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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia 54, East Tennessee St. 38
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 23, 2012
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials: # Bruce Benedict, # Marc Ellard, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance: 4869
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Georgia 54, East Tennessee State 38: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 13 points and Donte’ Williams 12 as the host Bulldogs snapped a four-game losing streak.

Georgia (2-4) led 31-13 after a half in which they held the Buccaneers to 17.4 percent shooting (4-of-23). Georgia came out on fire, hitting 14 of 21 shots before halftime.

Freshman forward Lester Wilson led the way with 12 points for ETSU (1-3), but he committed a team-high four turnovers. Wilson came in averaging 19.3 points.

Caldwell-Pope, a 6-5 sophomore who leads Georgia in scoring, rebounding, steals and minutes, shot 5-of-9 overall, including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. He added seven rebounds, four assists and a steal. Georgia finished 24-of-38 from the field, a sizzling 63.2 percent.

The Buccaneers shot 28 percent for the game (14-of-50).

GAME NOTEBOOK: Caldwell-Pope has led Georgia in scoring in every game. … Georgia improved to 2-2 all-time against ETSU and 7-2 against current members of the Atlantic Sun. This was the second of three Georgia games this season against A-Sun teams (2-0). … Georgia is off until next Friday’s game in Tampa against South Florida in the SEC/Big East Challenge.
Top Game Performances
 
East Tennessee St.   Georgia
Lester Wilson 12 Scoring Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 13
Petey McClain 4 Assists Nemanja Djurisic 5
John Walton 6 Rebounds Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 7
Petey McClain 2 Free Throws Made N/A
Petey McClain 3 Steals Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1
Hunter Harris 1 Blocks Tim Dixon 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
East Tennessee St. 38 28.0 6-16 4-5 7 19 1 10 13
Georgia 54 63.2 6-14 0-1 21 27 9 5 17