Radford, Garcia power Texas A&M to 70-56 victory over Georgia
AP
Mar 02, 2024
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Tyrece Radford totaled 20 points and 10 rebounds and Andersson Garcia also had a double-double as Texas A&M Aggies finished strong in a 70-56 victory over Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday.
Radford made 7 of 17 shots with three 3-pointers for the Aggies (16-13, 7-9 Southeastern Conference). Garcia added 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, sinking 4 of 5 shots with a 3-pointer. Manny Obaseki pitched in with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists. Both of Radford's double-doubles this season have come in the past two games. Garcia has four.
Blue Cain led the Bulldogs (15-14, 5-11) with 11 points. He made 5 of 12 shots, including 1 of 7 from 3-point range. Jabri Abdur-Rahim had 10 points on 3-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc. He also missed his only shot from inside the arc. Silas Demary Jr. scored nine.
Demary scored in the paint and Cain followed with Georgia's sixth 3-pointer, giving the Bulldogs a 21-15 lead with 11 minutes left in the first half. Radford and Garcia hit back-to-back 3-pointers in a 9-0 run and Texas A&M moved in front 24-21.
Georgia pulled even twice, the last on Demary's jumper with 1:20 left that knotted the score at 31-all. Jace Carter answered with a 3-pointer for the Aggies, who took a two-point lead into halftime after Georgia's Noah Thomasson hit 1 of 2 free throws with one second remaining. Radford had 11 points at intermission and Garcia scored seven. The pair combined to make 7 of 12 shots, while their teammates missed 23 of 25 attempts.
Texas A&M pushed its lead to eight with a 6-0 run to begin the second half. Georgia got as close as three and Cain's jumper with 6:35 remaining left the Bulldogs trailing 60-56. Obaseki made two free throws, Solomon Washington grabbed a rebound and dunked, and Wade Taylor IV scored in the paint as the Aggies moved back in front by 10 and coasted over the final 3:08.
Georgia will host Mississippi on Tuesday. Texas A&M returns home to play Mississippi State on Wednesday.
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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
34
UGA
Bulldogs
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:40
Wildens Leveque blocks Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe's two point layup
19:38
Aggies defensive rebound
19:31
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
19:29
Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
19:22
Justin Hill turnover (Wade Taylor IV steals)
19:00
Jump ball. (Aggies gains possession)
18:51
+3
Tyrece Radford makes three point jump shot (Wade Taylor IV assists)
3-0
18:41
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
18:39
Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:30
Wade Taylor IV personal foul
18:21
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
18:19
Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
18:05
Manny Obaseki misses two point layup
18:03
Wildens Leveque offensive rebound
18:03
+2
Wildens Leveque makes two point layup
5-0
18:03
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe shooting foul
18:03
+1
Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 1 of 1
6-0
17:54
+3
Justin Hill makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists)
6-3
17:31
Wildens Leveque misses two point hook shot
17:29
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
17:07
Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
17:05
Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
16:58
Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
16:56
Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
16:48
Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
16:46
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
16:33
Russel Tchewa turnover (Manny Obaseki steals)
16:24
Tyrece Radford misses three point jump shot
16:22
Solomon Washington offensive rebound
16:20
+2
Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot
8-3
15:55
+3
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)
8-6
15:55
Solomon Washington shooting foul
15:55
TV timeout
15:55
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-7
15:41
+2
Andersson Garcia makes two point layup (Manny Obaseki assists)
10-7
15:26
Andersson Garcia blocks Russel Tchewa's two point layup
15:24
Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:24
Silas Demary Jr. turnover (Wade Taylor IV steals)
15:19
Jace Carter misses two point layup
15:17
Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
15:09
Noah Thomasson offensive foul
15:09
Noah Thomasson turnover (offensive foul)
14:49
Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
14:47
Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
14:23
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
14:21
Dylan James offensive rebound
14:17
+3
Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)
10-10
14:01
Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
13:59
Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
13:46
Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
13:44
Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
13:34
Noah Thomasson misses two point jump shot
13:32
Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
13:26
Wade Taylor IV turnover
13:13
Russel Tchewa turnover (Wade Taylor IV steals)
13:09
Andersson Garcia misses two point dunk
13:07
Jaelyn Lee offensive rebound
13:05
Dylan James blocks Jaelyn Lee's two point layup
13:03
Aggies offensive rebound
13:03
Wade Taylor IV offensive foul
13:03
Wade Taylor IV turnover (offensive foul)
12:40
+3
Dylan James makes three point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)
10-13
12:25
+2
Tyrece Radford makes two point layup (Andersson Garcia assists)
12-13
12:14
+3
RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot (Dylan James assists)
12-16
11:55
+3
Manny Obaseki makes three point jump shot (Tyrece Radford assists)
15-16
11:24
+2
Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot
15-18
11:07
RJ Melendez blocks Manny Obaseki's two point layup
11:05
Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
11:01
+3
Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)