National Basketball Association
Georgia 64, South Carolina 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Tom Eades, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
10355
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Trey Thompkins had 20 points and eight rebounds, and Georgia never trailed en route to a 64-48 victory over visiting South Carolina on Saturday.
Travis Leslie scored 15 points and Jeremy Price added 14 for Georgia (19-9, 8-6 SEC), which opened the game with a 22-6 run and led 39-22 at halftime on 56 percent shooting from the field.
Malik Cooke scored 11 points for South Carolina (14-13, 5-9), which shot 28.3 percent from the field, including 1 of 19 from 3-point range.
Bruce Ellington scored seven points on 3-of-12 shooting for South Carolina, which has lost six of its last seven. The freshman point guard has struggled since suffering a left calf bruise in a four-point loss to Georgia on Feb. 12.
Georgia, which lost 71-62 at No. 13 Florida on Thursday, entered the game with an RPI of 37.
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina |
|
Georgia |
|
Malik Cooke 11 |
Scoring |
Trey Thompkins 20 |
|
Eric Smith 3 |
Assists |
Travis Leslie 6 |
|
Malik Cooke 9 |
Rebounds |
Trey Thompkins 8 |
|
Ramon Galloway 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeremy Price 6 |
|
Ramon Galloway 4 |
Steals |
Gerald Robinson Jr. 2 |
|
Sam Muldrow 1 |
Blocks |
Trey Thompkins 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina
|
48 |
28.3 |
1-19 |
13-18 |
4 |
28 |
1 |
9 |
|
| Georgia
|
64 |
46.0 |
4-11 |
14-19 |
12 |
38 |
4 |
5 |
|