Florida A&M Rattlers at Georgia Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Georgia pulls away in second half to win its opener 85-75
Fagan, the only second-year letterman in the program, scored eight straight points during a 10-0 run to put the Bulldogs up 57-47. A final Bulldogs push in the final three minutes extended the lead to 16.
Stony Brook grad transfer Andrew Garcia added 22 points. Sahvir Wheeler, who broke the program's freshman record for assists last season with 139, had 12 Sunday along with 12 points.
The Rattlers (1-1) shot 53% but the Bulldogs, who had only a two-point advantage in the paint in the first half finished with a 50-32 advantage. They were 20 of 26 at the line to 11 of 17 for FAMU.
Georgia got off to an 11-2 start before the Rattlers grabbed the lead, which went back and forth until Garcia's basket just before the break gave the Bulldogs a 38-37 lead.
M.J. Randolph scored 21 points with nine rebounds for the Rattlers. D.J. Jones added 15 points on 7-of-7 shooting, and Kamron Reaves and Bryce Moragne had 14 each.
The Bulldogs opened their season without Anthony Edwards, recently made the NBA's No. 1 overall draft pick, and were slated for 13th in the media's Southeastern Conference preseason rankings. They were scheduled to open the season last Wednesday but their opponent, Columbus State, had COVID-19 issues within its traveling party. FAMU was a replacement for Gardner-Webb after the latter player test positive.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:07 | MJ Randolph made Jumper. | 75 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Sahvir Wheeler Turnover. | 73 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Georgia Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 85 |
Statistics
 FAMU |
 UGA |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-59 | FG | 30-62 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 2-13 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 11-17 | FT | 20-26 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Athens, GA
Attendance: 1,638 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |