Bulldogs fall to No. 8 Texas A&M, 69-53

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Georgia Bulldogs (16-9, 4-8 SEC) fell to the No. 8 Texas A&M Aggies (19-5, 8-3 SEC), 69-53, on Tuesday night at Reed Arena. Two scorers reached double figures headlined by Silas Demary Jr.’s 19 points on the night.

Fast Facts
• After Demary Jr.’s 19 points on the night, sophomore guard Blue Cain followed up with 17 points with 15 coming in the first half.
• Cain matched his season high in points with 17 powered by three makes from behind the arc, marking his ninth-career performance with three or more triples in a game.
• Demary Jr. matched his career high in three-pointers made in a game with four, last done against Tennessee on Jan. 15.
• Dylan James notched four blocks on the night, sitting one shy of matching his career high of five set against St. John’s earlier this season on Nov. 24, 2024.
• Cain, Demary Jr. and Asa Newell each grabbed five boards against the Aggies.

Key Quote
“An incredible, unique game where we looked as good as we’ve looked all year,” head coach Mike White said. “And they made some adjustments, they went to their matchup zone, switching everything, their five defense. And it really had us a little bit off balance there in the second half. We’re extremely young, we got two old guys that are out and now we’re really, really young. And our poise, and our attention to detail defensively and on the defensive glass let up a little bit when we had some of those empty possessions. I thought we continued to play really, really hard. I thought it was one of our best effort games to be up nine here at top 10 team on the road. Did some really good things, missed some finishes in the second half, missed some open threes, had some live ball turnovers. And then we just we couldn’t get second chance points, which is what we’re a lead at. I credit those guys, they’re big, strong, tough, and old and rebounded.”

Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to Athens where they will face No. 21 Missouri on Saturday, Feb. 15 with tipoff set at 3:30 p.m. ET at Stegeman Coliseum. The game will be televised on SEC Network.