National Basketball Association
Georgia 56, Mercer 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 23, 2010
Where: University Center, Macon, Georgia
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # John Hampton, # Chuck Jones
Attendance:
3274
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Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie scored 20 points apiece as Georgia managed to avoid an embarrassing loss by pulling out a 56-53 victory at Mercer on Thursday. Jeremy Price made the go-ahead free throw in the final minute and finished with 11 points for the Bulldogs (9-2), who struggled to a 16-of-26 night from the free throw line.
Georgia leapt out to a 15-6 lead in the first half before going cold and letting Mercer take control. The Bears ended the first half on a 23-9 run to take a 31-24 lead into the break.
Mercer (3-8) managed to keep the Bulldogs at bay in the second half until the final minutes, when Price’s layup with 1:34 on the clock tied it at 53-53. Price’s layup 38 seconds later gave Georgia its first lead of the second half. Leslie’s free throws with 2.3 seconds left sealed it.
Georgia gets two more chances to develop into a dominating squad before opening the SEC slate with Kentucky on January 8 and then hitting the road for two more conference games the next week.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
Mercer |
|
Travis Leslie 20 |
Scoring |
Brian Mills 21 |
|
Gerald Robinson Jr. 4 |
Assists |
Jeff Smith 4 |
|
Trey Thompkins 10 |
Rebounds |
Brian Mills 12 |
|
Travis Leslie 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Brian Mills 4 |
|
Trey Thompkins 4 |
Steals |
Mark Hall 2 |
|
Chris Barnes 2 |
Blocks |
Brandon Moore 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
56 |
42.2 |
2-8 |
16-26 |
10 |
32 |
6 |
11 |
|
| Mercer
|
53 |
36.5 |
4-21 |
11-13 |
12 |
29 |
3 |
7 |
|
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