Bulldogs Cruise Past Alabama A&M, 93-45

Tuesday, November 19

Athens, Ga.

7:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

5-0,0-0SEC

Alabama A&M

3-2,0-0SWAC

Alabama A&M

Georgia

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Coach White

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ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia Bulldogs (5-0) defeated the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (3-2), 93-45, on Tuesday night at the Stegeman Coliseum. Four scorers reached double figures led by freshman forward Asa Newell's 17 points paired with six boards.

Fast Facts
• After Newell's 17-point effort, sophomore guard Silas Demary Jr. followed with 15 points while graduate guard Tyrin Lawrence and freshman center Somto Cyril finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
• The 45 points scored by Alabama A&M was Georgia's fewest allowed by a Mike White team.
• The 48-point win was Georgia's largest margin of victory since November 10, 2006, when it defeated Southern by 60 points (97-37).
• Somto Cyril produced his best night as a Bulldog, posting career highs of 11 points and nine rebounds while also tallying three blocks on the night.
• Tyrin Lawrence recorded a new career-high six steals, two more than his previous best and one shy from the program record (7 - last recorded by Billy Humphrey in 2007).
• Freshman guard Savo Drezgic posted a career-high six points, tacking on an assist and one steal in 11 minutes.

Key Quote:
"We're all trying to grow as programs and as teams," head coach Mike White said. "That's just something that stuck out to us here recently. We've been really good at times defensively, but have we put 40 together. That's what the good teams do. That's what the top of our league is going to do. It's a process to get there, and I thought we took some steps there today where the detail is great. We know they touched the paint probably too many times off of the bounce, but fortunately, we have guys that are back there erasing some mistakes, as we've talked about a lot over the past few months. Our execution versus a lot of their changing disruptive defenses wasn't pretty at times, but our effort was certainly there throughout, and as strong as it was all game in those last few minutes, which is growth."

Up Next:
The Bulldogs will head to The Bahamas for the weekend when they face their first ranked opponent of the season in No. 15 Marquette on Saturday, Nov. 23 with tipoff set at 11 a.m. ET at the Imperial Arena at Atlantis.