National Basketball Association
Georgia 71, Appalachian St. 53
When: 5:00 PM ET, Friday, November 29, 2013
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Marc Ellard, # Kevin Fehr
Attendance:
4857
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Georgia 71, Appalachian State 53:
Charles Mann and Kenny Gaines scored 14 points apiece in a balanced scoring
effort as the host Bulldogs pulled away from the Mountaineers in the second
half.
Nemanja
Djurisic added 10 points for Georgia (2-4), which shot 55.1 percent from the field to
snap a four-game losing streak. Cameron Forte chipped in eight points on 4-of-5
shooting as eight Bulldogs scored between five and 14 points.
Tevin Baskin
scored a game-high 20 points for Appalachian State (2-5), which trailed 33-32 at halftime. Tab Hamilton scored 11 points despite shooting 3-of-11 from the
field while Mike Neal had six.
Georgia
led by as many as seven in the first half, but Baskin and Hamilton scored all
of the Mountaineers points in a 12-6 run midway through the opening frame as
Appalachian State stayed close. A Baskin jumper 44 seconds into the second half
pushed the Mountaineers ahead 36-35, but a Gaines dunk 30 seconds later gave the
Bulldogs the lead for good.
Forte and
Mann followed up with buckets before Djurisic made a layup with 12:32 left to
cap the 12-1 spurt and give Georgia a 47-37 lead. Appalachian State got no
closer than eight from there.
GAME
NOTEBOOK: Both teams combined to shoot just 7-of-29 from 3-point range. …
Georgia F Donte' Williams matched a game high with six rebounds and
blocked a season-high five shots. … The Bulldogs overcame shooting 60.9 percent
from the foul line.
Top Game Performances
Appalachian St. |
|
Georgia |
Tevin Baskin 20 |
Scoring |
Kenny Gaines 14 |
Tevin Baskin 3 |
Assists |
Brandon Morris 3 |
Michael Obacha 6 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Morris 6 |
Tab Hamilton 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Charles Mann 8 |
Chris Burgess 1 |
Steals |
Charles Mann 3 |
Rantavious Gilbert 2 |
Blocks |
Donte Williams 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Appalachian St.
|
53 |
32.7 |
4-18 |
13-17 |
8 |
24 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
Georgia
|
71 |
55.1 |
3-11 |
14-23 |
11 |
34 |
8 |
7 |
11 |