National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Notre Dame 89, Georgia 83
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 25, 2010
Where: HP Field House, Kissimmee, Florida
Officials: # Marc Ellard, # Rick Hartzell, # John Higgins
Attendance: 2973

Tim Abromaitis scored eight of his game-high 25 points in the second overtime and Tyrone Nash added 18 as Notre Dame held off Georgia, 89-83, in double overtime on Thursday in the Old Spice Classic.

The Bulldogs shot 56 percent in the first half to take a 37-25 lead at the break. Travis Leslie led the way with 12 points in the first, including five during a 12-1 burst late that put Georgia up, 35-23.

But Notre Dame (5-0) looked like a completely different team after the half, using a 14-0 spurt starting at the 13:08 mark to take over the lead, 52-48. The Fighting Irish were up 60-52 with 2:38 left when they took their foot off the gas, allowing the Bulldogs to come back and force overtime on Trey Tompkins’ tip with nine seconds left.

The teams played to a draw in the first overtime before Abromaitis took over in the second.

Georgia (3-1) proved a big step up in competition for Notre Dame, which will have to get used to playing strong teams when Big East play starts.

Top Game Performances
 
Georgia   Notre Dame
Travis Leslie 23 Scoring Tim Abromaitis 25
Gerald Robinson Jr. 5 Assists Carleton Scott 3
Trey Thompkins 10 Rebounds Carleton Scott 11
Travis Leslie 4 Free Throws Made Tim Abromaitis 9
Travis Leslie 5 Steals Tim Abromaitis 1
Trey Thompkins 3 Blocks Tyrone Nash 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia 83 43.8 9-34 10-20 19 34 4 9
Notre Dame 89 45.6 7-17 30-43 10 38 1 2