National Basketball Association
Georgia 63, Norfolk State 50
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Lee Cassell, # Bart Lenox
Attendance:
6273
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Georgia 63, Norfolk State 50: J.J. Frazier scored
a career-high 20 points off the bench, including four 3-pointers, as the
Bulldogs wrapped up non-conference play with a rout of the visiting Spartans.
Charles Mann added 10 points and a game-high 10
rebounds for his first double-double of the season, and Kenny Gaines chipped in
nine points for Georgia (9-3), which has its first six-game win streak since
2011. The Bulldogs hit 7-of-17 3-point attempts, including Frazier's 4-of-5 outing, and survived a
season-low four points on 1-of-4 shooting from leading scorer Marcus Thornton.
Jeff Short had 16 points, and RaShid Gaston added
nine before fouling out to pace Norfolk State (9-7), which has dropped two
straight games after winning five of its previous six. The Spartans, who entered
the day averaging 69.9 points, shot only 29.2 percent from the field, including
7-of-26 from 3-point range.
Norfolk State never led but pulled within 18-17
with just over seven minutes to play in the opening half. Georgia, however,
caught fire and outscored the visitors 18-6 over the remainder of the period,
capped by Mann’s 3-pointer at the buzzer, to take a 36-23 lead into
intermission.
D’Shon Taylor hit a pair of 3-pointers as the
Spartans scored the first eight points of the second half, and Short sliced the
Georgia lead to 38-34 a few minutes later with a trey just before the 13:30
mark. Frazier, however, scored eight points over the ensuing five minutes as
the Bulldogs pushed their advantage back into double digits, and the visitors
would only get as close as eight points down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia improved to 7-0 at home,
winning each by at least seven points. … Saturday marked Short’s 11th straight game with at least 15 points. … Georgia is 13-0
all-time against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponents.
Top Game Performances
| Norfolk State |
|
Georgia |
|
Jeffrey Short 16 |
Scoring |
J.J. Frazier 20 |
|
Jeffrey Short 4 |
Assists |
Charles Mann 4 |
|
D'Shon Taylor 7 |
Rebounds |
Charles Mann 10 |
|
Jeffrey Short 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Charles Mann 5 |
|
Jamel Fuentes 1 |
Steals |
Kenny Gaines 2 |
|
Jordan Butler 3 |
Blocks |
Yante Maten 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Norfolk State
|
50 |
29.2 |
7-26 |
5-8 |
8 |
31 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
| Georgia
|
63 |
42.9 |
7-17 |
14-21 |
13 |
37 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
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