National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia 64, Furman 50
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 23, 2011
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials: # Tom Cahill, # Tom Eades, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 5410
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials: # Tom Cahill, # Tom Eades, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 5410
Freshman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bounced back from the worst game of his young career with 17 points as Georgia defeated visiting Furman 64-50 on Friday for its third straight victory.
Caldwell-Pope, who didn’t score in double figures for the first time in Tuesday’s victory over Mercer, hit 8-for-17 shots from the field as the Bulldogs (7-5) shot 48.8 percent from the field and 16-for-17 from the free-throw line.
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Gerald Robinson added 13 points for the Bulldogs, who led 34-23 at halftime.
Furman (6-6) drew within 47-38 on Richard Brown’s layup with 10:47 to play, but Georgia pulled away with a 13-3 run.
Georgia hit its first 16 free-throw attempts before reserve center John Cannon missed with 31 seconds left.
Brandon Sebirumbi led the Paladins with 10 points.
Top Game Performances
| Furman | Georgia | |
| Brandon Sebirumbi 10 | Scoring | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 17 |
| Richard Brown 3 | Assists | Gerald Robinson 5 |
| Bryson Barnes 5 | Rebounds | John Cannon 4 |
| Brandon Sebirumbi 6 | Free Throws Made | Nemanja Djurisic 4 |
| David Brown 1 | Steals | Dustin Ware 2 |
| Bryant Irwin 1 | Blocks | John Florveus 3 |
Team Stats Summary