National Basketball Association
South Florida 64, Georgia 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 30, 2012
Where: USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# John Cahill, # Tim Clougherty, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
5167
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South Florida 64, Georgia 53: Anthony Collins had 17 points and 10 assists as the host Bulls won in the SEC/Big East Challenge.
Tied at 50-50, South Florida (5-2) won its third straight contest by scoring nine straight points down the stretch. Collins scored five points during the run, and his pass to Victor Rudd resulted in a Rudd 3-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer, giving the Bulls a 57-50 advantage with 2:03 remaining.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Bulldogs with 19 points. Georgia (2-5) shot 40.8 percent from the field (20-for-49).
South Florida finished 8-for-18 (44.4 percent) from 3-point range. Shaun Noriega added 15 points for the Bulls.
Georgia’s Donte Williams’ rebound and stickback - his only two points - with 4:04 remaining tied the game at 50. The Bulls closed the game with a 14-3 run, handing the Bulldogs their fifth loss in their past six games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Noriega hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at halftime for South Florida, giving the Bulls a 27-22 advantage at the break. … Georgia started the night ranked 322nd in scoring offense at 58.8 points.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
South Florida |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 19 |
Scoring |
Anthony Collins 17 |
|
Nemanja Djurisic 4 |
Assists |
Anthony Collins 10 |
|
Nemanja Djurisic 5 |
Rebounds |
Victor Rudd 8 |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Collins 6 |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 |
Steals |
Anthony Collins 2 |
|
Charles Mann 2 |
Blocks |
Toarlyn Fitzpatrick 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
53 |
40.8 |
6-19 |
7-9 |
11 |
25 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
| South Florida
|
64 |
47.6 |
8-18 |
16-23 |
12 |
27 |
5 |
6 |
8 |