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Noah Thomasson scores 24 points as Georgia beats Winthrop 78-69

AP
Nov 24, 2023

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Noah Thomasson had 24 points, Justin Hill scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half and Georgia Bulldogs beat Winthrop Eagles 78-69 on Friday night.

Georgia led 55-41 with 12:39 remaining after a 3-pointer by Hill, but Winthrop scored 12 of the next 14 points to get within four points. The Eagles were as close as 64-60 with 4:54 left before RJ Melendez made a layup and Thomasson added a contested 3-pointer on Georgia's next possession for a nine-point lead.

Thomasson added another 3-pointer, from nearly the same spot on the court, to make it 72-63. He added a driving layup with 27.4 left for a 74-67 lead.

Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored all 10 of his points in the first half for Georgia (3-3).

Thomasson and Abdur-Rahim combined for 22 of Georgia's 36 first-half points. The Bulldogs closed the first half on a 14-4 run to take a seven-point lead into the break despite shooting just 39%. Winthrop was 12 of 26 from the field (46%) but got outrebounded 22-13 and made seven less free throws.

Kelton Talford scored 19 points for Winthrop (4-3). Kasen Harrison added 14 points and K.J. Doucet had 10.

Georgia plays Florida State on Wednesday in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Winthrop faces NCCAA-member Bob Jones on Tuesday.

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1st Half
WINT
Eagles
29
UGA
Bulldogs
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kelton Talford vs. Russel Tchewa (Silas Demary Jr. gains possession)
19:39		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:37		Alex Timmerman defensive rebound
19:15	+2	KJ Doucet makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:03	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	2-3
19:03		KJ Doucet shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
19:03	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-4
18:37		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
18:35		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
18:26		Alex Timmerman misses three point jump shot
18:24		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
18:02		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point jump shot
18:00		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
17:52		KJ Doucet offensive foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
17:31	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (Jalen DeLoach assists)	2-7
16:57		Kasen Harrison misses three point jump shot
16:55		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
16:36	+2	Jalen DeLoach makes two point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists)	2-9
16:07		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
16:05		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
15:58		Russel Tchewa turnover (bad pass) (Sin'Cere McMahon steals)
15:48		Nick Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:46		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
15:38		Nick Johnson shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
15:38		TV timeout
15:38	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-10
15:38	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-11
15:12		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
15:10		Justin Hill defensive rebound
15:01		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
14:59		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
14:49		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
14:47		Nick Johnson defensive rebound
14:36	+2	Alex Timmerman makes two point jump shot (Nick Johnson assists)	4-11
14:27		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
14:25		Eagles defensive rebound
14:19		Sin'Cere McMahon turnover (lost ball) (Justin Hill steals)
14:18	+2	Justin Hill makes two point jump shot	4-13
14:18		Sin'Cere McMahon shooting foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
14:18		Justin Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:18		Alex Timmerman defensive rebound
14:01	+2	Nick Johnson makes two point layup	6-13
13:43		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass)
13:32		Noah Van Bibber misses three point jump shot
13:30		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
13:18		Justin Hill turnover (bad pass)
13:04		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Sin'Cere McMahon draws the foul)
12:59	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	8-13
12:36	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe assists)	8-15
12:24	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Nick Johnson assists)	11-15
12:09		Frank Anselem-Ibe offensive foul
11:48		Kelton Talford turnover (lost ball) (Jalen DeLoach steals)
11:30		Kelton Talford blocks Frank Anselem-Ibe's two point layup
11:28		Yoro Diallo defensive rebound
11:18	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	14-15
10:59		Frank Anselem-Ibe misses two point jump shot
