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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arkansas 85, Georgia 67
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 4, 2017
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # Joe Lindsay, # Pat Evans, # Sean Casey
Attendance: 18247

Dusty Hannahs, Moses Kingsley and Jaylen Barford each scored 15 points to lead Arkansas to an 85-67 victory over Georgia on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.

Kingsley also had nine rebounds and Trey Thompson eight as the Razorbacks dominated the paint, outscoring Georgia, 48-22. They also shot 55 percent from the field, including 60.6 percent in the second half.

Arkansas (23-8, 12-6) has won six of its last seven games. Georgia (18-13, 9-9) had its three-game winning streak snapped.

The Bulldogs were led by J.J. Frazier's 24 points. He struggled from the field making 5 of 15 shots from the field but made all 13 of his free-throw attempts.

The game was close through the first half with six lead changes and six ties. Arkansas took a 38-37 lead at halftime as Hannahs and Kingsley each had eight points.

Georgia managed to keep the game close in the first half behind its 14-of-15 shooting performance from the free-throw line. But the Bulldogs were cold from the field shooting only 31.1 percent, including 25 percent in the second half.

An 11-2 run capped by a layup by Barford with 15:43 left in regulation gave Arkansas a 52-41 lead. The Razorbacks later scored eight unanswered points to build a 64-48 lead with 11:43 left.

Georgia, which had only seven assists and nine turnovers, did not come closer than 12 points.

Manuale Watkins added 12 points on 6 of 8 shooting for the Razorbacks.

Derek Ogbeide was Georgia's only other scorer in double figures with 12 points and he pulled down seven rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgia   Arkansas
J.J. Frazier 24 Scoring Jaylen Barford 15
Tyree Crump 2 Assists Jaylen Barford 3
Derek Ogbeide 7 Rebounds Moses Kingsley 9
J.J. Frazier 13 Free Throws Made Dusty Hannahs 4
Kenny Paul Geno 1 Steals Jaylen Barford 2
N/A Blocks Moses Kingsley 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia 67 31.1 3-18 26-28 8 32 0 3 10
Arkansas 85 55.7 4-19 13-16 15 36 7 6 10