Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores
· NCAA Men's BasketballThomasson scores 17 in Georgia's strong start, Bulldogs topple Vanderbilt 76-64
Georgia's 16-point halftime lead was trimmed to 11 before Justin Hill scored five points and Blue Cain hit a 3-pointer in a 12-0 run that put the Bulldogs up 63-40 near the 11-minute mark. Paul Lewis hit a 3-pointer to get Vanderbilt within 14 points with about 2 minutes left, but there would be no more scoring until Vandy's Ven-Allen Lubin made a layup with 23 seconds left for the final margin.
Georgia made only 2 of 9 shots in the final seven minutes but Vanderbilt was only 3 for 10 over the same time frame.
Lewis had 18 points, Ezra Manjon and Tyrin Lawrence added 12 each and Lubin finished with 10 for the Commodores (7-19, 2-11 SEC). Lubin grabbed eight rebounds.
Russel Tchewa had 10 rebounds for Georgia (15-11, 5-8). After their red-hot first half, the Bulldogs cooled off in the second, shooting 46% to finish at 53%. They made 10 of 28 3-point tries and Vanderbilt hit on 11 of 32.
Thomasson hit five 3-pointers in the first half and his 17 points led Georgia to a 44-28 halftime lead. He shot 6 for 11 but the Bulldogs were so hot — 16 of 27 for 59% — that he had nearly half of their misses.
Up next for Georgia is a home game against No. 14 Auburn on Saturday. Vanderbilt visits Florida on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 64 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 64 |
2nd 0:23 | Ven-Allen Lubin made Layup. | 76 - 64 |
2nd 0:23 | Ven-Allen Lubin Offensive Rebound. | 76 - 62 |
2nd 0:23 | Tyrin Lawrence missed Layup. | 76 - 62 |
Statistics
UGA | VAN | |
---|---|---|
28-53 | FG | 21-58 |
52.8 | Field Goal % | 36.2 |
10-28 | 3PT | 11-32 |
35.7 | Three Point % | 34.4 |
10-13 | FT | 11-13 |
76.9 | Free Throw % | 84.6 |
39 | Rebounds | 26 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
13 | Assists | 12 |
3 | Steals | 4 |
2 | Blocks | 1 |
10 | Turnovers | 5 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
32 | Points in Paint | 20 |
11 | Fouls | 14 |
23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 5,821 | Capacity:
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 |