National Basketball Association
Oakland 86, Georgia 79
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 23, 2016
Where: Athletics Center O'rena, Rochester, Michigan
Officials:
# Terry Wymer, # Antinio Petty, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
4063
By The Sports Xchange
Oakland guard Martez Walker scored 25 of his career-high 30 points in the second half to lead the host Golden Grizzlies to an 86-79 victory over Georgia on Friday night.
Guard J.J. Frazier led the Bulldogs (8-4) with 22 points and forward Derek Ogbeide had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
After trailing 45-38 at halftime, Oakland (10-3) turned the tide with a strong run early in the second half behind Walker's scoring.
The Golden Grizzlies outscored Georgia 23-6 to take a 61-51 lead with 14:07 left in regulation. Walker had 14 points to fuel Oakland's run. The Bulldogs committed three turnovers and went 1 of 8 from the field in that stretch.
Georgia traveled to Oakland's O-Rena in Michigan because the Bulldogs have two players from that state - forwards Yante Maten of Bloomfield Hills Andover and Mike Edwards of Westland.
Maten fouled out with only six points and five rebounds with 6:19 remaining and the Bulldogs trailing 71-64.
Georgia cut the lead to 78-75 with 2:01 left in the game when Ogbeide made 1 of 2 free throw attempts. Walker answered with a 3-pointer with 1:40 remaining.
Oakland guard Sherron Dorsey-Walker, formerly of Iowa State, was the Golden Grizzlies' only other scorer in double figures with 12 points. His two free throws with 16 seconds left increased Oakland's lead to 85-77.
Top Game Performances
Georgia |
|
Oakland |
J.J. Frazier 22 |
Scoring |
Martez Walker 30 |
J.J. Frazier 4 |
Assists |
Stevie Clark 6 |
Derek Ogbeide 12 |
Rebounds |
Sherron Dorsey-Walker 5 |
J.J. Frazier 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Martez Walker 8 |
Jordan Harris 2 |
Steals |
Brailen Neely 3 |
Derek Ogbeide 3 |
Blocks |
Isaiah Brock 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia
|
79 |
45.2 |
7-20 |
16-18 |
16 |
33 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
Oakland
|
86 |
44.1 |
10-17 |
24-28 |
18 |
27 |
2 |
10 |
13 |