SMYRNA, Ga. – Chattahoochee Tech finished the regular season home slate on Sunday with a 66-63 win over Albany Tech, finishing 14-2 in home games for the year and 8-2 at the Smyrna Community Center.
The Golden Eagles (22-6, 10-6 GCAA) led 34-28 at halftime over the Titans, but an Albany Tech run in the early second half erased that lead and gave the Titans as much as a six-point lead at 51-45. Solid free throw shooting from Elijah Robinson, who hit 4-of-5 foul shots in the final minute, and the rest of the Golden Eagles (13-of-17 for the game) held off Albany Tech (12-15, 3-13) down the stretch.
The Golden Eagles were led by 19 points from A.J. Mosby, who shot 7-of-9 from the field and 5-of-7 from three. Robinson, who had 14 points, shot 3-of-4 from the field and 7-of-8 overall from the free throw line to go along with four assists and four blocked shots. Malcolm Hannah came off the bench to score 12 points with two steals, and Joe Howard was the fourth Golden Eagle to reach double-digit scoring with 10 points. DiMychael Ross had eight points and seven rebounds, and had six important points down the stretch in the second half to keep the Golden Eagles ahead.
Chattahoochee Tech remains in a tie for third place in the 10-team GCAA with a 10-6 record along with South Georgia Tech, with whom the Golden Eagles have already split two games. The Golden Eagles' Wednesday night opponent, Georgia Highlands, is alone in second place with a 10-4 conference record and has a two-point win in Smyrna over CTC. Chattahoochee Tech is 3-4 in conference road games this season with two road games remaining at Georgia Highlands and at Atlanta Metro Sat., Feb. 21.
By finishing in the top four of league play, the Golden Eagles will earn the right to host a first-round conference tournament game in the eight-team GCAA playoff.
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