National Basketball Association
Georgia 86, Chattanooga 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Where: McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Officials:
# Bruce Benedict, # Tim Gattis, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance:
3784
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Georgia 86, Chattanooga 55: Kenny Gaines poured in 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting and Marcus Thornton was 10-of-11 for a career-high 24 as the visiting Bulldogs routed the Mocs.
Charles Mann added 16 points off the bench for Georgia (4-3), which shot 63.3 percent from the field while snapping a two-game skid. Nemanja Djurisic chipped in 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Casey Jones scored 19 points to lead Chattanooga (3-5), which dropped to 3-1 at home this season and 15-3 under second-year coach Will Wade. Ronrico White added nine points but was 3-of-12 from the field as the Mocs shot 31 percent overall and went 7-of-23 from 3-point range.
Georgia never trailed and it was tied only once after the opening bucket. Greg Pryor's 3-pointer pulled the Mocs even at 10 early on, but the Bulldogs responded with 10 straight points and had the lead as large as 12 before settling for a 39-32 halftime advantage.
Gaines hit a pair of 3-pointers during a 13-2 run early in the second half as Georgia extended the lead to 57-37, and Chattanooga never seriously threatened again. The Mocs made a brief surge to get within 63-47 with 9:16 left, but the Bulldogs rattled off nine straight points — five from Thornton — and cruised from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sophomore PG J.J. Frazier started in place of Mann, who came off the bench for the first time in the past two seasons. … Georgia held a 39-24 edge on the boards despite giving up 11 offensive rebounds. … Jones was 6-of-9 from the floor while the Mocs' other four starters combined to go 8-for-33.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
Chattanooga |
|
Kenny Gaines 25 |
Scoring |
Casey Jones 19 |
|
Charles Mann 5 |
Assists |
Ronrico White 4 |
|
Nemanja Djurisic 8 |
Rebounds |
Casey Jones 5 |
|
Charles Mann 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Casey Jones 6 |
|
Taylor Echols 1 |
Steals |
Casey Jones 1 |
|
Yante Maten 6 |
Blocks |
Justin Tuoyo 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
86 |
63.3 |
7-11 |
17-24 |
15 |
35 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
| Chattanooga
|
55 |
31.0 |
7-23 |
12-14 |
11 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
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