari Peek misses two point jump shot
1:11		EJ Williams offensive rebound
0:54		Kowacie Reeves Jr. blocks Jayland Randall's two point jump shot
0:52		Kowacie Reeves Jr. defensive rebound
0:52		Jayland Randall personal foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-31
0:52	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-32
0:37	+2	EJ Williams makes two point hook shot	17-32
0:08	+2	Amaree Abram makes two point layup	17-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
AAMU
Bulldogs
32
GT
Yellow Jackets
36

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Dailin Smith personal foul
19:35		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
19:33		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
19:18		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:16		Naithan George offensive rebound
19:03		Lorenzo Downey personal foul
18:50		Miles Kelly turnover
18:24		Kowacie Reeves Jr. shooting foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul)
18:24	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-34
18:24	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-34
18:04	+2	Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	19-36
18:04		Chad Moodie shooting foul (Ebenezer Dowuona draws the foul)
18:04		Ebenezer Dowuona misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:04		Baye Ndongo offensive rebound
17:52		Baye Ndongo turnover (Eric Lee steals)
17:40		Kowacie Reeves Jr. shooting foul (Lorenzo Downey draws the foul)
17:40	+1	Lorenzo Downey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-36
17:40	+1	Lorenzo Downey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-36
17:29		Lorenzo Downey blocks Baye Ndongo's two point layup
17:27		Dailin Smith defensive rebound
17:10		Caleb Blackwell misses two point jump shot
17:08		Baye Ndongo defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Naithan George makes two point layup	21-38
16:52		Dailin Smith misses three point jump shot
16:50		Yellow Jackets defensive rebound
16:36		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:31		Naithan George offensive rebound
16:31		Dailin Smith personal foul
16:21	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup	21-40
15:53	+3	Caleb Blackwell makes three point jump shot	24-40
15:42	+2	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	24-42
15:12		Deebo Coleman blocks Lorenzo Downey's three point jump shot
15:08		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
15:08		TV timeout
14:53		Dailin Smith personal foul
14:44		EJ Williams shooting foul (Tyzhaun Claude draws the foul)
14:44		Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:44		Tyzhaun Claude misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:44		Deebo Coleman offensive rebound
14:42		Deebo Coleman misses two point layup
14:40		EJ Williams defensive rebound
14:35		Kyle Sturdivant shooting foul (Dailin Smith draws the foul)
14:35	+1	Dailin Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-42
14:35		Dailin Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:35		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	25-44
13:48		Caleb Blackwell misses three point jump shot
13:46		Miles Kelly defensive rebound
13:38		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
13:36		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
13:36		Dailin Smith personal foul
13:36	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-45
13:36	+1	Tyzhaun Claude makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-46
13:07		Darius Osborne misses three point jump shot
13:05		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
12:49		Miles Kelly turnover (Jayland Randall steals)
12:41		Jayland Randall misses two point layup
12:39		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:36		EJ Williams misses two point jump shot
12:34		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
12:18		Anthony Bryant personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
12:18	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-47
12:18		Kyle Sturdivant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:18		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
11:57		Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
11:55		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
11:49	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Tyzhaun Claude assists)	25-50
11:29		Deebo Coleman shooting foul
11:29		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Omari Peek makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-50
11:29	+1	Omari Peek makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-50
11:16		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
11:13		Lorenzo Downey personal foul (Ibrahima Sacko draws the foul)
11:13		Ibrahima Sacko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:13		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
10:55		Deebo Coleman misses three point jump shot
10:53		Ibrahima Sacko offensive rebound
10:46	+2	Ibrahima Sacko makes two point layup	27-52
10:37		Anthony Bryant misses two point jump shot
10:35		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
