National Basketball Association
Arkansas 85, Georgia 67
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 4, 2017
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials:
# Joe Lindsay, # Pat Evans, # Sean Casey
Attendance:
18247
By The Sports Xchange
Dusty Hannahs, Moses Kingsley and Jaylen Barford each scored 15 points to lead Arkansas to an 85-67 victory over Georgia on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.
Kingsley also had nine rebounds and Trey Thompson eight as the Razorbacks dominated the paint, outscoring Georgia, 48-22. They also shot 55 percent from the field, including 60.6 percent in the second half.
Arkansas (23-8, 12-6) has won six of its last seven games. Georgia (18-13, 9-9) had its three-game winning streak snapped.
The Bulldogs were led by J.J. Frazier's 24 points. He struggled from the field making 5 of 15 shots from the field but made all 13 of his free-throw attempts.
The game was close through the first half with six lead changes and six ties. Arkansas took a 38-37 lead at halftime as Hannahs and Kingsley each had eight points.
Georgia managed to keep the game close in the first half behind its 14-of-15 shooting performance from the free-throw line. But the Bulldogs were cold from the field shooting only 31.1 percent, including 25 percent in the second half.
An 11-2 run capped by a layup by Barford with 15:43 left in regulation gave Arkansas a 52-41 lead. The Razorbacks later scored eight unanswered points to build a 64-48 lead with 11:43 left.
Georgia, which had only seven assists and nine turnovers, did not come closer than 12 points.
Manuale Watkins added 12 points on 6 of 8 shooting for the Razorbacks.
Derek Ogbeide was Georgia's only other scorer in double figures with 12 points and he pulled down seven rebounds.
Top Game Performances
Georgia |
|
Arkansas |
J.J. Frazier 24 |
Scoring |
Jaylen Barford 15 |
Tyree Crump 2 |
Assists |
Jaylen Barford 3 |
Derek Ogbeide 7 |
Rebounds |
Moses Kingsley 9 |
J.J. Frazier 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Dusty Hannahs 4 |
Kenny Paul Geno 1 |
Steals |
Jaylen Barford 2 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Moses Kingsley 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia
|
67 |
31.1 |
3-18 |
26-28 |
8 |
32 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
Arkansas
|
85 |
55.7 |
4-19 |
13-16 |
15 |
36 |
7 |
6 |
10 |