National Basketball Association
Youngstown St. 68, Georgia 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 12, 2012
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Jim Bruno, # Brandon Cruz, # Guy Pagano
Attendance:
4275
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Youngstown State 68, Georgia 56: Kendrick Perry scored 23 points and Kamren Belin added 17 as the visiting Penguins led from start to finish to upset the Bulldogs.
Youngstown State (2-0) scored the game’s first eight points, saw the Bulldogs pull within three points in the second half, then put the game away with a 24-8 surge.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Bulldogs with 27 points, hitting 5 of 11 attempts
from 3-point range. Otherwise, Georgia struggled from the field, shooting only 32.1 percent (17-for-53).
Perry and Belin each scored seven points during the second-half run, which came after Georgia (1-1) pulled within 32-29 on Caldwell-Pope’s 3-pointer with 15:30 remaining.
Belin and Perry each hit a 3-pointer during the decisive stretch, and two Belin free throws with 6:33 left pushed the Penguins’ lead to 56-38, matching the visitors' largest advantage.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bulldogs shot an abysmal 12.5 percent from the field in the first half, hitting only 3 of 24 shots. … Youngstown State forward Damian Eargle had 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, moving within 10 blocks of the school’s career record. … Georgia scored only one point during a span of seven minutes, 58 seconds in the first half.
Top Game Performances
Youngstown St. |
|
Georgia |
Kendrick Perry 23 |
Scoring |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 27 |
Kendrick Perry 5 |
Assists |
Sherrard Brantley 3 |
Damian Eargle 10 |
Rebounds |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6 |
Kendrick Perry 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Thornton 6 |
Kendrick Perry 4 |
Steals |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 |
Damian Eargle 3 |
Blocks |
Tim Dixon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Youngstown St.
|
68 |
41.5 |
6-19 |
18-22 |
10 |
34 |
7 |
6 |
17 |
Georgia
|
56 |
32.1 |
6-16 |
16-21 |
7 |
28 |
1 |
6 |
15 |