National Basketball Association
Iona 81, Georgia 78
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 15, 2012
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Tony Greene, # Garrick Shannon
Attendance:
4680
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Iona 81, Georgia 78 (OT): Curtis Dennis hit a 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds left in overtime as the visiting Gaels rallied past the struggling Bulldogs.
Iona (4-4) trailed 76-75 after Georgia’s Kenny Gaines hit a jumper with 34 seconds left in extra time. Dennis then scored his only three points to put the Gaels ahead 78-76.
Georgia’s Nemanja Djurisic had a chance to tie the game from the free-throw line with 3.5 seconds left and the Bulldogs trailing 79-77, but missed one of two shots. The Bulldogs (2-7) finished 20-for-37 from the foul line, missing 11 of their final 17 attempts.
Lamont Jones – the seventh-leading scorer in the country entering play Saturday – led four Iona players in double figures with 25 points. Sean Armand added 18 points, including a 3-pointer with 54 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 66 and force overtime.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Georgia while freshman Charles Mann added a career-high 18 points off the bench. Donte' Williams added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs, who have lost seven of eight.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia trailed by 12 points eight minutes into the game, but rallied to take a 36-35 halftime lead on Caldwell-Pope’s half-court shot at the buzzer. … Iona freshman A.J. English scored a career-high 17 points. … Jones has scored at least 20 points in six of the Gaels’ eight games.
Top Game Performances
| Iona |
|
Georgia |
|
Lamont Jones 25 |
Scoring |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 18 |
|
Lamont Jones 6 |
Assists |
Brandon Morris 3 |
|
Sean Armand 7 |
Rebounds |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 10 |
|
Sean Armand 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Charles Mann 7 |
|
Sean Armand 2 |
Steals |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 |
|
Sean Armand 1 |
Blocks |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Iona
|
81 |
46.0 |
12-36 |
11-16 |
18 |
19 |
2 |
9 |
12 |
| Georgia
|
78 |
44.3 |
4-12 |
20-37 |
14 |
45 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
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