ATLANTA – Chattahoochee Tech lost a nail-biter at Atlanta Metro 66-64 in the team's final regular-season game on Saturday. A floater by A.J. Mosby that would have tied the game and sent it to overtime was waved off as officials determined it was released after the final buzzer.
The Golden Eagles (22-8, 10-8 GCAA) got out to an early lead, but fell victim to a 16-1 Atlanta Metro run to end the first half to go down 43-34 at the break. Chattahoochee Tech fought back in the second period, but was not able to regain the lead down the stretch. Mosby finished with 19 points, three rebounds, four assists and one steal, while Nick Hughes paced the team with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting (6-of-7 from the free throw line) and 10 rebounds to give the sophomore from Harrison a double-double.
Zach Landis finished with nine points, five rebounds, four assists and one steal, and DiMychael Ross had six points and six rebounds. Elijah Robinson scored six points in the first half, but had to leave the game in the first period after sustaining a non-serious ankle injury and could not return.
Mosby brought the Golden Eagles within two points with a running bank shot with 33 seconds remaining. After a Landis foul with 23 seconds left, Atlanta Metro missed the front end of a 1-and-1, setting up the final possession for Chattahoochee Tech. On the inbounds pass from the baseline, the Golden Eagles got the ball to Mosby on the opposite wing for his last-second shot that was released just after the buzzer.
Atlanta Metro (13-18, 8-10) got a game-high 24 points from Brice Booker, who made four three-pointers.
The Golden Eagles will play host to Atlanta Metro for the second time this season to open up the GCAA tournament this Tuesday, with tip-off at 7 p.m. The fourth-seeded Golden Eagles, along with the league's top three seeds, will host first-round games in the eight-team tournament starting this Tuesday. After the first round, the highest remaining seed will host the conference semifinals.
Chattahoochee Tech was an 89-72 winner over Atlanta Metro on Jan. 21.
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