National Basketball Association
Georgia 69, Auburn 51
When: 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 10, 2011
Where: Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Antinio Petty, # Anthony Greene
Attendance:
N/A
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Trey Thompkins had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Georgia to a relatively easy 69-51 win over Auburn in the first round of the SEC tournament at the Georgia Dome.
The 6-foot-10 junior made 8 of 15 from the field, including 3 of 5 3-pointers, to spark the Bulldogs (21-10), who are squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Thompkins, who earlier in the week was named first-team All-SEC, scored 14 in the first half to stake Georgia to a 34-23 lead. Auburn never got any closer than 10 points in the second half.
Georgia's Travis Leslie added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Gerald Robinson had 11 points and a game-high six assists.
Auburn (11-20) got a stellar performance from freshman Chris Denson, who scored a career-high 21 points, making 9 of 10 field goals. Earnest Ross, Auburn's leading scorer who put up 30 against the Bulldogs during an overtime loss during the regular season, had a horrible game, making 1 of 10 from the field and scoring only four points.
Georgia advances to play Western Division champion Alabama at 1 p.m. in the second round on Friday.
Top Game Performances
| Auburn |
|
Georgia |
|
Chris Denson 21 |
Scoring |
Trey Thompkins 22 |
|
Josh Wallace 4 |
Assists |
Gerald Robinson Jr. 6 |
|
Josh Wallace 5 |
Rebounds |
Travis Leslie 10 |
|
Adrian Forbes 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Travis Leslie 5 |
|
Kenny Gabriel 2 |
Steals |
Sherrard Brantley 1 |
|
Kenny Gabriel 1 |
Blocks |
Marcus Thornton 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Auburn
|
51 |
38.8 |
2-14 |
11-16 |
7 |
22 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Georgia
|
69 |
41.2 |
5-20 |
22-31 |
13 |
36 |
5 |
3 |
|