In search of its first 5-0 start in four years, Georgia plays host to Alabama A&M in a matchup of Bulldogs teams on Tuesday in Athens, Ga. Fresh off Friday's 77-69 road win over rival Georgia Tech, Georgia has one final tune-up before it takes on No. 15 Marquette and No.
22 St. John's on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, in Nassau, Bahamas. After Georgia Tech took a three-point lead with 12:25 left in the second half, Georgia used a 14-0 run to pull away in its first road game of the season.
Silas Demary Jr. led the way with 18 points and seven rebounds for Georgia, while five-star freshman phenom Asa Newell chipped in 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals. The Bulldogs shot just 16.
7 percent (3-for-18) from 3-point range, but coach Mike White's team is finding ways to "win ugly." "When you go 3 of 18 from 3 and (have a) negative assist-to-turnover ratio as a team -- this team has more of a chance to win ugly, especially on the road, maybe more so than the past couple teams," White said. "I love the fight from our guys.
It was a good win." Georgia is just 25-for-85 (29.4 percent) from 3-point range this season.
Newell leads the team with 16.8 points per game, followed by Mount St. Mary's transfer Dakota Leffew (15.
5 points per game). Demary has chipped in 14.5 points and a team-best 3.
8 assists per contest. Alabama A&M (3-1) is facing its first power conference team of the season and just its second Division I opponent. The Bulldogs beat Oakwood, Arkansas Baptist and Fisk.