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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
South Florida 64, Georgia 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 30, 2012
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials: # John Cahill, # Tim Clougherty, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance: 5167

South Florida 64, Georgia 53: Anthony Collins had 17 points and 10 assists as the host Bulls won in the SEC/Big East Challenge.

Tied at 50-50, South Florida (5-2) won its third straight contest by scoring nine straight points down the stretch. Collins scored five points during the run, and his pass to Victor Rudd resulted in a Rudd 3-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer, giving the Bulls a 57-50 advantage with 2:03 remaining.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Bulldogs with 19 points. Georgia (2-5) shot 40.8 percent from the field (20-for-49).

South Florida finished 8-for-18 (44.4 percent) from 3-point range. Shaun Noriega added 15 points for the Bulls.

Georgia’s Donte Williams’ rebound and stickback - his only two points - with 4:04 remaining tied the game at 50. The Bulls closed the game with a 14-3 run, handing the Bulldogs their fifth loss in their past six games.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Noriega hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at halftime for South Florida, giving the Bulls a 27-22 advantage at the break. … Georgia started the night ranked 322nd in scoring offense at 58.8 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgia   South Florida
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 19 Scoring Anthony Collins 17
Nemanja Djurisic 4 Assists Anthony Collins 10
Nemanja Djurisic 5 Rebounds Victor Rudd 8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 Free Throws Made Anthony Collins 6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 Steals Anthony Collins 2
Charles Mann 2 Blocks Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia 53 40.8 6-19 7-9 11 25 4 2 9
South Florida 64 47.6 8-18 16-23 12 27 5 6 8