National Basketball Association
Georgia 69, Mississippi 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Ron Groover, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
6079
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Georgia 69, Ole Miss 64: Marcus Thornton scored 16 points and J.J. Frazier hit two key 3-pointers down the stretch as the host Bulldogs moved above .500 in SEC play.
Charles Mann scored all 12 of his points in the second half for Georgia (12-5, 3-2 SEC), which won for the ninth time in 11 games despite shooting 21-of-31 from the free-throw line. Frazier scored 11 points, including two free throws in the final minute, and Nemanja Djurisic added 11 points.
Stefan Moody went 10-of-10 from the foul line en route to tying a career high with 26 points for Ole Miss (11-7, 2-3). Sebastain Saiz finished with nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds for the Rebels, who shot 4-of-18 from 3-point range.
Frazier’s 3-pointer from the right wing with 5:11 to go snapped a 51-51 tie and, Frazier answered Moody’s two free throws that cut the lead to one with another 3-pointer from the right side before Djurisic followed with a dunk with 3:35 to play to push Georgia’s lead to 61-55. Moody scored five straight points on a three-point play and two free throws to cut the deficit to 61-60, and after Djurisic and Thornton each hit 1-of-2 free throws, Frazier sank two with 34.9 seconds left for a five-point lead.
Ole Miss led by eight points late in the first half and carried a 31-25 lead into intermission, but the Bulldogs held the Rebels scoreless for nearly six minutes during a 15-5 spurt – capped by Thornton’s dunk with 8:15 to play – that put Georgia ahead 51-44. Moody made three free throws and Jarvis Summers’ short jumper with 7:25 left brought Ole Miss within 51-49.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Moody recorded his fifth 20-point game of the season. … Georgia G Juwan Parker (Achilles), who has started 14 games this season, did not play and is expected to miss significant time, coach Mark Fox indicated to reporters. … The Bulldogs also finished 4-of-18 from 3-point range after shooting 18-of-32 in their past two contests.
Top Game Performances
Mississippi |
|
Georgia |
Stefan Moody 26 |
Scoring |
Marcus Thornton 16 |
Jarvis Summers 5 |
Assists |
J.J. Frazier 5 |
Sebastian Saiz 10 |
Rebounds |
J.J. Frazier 7 |
Stefan Moody 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Nemanja Djurisic 5 |
Stefan Moody 2 |
Steals |
Cameron Forte 2 |
M.J. Rhett 2 |
Blocks |
Marcus Thornton 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Mississippi
|
64 |
40.0 |
4-18 |
12-14 |
9 |
35 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
Georgia
|
69 |
41.5 |
4-18 |
21-31 |
15 |
31 |
6 |
6 |
10 |