10:32		Anthony Bryant personal foul (Kyle Sturdivant draws the foul)
10:32	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-53
10:32	+1	Kyle Sturdivant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-54
10:06		Dylan McLean misses three point jump shot
10:04		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
9:48	+3	Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot (Kyle Sturdivant assists)	27-57
9:16		Anthony Bryant misses two point jump shot
9:14		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
9:05		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
9:03		Tafara Gapare offensive rebound
8:51		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
8:49		London Riley defensive rebound
8:44		Amaree Abram shooting foul (London Riley draws the foul)
8:44	+1	London Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-57
8:44	+1	London Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-57
8:24		Ibrahima Sacko turnover (Caleb Blackwell steals)
8:03		William Tavares de Brito misses three point jump shot
8:01		Kyle Sturdivant defensive rebound
7:53		Kyle Sturdivant turnover
7:53		TV timeout
7:29		Lorenzo Downey misses three point jump shot
7:27		Eric Lee offensive rebound
7:27		Miles Kelly personal foul
7:15		Chad Moodie misses two point jump shot
7:13		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
7:12		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
7:10		Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:49	+2	Lorenzo Downey makes two point layup	31-57
6:39	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Tafara Gapare assists)	31-60
6:18	+2	Chad Moodie makes two point layup (Eric Lee assists)	33-60
6:05		Baye Ndongo turnover (Caleb Blackwell steals)
6:00		Tafara Gapare shooting foul (Caleb Blackwell draws the foul)
6:00	+1	Caleb Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-60
6:00	+1	Caleb Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-60
5:47	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	35-62
5:35	+2	Dylan McLean makes two point layup (Caleb Blackwell assists)	37-62
5:27		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
5:25		Caleb Blackwell defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Chad Moodie makes two point layup	39-62
5:21		Amaree Abram shooting foul (Chad Moodie draws the foul)
5:21		Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout
5:21		TV timeout
5:21		Chad Moodie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:21		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
5:09	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point dunk	39-64
4:56		London Riley misses three point jump shot
4:54		Tafara Gapare defensive rebound
4:39		Miles Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:37		Tyzhaun Claude offensive rebound
4:30	+2	Tyzhaun Claude makes two point layup	39-66
4:10	+2	Chad Moodie makes two point layup	41-66
3:56		Naithan George turnover (Caleb Blackwell steals)
3:49	+2	Caleb Blackwell makes two point layup	43-66
3:39		TV timeout
3:28		Jayland Randall blocks Tafara Gapare's two point layup
3:26		Chad Moodie defensive rebound
3:19		Chad Moodie turnover (Tafara Gapare steals)
3:18		Tafara Gapare turnover
2:51		Tyzhaun Claude shooting foul (Chad Moodie draws the foul)
2:51	+1	Chad Moodie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-66
2:51	+1	Chad Moodie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-66
2:38		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
2:36		Joshua Hughley defensive rebound
2:28		Dylan McLean turnover (Tafara Gapare steals)
2:22	+2	Tafara Gapare makes two point layup	45-68
2:03		Caleb Blackwell misses two point jump shot
2:01		Tyzhaun Claude defensive rebound
1:55		Naithan George turnover
1:38	+2	Anthony Bryant makes two point jump shot	47-68
1:28		Amaree Abram turnover (Joshua Hughley steals)
1:05	+2	Anthony Bryant makes two point jump shot	49-68
1:03		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:58		Joshua Hughley personal foul (Kowacie Reeves Jr. draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-69
0:58	+1	Kowacie Reeves Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-70
0:48		London Riley turnover
0:37		Marcos San Miguel misses three point jump shot
0:35		Emmer Nichols offensive rebound
0:21		Chad Moodie blocks Amaree Abram's two point layup
0:19		Marcos San Miguel offensive rebound
0:17		Chad Moodie blocks Marcos San Miguel's two point layup
0:15		Kowacie Reeves Jr. offensive rebound
0:15		Kowacie Reeves Jr. misses two point layup
0:15		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:15		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:13		Amaree Abram personal foul (Joshua Hughley draws the foul)
0:13		Joshua Hughley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13		Joshua Hughley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Chad Moodie offensive rebound
0:00		Chad Moodie misses two point layup
0:00		Emmer Nichols defensive rebound
0:00		Marcos San Miguel turnover (Joshua Hughley steals)
0:00		Joshua Hughley misses three point jump shot
0:00		Emmer Nichols defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Emmer Nichols defensive rebound