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North Carolina Central Eagles at Georgia Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
North Carolina Central Eagles
1-2, 0-2 Away
Final
54 - 64
Georgia Bulldogs
2-1, 2-0 Home

Georgia wins 2nd straight, defeats North Carolina Central 64-54

North Carolina Central Eagles vs. Georgia Bulldogs: Full Highlights

Georgia won its second straight game after opening the season with an 82-71 loss to Oregon.

Emmanuel Izunabor hit the second of two free throws with 5:21 left to get the Eagles within six points, 53-47. but Abdur-Rahim knocked down six straight free throws and Justin Hill added a layup and a 3-pointer in an 11-2 run that put Georgia on top by 15, 64-49.

The Bulldogs converted 20 of 25 free throw attempts (80%) and was 19 of 53 from the field (35.8%).

Hill scored 11 points for Georgia and Silas Demary Jr. added 10 points and four steals.

Izunabor's 12 points and eight rebounds both were team highs for NC Central (1-2). Poh'Boigh King and Fred Cleveland Jr. each added 11 points.

Georgia takes on No. 13 Miami on Friday. NC Central, which lost its opener to No. 1 Kansas, plays host to Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday.

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Matchup Prediction

Georgia: 92.4%
North Carolina Central: 7.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 54 - 64
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 54 - 64
2nd 0:18 Georgia Defensive Rebound. 54 - 64
2nd 0:24 Fred Cleveland Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 54 - 64
2nd 0:28 Cobey Harraway Defensive Rebound. 54 - 64

Statistics

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18-55 FG 19-53
32.7 Field Goal % 35.8
5-21 3PT 6-25
23.8 Three Point % 24.0
13-18 FT 20-25
72.2 Free Throw % 80.0
38 Rebounds 37
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
26 Defensive Rebounds 27
11 Assists 12
6 Steals 9
7 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 21
2 Fast Break Points 9
18 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 15
3 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Stegeman Coliseum

Location: Athens, GA
Attendance: 5,699 | Capacity:

2023-24 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Norfolk State 11-3 - 24-11
North Carolina Central 9-5 2 18-13
Howard 9-5 2 18-17
South Carolina State 9-5 2 14-18
Morgan State 7-7 4 11-20
Delaware State 6-8 5 15-19
Maryland-Eastern Shore 4-10 7 9-20
Coppin State 1-13 10 2-27

2023-24 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee 14-4 - 27-9
Auburn 13-5 1 27-8
South Carolina 13-5 1 26-8
Kentucky 13-5 1 23-10
Alabama 13-5 1 25-12
Florida 11-7 3 24-12
Texas A&M 9-9 5 21-15
LSU 9-9 5 17-16
Mississippi State 8-10 6 21-14
Ole Miss 7-11 7 20-12
Georgia 6-12 8 20-17
Arkansas 6-12 8 16-17
Vanderbilt 4-14 10 9-23
Missouri 0-18 14 8-24
Full Standings