10:57		Noah Van Bibber defensive rebound
10:39		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
10:37		Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:37		Sin'Cere McMahon personal foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
10:37		TV timeout
10:13		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:11		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
9:42		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
9:40		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
9:39		Kasen Harrison personal foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
9:34		Chase Claxton blocks Justin Hill's two point layup
9:32		Alex Timmerman defensive rebound
9:12	+2	Nick Johnson makes two point jump shot	16-15
8:52		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
8:50		Alex Timmerman defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Alex Timmerman makes two point layup (Kasen Harrison assists)	18-15
8:26		Kasen Harrison personal foul (Jalen DeLoach draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Jalen DeLoach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-16
8:26	+1	Jalen DeLoach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-17
7:59	+3	Noah Van Bibber makes three point jump shot (Nick Johnson assists)	21-17
7:39		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
7:37		Bulldogs offensive rebound
7:37		TV timeout
7:34		Russel Tchewa offensive foul (Nick Johnson draws the foul)
7:06		Nick Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:04		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
6:50		Noah Van Bibber personal foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul)
6:50	+1	Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-18
6:50		Noah Thomasson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:50		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
6:42		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
6:40		Xavier McKelvy defensive rebound
6:28		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe blocks KJ Doucet's two point layup
6:26		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
6:18	+2	Noah Thomasson makes two point layup	21-20
6:05		Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-20
6:05	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-20
5:50		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
5:48		Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:48		RJ Melendez offensive foul (Alex Timmerman draws the foul)
5:29		RJ Melendez personal foul
5:07		Alex Timmerman misses two point jump shot
5:05		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	23-22
4:29		Alex Timmerman misses two point jump shot
4:27		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
4:08		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
4:06		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
4:03		Jump ball. Jalen DeLoach vs. Nick Johnson (Nick Johnson gains possession)
4:03		Jalen DeLoach turnover (lost ball) (Nick Johnson steals)
3:38		KJ Doucet misses two point jump shot
3:36		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
3:16		Frank Anselem-Ibe misses two point layup
3:15		Bulldogs offensive rebound
3:15		TV timeout
3:12		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
3:10		Nick Johnson defensive rebound
2:55	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup (KJ Doucet assists)	25-22
2:47		KJ Doucet shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
2:47	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 3	25-23
2:47	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 3	25-24
2:47	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 3 of 3	25-25
2:23		Kasen Harrison offensive foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul)
2:23		Kasen Harrison turnover (offensive foul)
2:15	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	25-28
1:56		Kelton Talford turnover (double dribble)
1:47	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	25-31
1:25		Eagles 30 second timeout
1:20	+2	Noah Van Bibber makes two point jump shot	27-31
1:09		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nick Johnson steals)
1:06		Noah Thomasson personal foul (Nick Johnson draws the foul)
1:06		Nick Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:06		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
0:43		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point layup
0:41		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
0:38	+2	Jalen DeLoach makes two point layup	27-33
0:32		Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (Nick Johnson draws the foul)
0:32		Nick Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:32		Nick Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:32		Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
0:26		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:14	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	27-36
0:00	+2	Nick Johnson makes two point layup	29-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WINT
Eagles
40
UGA
Bulldogs
42

