National Basketball Association
Georgia 82, Florida A&M 73
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2012
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # Mike Nance, # Jeff Smith
Attendance:
6149
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Georgia 82, Florida A&M 73: Nemanja Djurisic scored a career-high 21 points and the Bulldogs used a 15-0 run late in the first half to knock off the visiting Rattlers and win their season-best third straight game.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 11 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and Brandon Morris chipped in 10 points as the Bulldogs (5-7) turned a three-point lead into an insurmountable 18-point advantage over a span of 3:31.
Georgia led 49-36 at halftime and held off an early second-half surge by Florida A&M (4-8). The Rattlers got within 53-47 with 12:52 remaining before a dunk by Donte Williams and a tip-in by Caldwell-Pope pushed the lead back to double digits. Djurisic scored 12 points in the second half and connected on 7 of 8 free throws.
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem led the Rattlers with a 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while Jamie Adams tallied 12 points and Markee Teal added 10. Florida A&M trailed the entire game, falling behind 8-0 and going scoreless for the first 4:34 of the game. The Rattlers were just 12-for-25 from the free-throw line while Georgia was 22-for-30.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Caldwell-Pope scored a season-low 11 points but has been in double figures in all 12 games. ... The 82 points marked a season high for Georgia. ... The Bulldogs close the non-conference portion of their schedule next week by hosting George Washington.
Top Game Performances
| Florida A&M |
|
Georgia |
|
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 16 |
Scoring |
Nemanja Djurisic 21 |
|
D'Andre Bullard 4 |
Assists |
Vincent Williams 4 |
|
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 11 |
Rebounds |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 9 |
|
D'Andre Bullard 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Nemanja Djurisic 7 |
|
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 3 |
Steals |
John Florveus 2 |
|
Onyekachukwu Odi 4 |
Blocks |
Nemanja Djurisic 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida A&M
|
73 |
37.0 |
7-26 |
12-25 |
11 |
41 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
| Georgia
|
82 |
44.8 |
8-16 |
22-30 |
17 |
38 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
