National Basketball Association
Alabama 61, Georgia 58
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# Lee Cassell, # Anthony Jordan, # C.J Washington
Attendance:
13166
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Alabama 61, Georgia 58: Trevor Releford scored 19 points and hit a buzzer-beating shot from halfcourt as the host Crimson Tide held off a late Bulldogs charge, boosting their NCAA Tournament hopes with their 20th victory.
Alabama (20-11, 12-6 SEC) will be the fourth seed in next week’s SEC tournament in Nashville. Nick Jacobs added 11 points for the Crimson Tide, who nearly blew a 17-point first-half lead and a 12-point lead early in the second half.
Georgia (15-16, 9-9) battled back in the second half, tying the game at 58 on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s long 3-pointer with 48 seconds left. The Bulldogs forced a turnover and had a shot to win the game, but the Crimson Tide forced the ball loose and Releford’s heave from midcourt was on target.
Caldwell-Pope and Nemanja Djurisic each scored 14 points to lead the Bulldogs, who will be the eighth seed in the conference tournament.
Georgia trailed 13-3 four minutes in and was down 30-13 with three minutes left in the first half. Alabama led 32-18 at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Crimson Tide receive a bye into the SEC quarterfinals Friday. ... Alabama finished 14-for-17 from the free-throw line. … The Crimson Tide won for just the second time in their past five games.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
Alabama |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 14 |
Scoring |
Trevor Releford 19 |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 |
Assists |
Trevor Lacey 2 |
|
Nemanja Djurisic 6 |
Rebounds |
Nick Jacobs 5 |
|
Nemanja Djurisic 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Nick Jacobs 5 |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 |
Steals |
Trevor Releford 3 |
|
John Florveus 3 |
Blocks |
Nick Jacobs 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
58 |
42.6 |
7-17 |
11-17 |
11 |
30 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
| Alabama
|
61 |
41.7 |
7-18 |
14-17 |
6 |
23 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
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