High Point Panthers at Georgia Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballGeorgia uses balanced attack to hold off High Point 66-58
Demary made 4 of 7 shots and both of his 3-pointers as the Bulldogs (7-3) notched their fifth straight win and improved to 6-0 at home this season. Demary added six rebounds and four assists. Melendez had 11 points and seven rebounds. Russel Tchewa scored 11 with six boards.
Trae Benham had 15 points to lead High Point (8-4) to a 33-30 lead at halftime. Benham made 3 of 7 from 3-point range and all six of his free throws. Noah Thomasson scored all 11 of his points before intermission to keep the Bulldogs close.
Benham sank a 3-pointer to increase High Point's advantage to 38-31 with 18:41 left to play. Anselem-Ibe followed his three-point play with a dunk and Melendez hit a 3-pointer to cap an 8-0 run and give Georgia a 45-43 lead with 11:02 remaining.
Kezza Giffa hit from beyond the arc with 5:56 to go to pull the Panthers within 51-50. Jabri Abdur-Rahim answered with a four-point play and Melendez had the final two baskets in another 8-0 run and Georgia maintained a two-possession lead from there.
Benham led the Panthers with 18 points. Duke Miles scored 15 on 5-for-17 shooting. Kimani Hamilton had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Juslin Bodo Bodo scored just three points, but he grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked four shots.
High Point stayed with the Bulldogs despite shooting 23.3% from the floor (17 for 73), including 25% from 3-point range (9 of 36). The Panthers won the rebound battle 51-40 and they got off 21 more shots than Georgia thanks to 25 boards on offense.
Georgia will host Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday. High Point returns home to play UNC Greensboro on Tuesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 66 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 66 |
2nd 0:27 | RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 66 |
2nd 0:30 | Duke Miles missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 66 |
2nd 0:34 | Trae Benham Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 66 |
Statistics
HPU | UGA | |
---|---|---|
17-73 | FG | 23-52 |
23.3 | Field Goal % | 44.2 |
9-36 | 3PT | 4-12 |
25.0 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
15-19 | FT | 16-23 |
78.9 | Free Throw % | 69.6 |
51 | Rebounds | 40 |
25 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
10 | Assists | 9 |
6 | Steals | 5 |
4 | Blocks | 7 |
9 | Turnovers | 9 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
14 | Points in Paint | 34 |
17 | Fouls | 15 |
10 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Athens, GA
Attendance: 6,523 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 13-3 | - | 27-9 |
UNC Asheville | 12-4 | 1 | 22-12 |
Gardner-Webb | 11-5 | 2 | 17-16 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
Presbyterian | 6-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 7 | 10-20 |
Radford | 5-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 8 | 10-20 |
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 |