Georgia uses balanced attack to hold off High Point 66-58
AP
Dec 17, 2023
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Freshman Silas Demary Jr. had 12 points in a balanced attack and Frank Anselem-Ibe and RJ Melendez came off the bench to spark two second-half runs to help Georgia Bulldogs hold off High Point Panthers 66-58 on Saturday.
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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1st Half
HIPT
Panthers
33
UGA
Bulldogs
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:44
Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point jump shot
19:42
Juslin Bodo Bodo defensive rebound
19:27
+3
Trae Benham makes three point jump shot (Duke Miles assists)
3-0
19:06
+2
Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot
3-2
18:39
Abdoulaye Thiam misses three point jump shot
18:37
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
18:19
Juslin Bodo Bodo blocks Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe's two point layup
18:17
Abdoulaye Thiam defensive rebound
17:52
Kimani Hamilton misses three point jump shot
17:50
Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
17:45
+3
Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists)
3-5
17:29
Jabri Abdur-Rahim shooting foul (Trae Benham draws the foul)
17:29
+1
Trae Benham makes regular free throw 1 of 3
4-5
17:29
+1
Trae Benham makes regular free throw 2 of 3
5-5
17:29
+1
Trae Benham makes regular free throw 3 of 3
6-5
17:17
Silas Demary Jr. misses two point layup
17:15
Kimani Hamilton defensive rebound
17:08
Trae Benham misses three point jump shot
17:06
Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
16:38
Russel Tchewa misses two point jump shot
16:36
Kimani Hamilton defensive rebound
16:19
Duke Miles misses three point jump shot
16:17
Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
16:07
+2
Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot
6-7
15:59
Juslin Bodo Bodo turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
15:54
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
15:53
Panthers defensive rebound
15:53
TV timeout
15:26
+2
Duke Miles makes two point layup
8-7
15:03
Cade Potter personal foul
14:57
RJ Melendez misses two point layup
14:55
Duke Miles defensive rebound
14:41
Duke Miles misses three point jump shot
14:39
Kimani Hamilton offensive rebound
14:30
Kimani Hamilton misses two point layup
14:28
Kimani Hamilton offensive rebound
14:14
+2
Kimani Hamilton makes two point layup
10-7
13:57
Duke Miles shooting foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul)
13:57
Noah Thomasson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:57
+1
Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-8
13:31
Abdoulaye Thiam misses three point jump shot
13:29
Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
13:10
Justin Hill turnover (lost ball) (Kimani Hamilton steals)
12:54
Kimani Hamilton misses two point layup
12:52
Frank Anselem-Ibe defensive rebound
12:48
RJ Melendez turnover (lost ball) (Duke Miles steals)
12:44
Abdoulaye Thiam misses three point jump shot
12:42
Cade Potter offensive rebound
12:38
Frank Anselem-Ibe blocks Kimani Hamilton's two point dunk
12:36
Panthers offensive rebound
12:22
+3
Kimani Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Trae Benham assists)
13-8
11:47
Cade Potter personal foul
11:47
TV timeout
11:47
Justin Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:47
Justin Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:46
Juslin Bodo Bodo defensive rebound
11:24
Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul
11:07
Frank Anselem-Ibe blocks Kezza Giffa's three point jump shot
11:05
Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
11:01
+2
Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup
13-10
10:43
RJ Sunahara personal foul
10:43
Kimani Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:43
+1
Kimani Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-10
10:21
Silas Demary Jr. misses two point layup
10:19
Frank Anselem-Ibe offensive rebound
10:15
Frank Anselem-Ibe misses two point layup
10:13
Trae Benham defensive rebound
10:10
Trae Benham misses three point jump shot
10:08
Juslin Bodo Bodo offensive rebound
10:03
+3
Kimani Hamilton makes three point jump shot (Trae Benham assists)
17-10
9:43
Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
9:41
Kezza Giffa defensive rebound
9:34
Duke Miles misses three point jump shot
9:32
RJ Sunahara defensive rebound
9:24
Blue Cain turnover (lost ball)
9:10
Kezza Giffa misses three point jump shot
9:08
Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
8:40
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
8:38
