National Basketball Association
Georgia 87, Chattanooga 56
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, December 2, 2013
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Michael Kitts, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
4226
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Georgia 87, Chattanooga 56: Nemanja Djurisic scored all 14 of his points in first half to lead the host Bulldogs in a blowout over the Mocs.
Juwan Parker added 11 points for Georgia (3-4), which won its second in a row following a four-game losing streak. Kenny Gaines totaled 10 points and a career-high four assists for the Bulldogs, who shot 50.7 percent from the field and outrebounded Chattanooga 51-38.
Martynas Bareika collected 14 points and Eric Robertson pitched in 13 off the bench for the Mocs (3-6), who have lost five of their last six. Chattanooga's top two scorers - Z. Mason and Gee McGhee - were held to a total of 13 points on 5-of-19 shooting as the Mocs shot 29.7 percent from the field.
The Bulldogs roared to a 47-17 advantage by halftime as Chattanooga shot just 18.2 percent from the floor. Djurisic made his first six field goal attempts for Georgia, which reached a season-high for points in a first half.
Things wouldn't get much better for the Mocs after the break, although they outscored Georgia 26-15 for a stretch and trimmed the deficit to 26 with 8:44 to play. A pair of free throws from Juwan Parker and a 3-pointer from Kenny Paul Geno, though, quickly restored a 30-point advantage.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Djurisic's 14 points set a season first-half high for Georgia. ... Robertson shot 5-of-9 for the game, while his teammates combined to connect for just 14-of-55. ... Georgia G Charles Mann, who came into the game averaging a team-high 16.3 points, finished with two on 1-of-3 shooting.
Top Game Performances
Chattanooga |
|
Georgia |
Martynas Bareika 14 |
Scoring |
Nemanja Djurisic 14 |
Greg Pryor 3 |
Assists |
Kenny Gaines 4 |
Zaccheus Mason 7 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Thornton 9 |
Martynas Bareika 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Juwan Parker 4 |
Lance Stokes 2 |
Steals |
J.J. Frazier 2 |
Zaccheus Mason 3 |
Blocks |
Tim Dixon 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Chattanooga
|
56 |
29.7 |
7-19 |
11-18 |
7 |
34 |
7 |
5 |
13 |
Georgia
|
87 |
50.7 |
5-18 |
14-23 |
19 |
48 |
10 |
7 |
10 |