National Basketball Association
Georgia 58, Delaware State 51
When: 2:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2011
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Gary Maxwell, # Mike Roberts, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
6348
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Georgia held Delaware State scoreless for almost five minutes in the second half and used a 9-4 run to close out a 58-51 win over Delaware State on Friday at Stegeman Coliseum.
Dustin Ware led the Bulldogs with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-6 from 3-point range.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Donte’ Williams each added 12 points for Georgia (9-5).
After trailing by as many as 10 in the first half, Georgia closed out the half strong. Georgia took a 20-19 lead, its first lead of the game, on a 3-pointer by Ware with 6:11 left in the opening half. Ware carried the Bulldogs in the first half, making 3 of 6 3-pointers for nine points. His 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Georgia a 32-29 halftime lead.
Georgia started slow, falling behind 14-4 less than eight minutes into the game. The Bulldogs made just 28.6 percent from the field (6 of 21) and were 1 of 9 from 3-point range (11.1%) to start the game. Georgia finished 7-of-22 from 3-point range.
Casey Walker led Delaware State (4-7, 1-1) with 16 points, while Tyshawn Bell added 14 for the Hornets.
Top Game Performances
| Delaware State |
|
Georgia |
|
Casey Walker 16 |
Scoring |
Dustin Ware 15 |
|
Jay Threatt 8 |
Assists |
Dustin Ware 3 |
|
Tyshawn Bell 10 |
Rebounds |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 9 |
|
Casey Walker 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Gerald Robinson 2 |
|
Tyshawn Bell 1 |
Steals |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 |
|
Kendall Gray 3 |
Blocks |
Tim Dixon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Delaware State
|
51 |
37.5 |
10-24 |
5-13 |
11 |
26 |
6 |
2 |
7 |
| Georgia
|
58 |
39.3 |
7-22 |
7-8 |
10 |
36 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
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