Time		Play	Score
19:38	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup	29-38
19:14		Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
19:14	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-38
19:14	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-38
18:52		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:50		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
18:41		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
18:39		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
18:28		Jalen DeLoach misses two point layup
18:26		Alex Timmerman defensive rebound
18:21	+2	KJ Doucet makes two point layup (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	33-38
17:51	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup	33-40
17:33		Chase Claxton misses three point jump shot
17:31		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
17:17	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Jabri Abdur-Rahim assists)	33-42
17:17		Chase Claxton shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
17:17	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-43
17:03		Noah Van Bibber misses three point jump shot
17:01		Eagles offensive rebound
17:00		Russel Tchewa personal foul (Chase Claxton draws the foul)
16:57		Jalen DeLoach blocks Kelton Talford's two point dunk
16:55		Eagles offensive rebound
16:43		Noah Van Bibber misses three point jump shot
16:41		Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
16:34	+3	Justin Hill makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists)	33-46
16:31		Eagles 30 second timeout
16:31		TV timeout
16:20	+2	KJ Doucet makes two point jump shot	35-46
15:55		Noah Thomasson misses two point jump shot
15:53		Frank Anselem-Ibe offensive rebound
15:53		Alex Timmerman shooting foul (Frank Anselem-Ibe draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	Frank Anselem-Ibe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-47
15:53	+1	Frank Anselem-Ibe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-48
15:39		Alex Timmerman misses two point jump shot
15:37		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
15:28	+2	Frank Anselem-Ibe makes two point dunk (Justin Hill assists)	35-50
15:17		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe blocks Alex Timmerman's two point layup
15:15		Eagles offensive rebound
15:09	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point jump shot	37-50
15:08		Blue Cain shooting foul (Kasen Harrison draws the foul)
15:08	+1	Kasen Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-50
14:49	+2	Frank Anselem-Ibe makes two point layup (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe assists)	38-52
14:29		Sin'Cere McMahon misses two point jump shot
14:27		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
14:07		Blue Cain misses two point layup
14:05		RJ Melendez offensive rebound
14:02		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
14:00		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
13:55	+2	Alex Timmerman makes two point layup (Kasen Harrison assists)	40-52
13:51		Kelton Talford personal foul (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe draws the foul)
13:34		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
13:32		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
13:14		Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
13:14		Kelton Talford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:14	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-52
12:56		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
12:54		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
12:46		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
12:44		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:39	+3	Justin Hill makes three point jump shot	41-55
12:16		Nick Johnson turnover (bad pass) (RJ Melendez steals)
12:13		RJ Melendez turnover (double dribble)
12:00		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe personal foul (KJ Doucet draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-55
12:00	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-55
11:37		Jabri Abdur-Rahim turnover (out of bounds)
11:18		Kasen Harrison misses three point jump shot
11:16		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
10:59	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	45-55
10:53	+2	Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot	45-57
10:37		Nick Johnson misses two point layup
10:35		Kelton Talford offensive rebound
10:35		Kelton Talford misses two point layup
10:35		Eagles offensive rebound
10:35		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
10:19		Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul (Kasen Harrison draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Kasen Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-57
10:19	+1	Kasen Harrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-57
10:03		Noah Thomasson misses two point layup
10:01		Chase Claxton defensive rebound
9:54		Nick Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:52		Alex Timmerman offensive rebound
9:47		Jabri Abdur-Rahim shooting foul (Nick Johnson draws the foul)
9:47		Nick Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:47	+1	Nick Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-57
9:35		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
9:33		Nick Johnson defensive rebound
9:15		Kasen Harrison turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
9:07		Noah Thomasson misses two point layup
9:05		Nick Johnson defensive rebound
9:04	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	50-57
9:04		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Kasen Harrison draws the foul)
9:04	+1	Kasen Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-57
8:39		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
8:37		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe offensive rebound
8:27		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
8:25		Alex Timmerman defensive rebound
8:12		Chase Claxton turnover (bad pass)
7:54		Nick Johnson personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:46		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (KJ Doucet steals)
7:43	+2	Nick Johnson makes two point layup (KJ Doucet assists)	53-57
7:28		Blue Cain turnover (bad pass) (Chase Claxton steals)
7:17		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
7:15		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
7:09		Kelton Talford shooting foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
7:09	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-58
7:09	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-59
6:52		KJ Doucet misses three point jump shot
6:50		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point jump shot (RJ Melendez assists)	53-61
6:16	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	55-61
5:50	+2	Justin Hill makes two point layup	55-63
5:50		Sin'Cere McMahon shooting foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
5:50	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-64
5:34		Russel Tchewa blocks Kasen Harrison's two point layup
5:32		Eagles offensive rebound
5:30	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup (Kasen Harrison assists)	57-64
5:20		Russel Tchewa offensive foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
5:20		Russel Tchewa turnover (offensive foul)
4:57		Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe blocks KJ Doucet's two point layup
4:55		Eagles offensive rebound
4:52	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point layup	59-64
4:52		Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-64
4:34	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	60-66
4:05		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
4:03		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:41	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot	60-69
3:38		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
3:38		TV timeout
3:28		Frank Anselem-Ibe shooting foul (Kelton Talford draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Kelton Talford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
3:28		Kelton Talford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:28		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
3:02		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
3:00		Nick Johnson defensive rebound
2:32		Nick Johnson misses two point jump shot
2:30		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
2:14		RJ Melendez misses three point jump shot
2:12		Eagles defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point jump shot	63-69
1:50	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	63-72
1:30		RJ Melendez shooting foul (KJ Doucet draws the foul)
1:30	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 1 of 3	64-72
1:30		KJ Doucet misses regular free throw 2 of 3
1:30	+1	KJ Doucet makes regular free throw 3 of 3	65-72
1:30		Eagles 30 second timeout
1:01		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
0:59		Kelton Talford defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	67-72
0:26	+2	Noah Thomasson makes two point layup	67-74
0:26		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:20	+2	Kelton Talford makes two point dunk (Kasen Harrison assists)	69-74
0:20		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:20		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:18		KJ Doucet personal foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-75
0:18	+1	Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-76
0:10		Kasen Harrison misses three point jump shot
0:08		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:07		Chase Claxton personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
0:07	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
0:02		KJ Doucet misses three point jump shot
0:00		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

RJ Melendez defensive rebound