COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Solomon Washington scored 17 points and No. 8 Texas A&M used a huge second half run to cruise to a 69-53 win over Georgia 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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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5
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S. Demary Jr. G | 19PTS | 3REB | 4AST | |
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9
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S. Washington F | 17PTS | 5REB | 0AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Demary Jr. | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| B. Cain | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| A. Newell | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Godfrey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| D. James | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Drezgic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Abson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Cyril | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Leffew | – | – | – | – |
| B. Klatsky | – | – | – | – |
| J. Newell | – | – | – | – |
| M. Jennings | – | – | – | – |
| J. Kee | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 53 | 26 | 10 | 13 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| H. Coleman III | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| W. Taylor IV | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Z. Phelps | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| P. Payne | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Obaseki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Washington | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Carter | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| H. Hefner | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Garcia | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| C. Wilcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Lee | – | – | – | – |
| A. Mills | – | – | – | – |
| C. McDermott | – | – | – | – |
| G. Turkson Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| J. Ratowski | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 69 | 37 | 17 | 15 |