National Basketball Association
Georgia 64, Furman 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 23, 2011
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Tom Cahill, # Tom Eades, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
5410
By SportsDirect Inc.
Freshman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bounced back from the worst game of his young career with 17 points as Georgia defeated visiting Furman 64-50 on Friday for its third straight victory.
Caldwell-Pope, who didn’t score in double figures for the first time in Tuesday’s victory over Mercer, hit 8-for-17 shots from the field as the Bulldogs (7-5) shot 48.8 percent from the field and 16-for-17 from the free-throw line.
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Gerald Robinson added 13 points for the Bulldogs, who led 34-23 at halftime.
Furman (6-6) drew within 47-38 on Richard Brown’s layup with 10:47 to play, but Georgia pulled away with a 13-3 run.
Georgia hit its first 16 free-throw attempts before reserve center John Cannon missed with 31 seconds left.
Brandon Sebirumbi led the Paladins with 10 points.
Top Game Performances
| Furman |
|
Georgia |
|
Brandon Sebirumbi 10 |
Scoring |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 17 |
|
Richard Brown 3 |
Assists |
Gerald Robinson 5 |
|
Bryson Barnes 5 |
Rebounds |
John Cannon 4 |
|
Brandon Sebirumbi 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Nemanja Djurisic 4 |
|
David Brown 1 |
Steals |
Dustin Ware 2 |
|
Bryant Irwin 1 |
Blocks |
John Florveus 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Furman
|
50 |
32.7 |
6-17 |
10-11 |
4 |
29 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
| Georgia
|
64 |
48.8 |
6-12 |
16-17 |
15 |
22 |
8 |
8 |
9 |