National Basketball Association
Georgia 92, Winthrop 86
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Don Daily, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
6138
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Gerald Robinson scored a season-high 22 points, including a layup with 2.4 seconds that forced overtime and enabled Georgia to escape with a 92-86 win over Winthrop on Tuesday in Athens.
Georgia (8-5) extended its winning streak to four games. Robinson was one of four players who scored in double figures for the Bulldogs: Dustin Ware added 20, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 18 and Nemanja Djurisic with a career-high 17. Djurisic, who got more playing time due to the knee injury to leading rebounder Marcus Thornton, had a game-high nine rebounds.
The loss ruined a 33-point effort by Winthrop’s Andre Jones, who made 10 of 16 from the field, including four 3-pointers, and was 9-for-9 at the line. His previous high was 29 points against Marquette earlier this season.
Winthrop (4-9) lost for the third straight game. Derrick Henry added 15 points for the Eagles.
Georgia has now won four of five meetings against Winthrop.
Top Game Performances
| Winthrop |
|
Georgia |
|
Andre Jones 33 |
Scoring |
Gerald Robinson 22 |
|
Reggie Middleton 8 |
Assists |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 |
|
George Valentine 9 |
Rebounds |
Nemanja Djurisic 9 |
|
Andre Jones 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Gerald Robinson 8 |
|
Derrick Henry 2 |
Steals |
Vincent Williams 2 |
|
Joab Jerome 1 |
Blocks |
Donte Williams 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Winthrop
|
86 |
43.8 |
8-19 |
22-28 |
13 |
33 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
| Georgia
|
92 |
54.4 |
8-21 |
22-30 |
17 |
35 |
6 |
3 |
12 |