Alvarado hot as Hogs suffer second home loss

FAYETTEVILLE — From the left wing, Jose Alvarado circled to the top of the key and let fly a 3-pointer over the outstretched right hand of Reggie Chaney.

His fifth 3-point try of the night - and second make - put visiting Georgia Tech - fresh off a loss to Gardner Webb on Monday night - ahead 59-57 with just under four minutes to play Wednesday. Two-and-a-half minutes later, Alvarado picked up a long rebound off an Isaiah Joe miss and raced the other way.

Once in the lane, he shielded the ball from forward Daniel Gafford and kissed it off the glass for his final bucket of the night, which put the Yellow Jackets up 63-60. Alvarado, standing 6-foot tall, finished the night with a game-high 20…