National Basketball Association
Wisconsin 68, Georgetown 65
When: 3:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 27, 2014
Where: Atlantis Resort, Nassau
Officials:
# Jamie Luckie, # Mike Roberts, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
3204
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No. 3 Wisconsin 68, Georgetown 65: Sam Dekker recorded a team-high 17 points as the Badgers rallied from nine down in the second half to edge the Hoyas in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals at Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Nigel Hayes contributed 15 points, including the final basket of the game on a tip-in with 20 seconds left as Wisconsin (6-0) moves on to play Oklahoma in Friday’s championship game. Bronson Koenig matched his career high with 14 points for the Badgers, who survived a rough night from All-American center Frank Kaminsky (1-of-8, six points).
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera made 5-of-6 from 3-point range and scored 29 points for Georgetown (4-1), but missed a 3-pointer that could have tied it in the final seconds. Joshua Smith added 10 points for the Hoyas, who will take on Butler in Friday's third-place game.
Smith-Rivera poured in 14 points as Georgetown led most of the first half before Koenig’s driving layup in the final seconds put Wisconsin up 35-34 at intermission. After Dekker made a jumper to open the second half, the Hoyas scored the next eight – capped by two 3-pointers by Smith-Rivera – to take a 42-37 lead.
Georgetown pushed its lead to 53-44, but Duje Dukan drained two 3-pointers and scored eight during a 15-4 run as the Badgers regained the lead. Dekker slammed home a rebound during a 7-0 run for a 66-59 lead before Smith-Rivera drained a 3-pointer and Paul White made three free throws as the Hoyas closed within one before Hayes’ tip-in.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Badgers have won 22 consecutive regular-season games against non-conference opponents. … Georgetown made 6-of-11 from behind the 3-point arc and shot 53.2 percent from the field overall. … Wisconsin leads the series 2-1 as the teams met for the first time since the 1982-83 campaign.
Top Game Performances
| Georgetown |
|
Wisconsin |
|
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 29 |
Scoring |
Sam Dekker 17 |
|
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera 3 |
Assists |
Bronson Koenig 4 |
|
Mikael Hopkins 5 |
Rebounds |
Nigel Hayes 7 |
|
Joshua Smith 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Sam Dekker 4 |
|
Mikael Hopkins 2 |
Steals |
Josh Gasser 2 |
|
Reggie Cameron 1 |
Blocks |
Sam Dekker 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgetown
|
65 |
53.2 |
6-11 |
9-13 |
7 |
20 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
| Wisconsin
|
68 |
48.8 |
6-16 |
20-27 |
9 |
25 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
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