Kezza Giffa defensive rebound
8:34
+3
Trae Benham makes three point jump shot (Kezza Giffa assists)
20-10
8:12
+3
Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists)
20-13
7:53
Trae Benham misses three point jump shot
7:51
Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
7:44
+2
RJ Melendez makes two point layup
20-15
7:23
TV timeout
7:23
Russel Tchewa blocks Abdoulaye Thiam's two point layup
7:16
Panthers offensive rebound
7:16
Duke Miles misses two point jump shot
7:14
Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
6:56
RJ Melendez turnover (lost ball)
6:42
RJ Melendez personal foul
6:34
Abdoulaye Thiam misses two point layup
6:32
Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
6:24
+2
Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)
20-17
6:24
Duke Miles shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
6:24
+1
Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-18
6:03
+2
Juslin Bodo Bodo makes two point dunk (Kezza Giffa assists)
22-18
5:45
Noah Thomasson turnover (bad pass) (Kimani Hamilton steals)
5:36
Kimani Hamilton misses two point jump shot
5:34
Panthers offensive rebound
5:34
Kimani Hamilton offensive foul
5:34
Kimani Hamilton turnover (offensive foul)
5:18
Abdoulaye Thiam shooting foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul)
5:18
+1
Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-19
5:18
+1
Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-20
4:50
Kezza Giffa misses two point jump shot
4:48
Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
4:39
Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:37
Juslin Bodo Bodo defensive rebound
4:24
+2
Abdoulaye Thiam makes two point layup
24-20
4:24
Justin Hill shooting foul (Abdoulaye Thiam draws the foul)
4:24
+1
Abdoulaye Thiam makes regular free throw 1 of 1
25-20
4:09
+2
RJ Melendez makes two point layup
25-22
3:47
Russel Tchewa blocks Kezza Giffa's two point jump shot
3:46
Panthers offensive rebound
3:44
TV timeout
3:44
RJ Sunahara shooting foul (Trae Benham draws the foul)
3:44
+1
Trae Benham makes regular free throw 1 of 3
26-22
3:44
+1
Trae Benham makes regular free throw 2 of 3
27-22
3:44
+1
Trae Benham makes regular free throw 3 of 3
28-22
3:32
+2
Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot (Russel Tchewa assists)
28-24
3:16
+3
Trae Benham makes three point jump shot (Kimani Hamilton assists)
31-24
2:58
+2
Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)
31-26
2:28
Abdoulaye Thiam misses three point jump shot
2:26
Panthers offensive rebound
2:20
Abdoulaye Thiam misses two point layup
2:18
Panthers offensive rebound
2:03
Trae Benham misses two point layup
2:01
Juslin Bodo Bodo offensive rebound
1:58
Juslin Bodo Bodo misses two point layup
1:56
Juslin Bodo Bodo offensive rebound
1:55
Juslin Bodo Bodo misses two point layup
1:53
RJ Melendez defensive rebound
1:51
Juslin Bodo Bodo blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup
1:49
Trae Benham defensive rebound
1:20
Kezza Giffa misses two point jump shot
1:18
Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
1:13
Abdoulaye Thiam shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
1:13
+1
Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-27
1:13
+1
Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-28
0:51
Silas Demary Jr. blocks Kezza Giffa's two point layup
0:49
Panthers offensive rebound
0:48
Trae Benham misses three point jump shot
0:46
Kimani Hamilton offensive rebound
0:32
Kimani Hamilton misses three point jump shot
0:30
Abdoulaye Thiam offensive rebound
0:16
Russel Tchewa blocks Kimani Hamilton's two point layup
0:14
RJ Melendez defensive rebound
0:11
+2
Noah Thomasson makes two point layup
31-30
0:05
RJ Melendez personal foul (Kezza Giffa draws the foul)
0:05
+1
Kezza Giffa makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-30
0:05
+1
Kezza Giffa makes regular free throw 2 of 2
33-30
0:05
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
HIPT
Panthers
25
UGA
Bulldogs
36
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
+2
Duke Miles makes two point layup
35-30
19:33
Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
19:31
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
19:31
Juslin Bodo Bodo shooting foul (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe draws the foul)
19:31
+1
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-31
19:31
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:31
Juslin Bodo Bodo defensive rebound
19:21
Panthers turnover (10-second violation)
19:09
Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point jump shot
19:07
Panthers defensive rebound
19:02
Duke Miles turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
