Athens, Ga. – It was a tale of two halves as the Georgia men’s basketball team finished strong to outlast Florida A&M 85-75 on Sunday afternoon.
The Bulldogs prevailed in the 2020-21 season opener because of a great effort by a couple of older players and a dominating performance on the glass. Stony Brook graduate transfer Andrew Garcia led the team with 22 points, four rebounds and shot 10 of 11 from the free-throw line. Both Tye Fagan (21 pts, 10 reb) and Sahvir Wheeler (12 pts, 12 assists) had double-doubles.
Georgia third-year head coach Tom Crean felt the performance was a lot better than what he expected.