National Basketball Association
Missouri 79, Georgia 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Leslie Jones, # Michael Kitts, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
12797
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No. 16 Missouri 79, Georgia 62: Earnest Ross and Jabari Brown each scored 15 points to pace a balanced scoring attack, and a quick start boosted the host Tigers past the Bulldogs in SEC action.
Missouri (13-3, 2-1) looked much more in-sync offensively in its second game without leading scorer Laurence Bowers, who is out with a sprained MCL. After scoring just 49 points Saturday at Mississippi, the 16th-ranked Tigers built an early 20-9 lead and put the game away with a 9-2 second-half spurt.
Vincent Williams brought the Bulldogs (6-10, 0-3) within 56-44 on a 3-pointer with 10:04 left and Brandon Morris’ 3-pointer moments later pulled the visitors within 58-47. The Tigers scored nine of the next 11 points to push their lead to 67-49 with 5:05 to go.
Ross and Brown each hit three 3-pointers for the Tigers. Keion Bell scored 14 points, Alex Oriakhi scored 13 points and Phil Pressey finished with six assists and four steals.
Williams finished with a career-high 23 points for Georgia, which dropped its third in a row. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia finished with 19 turnovers, eight coming in the first 12 minutes of the first half. … Missouri finished 18-for-25 from the free-throw line, while Georgia shot 10-of-12 from the stripe. … The Tigers expect Bowers to be ready for Saturday’s trip to No. 9 Florida.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
Missouri |
|
Vincent Williams 23 |
Scoring |
Jabari Brown 15 |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 |
Assists |
Phil Pressey 6 |
|
Nemanja Djurisic 5 |
Rebounds |
Alex Oriakhi 8 |
|
Vincent Williams 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Keion Bell 4 |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 |
Steals |
Phil Pressey 4 |
|
Donte Williams 3 |
Blocks |
Alex Oriakhi 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
62 |
45.7 |
10-17 |
10-12 |
9 |
25 |
4 |
4 |
19 |
| Missouri
|
79 |
48.1 |
9-22 |
18-25 |
14 |
26 |
5 |
9 |
9 |