National Basketball Association
Georgia 72, Wofford 52
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# James Barker, # Keith Kimble, # Mike Thibodeaux
Attendance:
5592
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Georgia 72, Wofford 52: Nemanja Djurisic led a balanced attack with 12 points and seven rebounds as the host Bulldogs rolled.
Donte' Williams added 11 points and nine rebounds while Kenny Gaines scored 10 points for Georgia (1-0). The Bulldogs outrebounded the Terriers 49-24, including 20-7 on the offensive end.
Spencer Collins scored 11 points and Lee Skinner added 10 for Wofford (0-1), which was 2-for-14 from 3-point range. Karl Cochran, a preseason All-Southern Conference pick, did not start and finished with nine points on 4-for-8 shooting.
Georgia finished the first half on a 29-10 run to take a 39-20 lead at the intermission as Gaines led the way with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field. J.J. Frazier's five first-half points in the final 1:28 accounted for the final scoring in the opening period, including a 25-foot 3-pointer with 51.1 seconds remaining.
Williams scored the first six Georgia points of the second half, including a pair of dunks, as the Bulldogs increased their lead to 50-25 with 14:46 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia improved to 81-19 against Southern Conference teams. ... Wofford began its 19th straight season on the road and is 1-18 during that span, with the victory being a 73-62 decision over Fairleigh Dickinson in Morgantown, W.Va. ... Georgia was 2-for-11 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Wofford |
|
Georgia |
|
Spencer Collins 11 |
Scoring |
Nemanja Djurisic 12 |
|
Eric Garcia 3 |
Assists |
Charles Mann 3 |
|
Lee Skinner 9 |
Rebounds |
Donte Williams 9 |
|
Spencer Collins 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Nemanja Djurisic 4 |
|
Lee Skinner 2 |
Steals |
Charles Mann 2 |
|
Karl Cochran 1 |
Blocks |
John Cannon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wofford
|
52 |
38.0 |
2-14 |
12-18 |
5 |
24 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
| Georgia
|
72 |
43.9 |
2-11 |
20-29 |
10 |
45 |
3 |
4 |
9 |