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Georgia wins 2nd straight, defeats North Carolina Central 64-54
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored 13 points and hit 10 of 11 from the free throw line and Georgia pulled away to beat North Carolina Central, 64-54 on Sunday.
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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor vs. Russel Tchewa (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:46 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:44 |  | Â | Keishon Porter defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:21 | | Â | Po'Boigh King turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 19:00 | | Â | RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:58 | | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:37 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:26 | | Â | Po'Boigh King shooting foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:26 | | +1 | Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | | +1 | Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | | +2 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes two point jump shot (Emmanuel Izunabor assists) | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | | Â | Cobey Harraway blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup | Â |
| 17:34 | | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Russel Tchewa blocks Po'Boigh King's two point layup | Â |
| 17:21 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:08 | | Â | Cobey Harraway blocks RJ Melendez's two point layup | Â |
| 17:06 | | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:59 | | +2 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | | +2 | Russel Tchewa makes two point layup | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:07 | | Â | RJ Melendez defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:01 | | +2 | Russel Tchewa makes two point layup | 4-6 |
| 15:59 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals) | Â |
| 15:57 | | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup | 4-8 |
| 15:34 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals) | Â |
| 15:28 | | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup (Noah Thomasson assists) | 4-10 |
| 15:26 | | Â | Eagles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:14 | | Â | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:12 | | Â | Keishon Porter offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Keishon Porter misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Russel Tchewa defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Cobey Harraway shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â |
| 14:57 | | +1 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-11 |
| 14:57 | | +1 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 4-12 |
| 14:17 | | Â | Po'Boigh King misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | Eagles offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:17 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:15 | | Â | Po'Boigh King offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:11 | | +2 | Po'Boigh King makes two point layup | 6-12 |
| 13:59 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:57 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:52 | | Â | Justin Hill personal foul | Â |
| 13:51 | | Â | Po'Boigh King turnover (bad pass) (RJ Melendez steals) | Â |
| 13:37 | | +2 | RJ Melendez makes two point dunk | 6-14 |
| 13:26 | | +2 | Ja'Darius Harris makes two point jump shot | 8-14 |
| 13:12 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach personal foul | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:44 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Blue Cain turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:13 | | Â | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:11 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:01 | | Â | Blue Cain offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Blue Cain misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Blue Cain blocks Fred Cleveland Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:38 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:21 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:19 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:05 | | +2 | Jalen DeLoach makes two point layup (Justin Hill assists) | 8-16 |
| 10:39 | | +3 | Ja'Darius Harris makes three point jump shot | 11-16 |
| 10:13 | | Â | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Po'Boigh King defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:45 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:43 | | Â | Blue Cain defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Po'Boigh King blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Blue Cain offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim turnover (bad pass) (Po'Boigh King steals) | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Guy Fauntleroy misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Timmy Adedire offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Timmy Adedire misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Noah Thomasson turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 8:38 | | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:23 | | Â | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:21 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:17 | | Â | RJ Melendez turnover (double dribble) | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Po'Boigh King misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Russel Tchewa misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:45 | | Â | Guy Fauntleroy defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:20 | | Â | Russel Tchewa defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Jump ball. Russel Tchewa vs. Timmy Adedire (Eagles gains possession) | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Russel Tchewa turnover (lost ball) (Timmy Adedire steals) | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:08 | | Â | Blue Cain personal foul | Â |
| 6:56 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris turnover (bad pass) (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe steals) | Â |
| 6:38 | | +3 | Justin Hill makes three point jump shot (Russel Tchewa assists) | 11-19 |
| 6:13 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Timmy Adedire shooting foul (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:03 | | +1 | Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-20 |
| 6:03 | | +1 | Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-21 |
| 5:50 | | Â | Po'Boigh King misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:48 | | Â | Perry Smith Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Perry Smith Jr. personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:30 | | Â | Justin Hill turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 5:04 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:02 | | Â | Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:45 | | Â | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:43 | | Â | Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | +2 | Po'Boigh King makes two point layup (Fred Cleveland Jr. assists) | 13-21 |
| 4:09 | | +2 | Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point dunk (Jalen DeLoach assists) | 13-23 |
| 3:45 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Ja'Darius Harris draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Ja'Darius Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:47 | | +1 | Ja'Darius Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-23 |
| 2:19 | | Â | Justin Hill misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:17 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:15 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:15 | | +1 | Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-24 |
| 2:15 | | +1 | Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-25 |
| 1:49 | | +3 | Cobey Harraway makes three point jump shot (Fred Cleveland Jr. assists) | 17-25 |
| 1:17 | | Â | RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:07 | | +3 | Fred Cleveland Jr. makes three point jump shot | 20-25 |
| 0:48 | | Â | Emmanuel Izunabor shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:48 | | +1 | Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-26 |
| 0:48 | | +1 | Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 0:27 | | +3 | Po'Boigh King makes three point jump shot (Fred Cleveland Jr. assists) | 23-27 |
| 0:04 | | Â | Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Fred Cleveland Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |