National Basketball Association
Georgia 57, Auburn 49
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Mike Nance, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
4767
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Georgia 57, Auburn 49: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points to lead the host Bulldogs to their third victory in their past four games.
Caldwell-Pope provided Georgia (9-11, 3-4 SEC) just enough offense on a night where both teams struggled to score. Second in the SEC in scoring at 17.3 points, the sophomore guard shot 7-for-11 from the field and hit two 3-pointers.
Auburn (8-12, 2-5) pulled within 48-46 on Frankie Sullivan’s free throw with 2:21 remaining. Caldwell-Pope tipped in a missed shot with 1:07 to go to make it 50-46, and two Caldwell-Pope free throws with 31 seconds left made it 53-47.
Sullivan, third in the SEC in scoring at 16.9 points, and Allen Payne led the Tigers with 13 points each. The Tigers have lost five in a row since beginning SEC play with two consecutive victories. Auburn shot 28.3 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from the free-throw line.
The Bulldogs weren’t much better, hitting 44.2 percent of their shots from the field and shooting 57.7 percent from the free-throw line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Charles Mann scored 10 points for Georgia on 4-of-8 shooting. No other Georgia player hit more than two shots from the field. … Auburn matched a season low in points. The Tigers also scored 49 in a one-point loss Nov. 21 at Boston College.
Top Game Performances
Auburn |
|
Georgia |
Allen Payne 13 |
Scoring |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 20 |
Frankie Sullivan 4 |
Assists |
Charles Mann 6 |
Rob Chubb 6 |
Rebounds |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 10 |
Allen Payne 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 |
Jordan Price 3 |
Steals |
Sherrard Brantley 1 |
Rob Chubb 1 |
Blocks |
John Florveus 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Auburn
|
49 |
28.3 |
4-20 |
15-27 |
7 |
28 |
1 |
9 |
11 |
Georgia
|
57 |
44.2 |
4-17 |
15-26 |
11 |
37 |
3 |
4 |
16 |