Asa Newell scores 26 points to tie Georgia's program record for a freshman in his debut
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Asa Newell scored 26 points to tie Dominique Wilkins' record for a Georgia freshman in his debut and the Bulldogs held off Tennessee Tech 83-78 on Monday night.
Newell made Georgia's first field goal - and its last. Tennessee Tech had a chance to cut its deficit to one possession with 2:50 remaining, but Newell had a chase-down block to prevent a layup and then scored on an offensive rebound at the other end to make it 78-71.
The six-foot-11 Newell was 13 of 22 from the field and also grabbed 11 rebounds.
Neither team led by double figures.
Georgia went 1 of 2 at the line for the second time in the final minute, but the Golden Eagles could not capitalize as Mekhi Cameron's long 3-pointer was off and the Bulldogs ran out the clock.
Dakota Leffew scored 18 points off the bench and made four 3-pointers for Georgia. Clemson transfer RJ Godfrey had 10 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
Cameron led Tennessee Tech with 21 points and Layton added 14. Jaylon Johnson had 12 points and seven assists.
Tennessee Tech is coming off a 10-21 campaign during coach John Pelphrey’s fifth season in Cookeville.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Ola Ajiboye vs. Asa Newell (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:37 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point layup (RJ Godfrey assists) | 0-2 | |
19:17 | +3 | Kyle Layton makes three point jump shot (Daniel Egbuniwe assists) | 3-2 | |
18:54 | +2 | Blue Cain makes two point layup | 3-4 | |
18:54 | Â | Daniel Egbuniwe shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul) | Â | |
18:54 | +1 | Blue Cain makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-5 | |
18:36 | +3 | Mekhi Cameron makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Johnson assists) | 6-5 | |
18:27 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Ola Ajiboye steals) | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. personal foul | Â | |
18:08 | Â | Jaylon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Asa Newell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Blue Cain offensive rebound | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. personal foul | Â | |
17:26 | Â | Kyle Layton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Blue Cain assists) | 6-7 | |
16:46 | Â | Ola Ajiboye misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:44 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
16:24 | Â | RJ Godfrey offensive foul | Â | |
16:24 | Â | RJ Godfrey turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
16:12 | Â | Ola Ajiboye offensive foul | Â | |
16:12 | Â | Ola Ajiboye turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
15:58 | +2 | Dakota Leffew makes two point layup | 6-9 | |
15:35 | Â | Jaylon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Dakota Leffew steals) | Â | |
15:29 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point dunk | 6-11 | |
15:12 | +2 | Jaylon Johnson makes two point layup (Ola Ajiboye assists) | 8-11 | |
14:49 | Â | Asa Newell misses two point hook shot | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Mekhi Cameron defensive rebound | Â | |
14:39 | +3 | Mekhi Cameron makes three point jump shot | 11-11 | |
14:22 | +3 | Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists) | 11-14 | |
14:12 | Â | Ola Ajiboye misses two point layup | Â | |
14:10 | Â | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | Â | |
14:03 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:01 | Â | Asa Newell offensive rebound | Â | |
14:01 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point layup | 11-16 | |
14:01 | Â | Golden Eagles 30 second timeout | Â | |
14:01 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:41 | Â | David Craig misses two point hook shot | Â | |
13:39 | Â | Asa Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:23 | Â | Daniel Egbuniwe defensive rebound | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Daniel Egbuniwe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:09 | Â | Dakota Leffew defensive rebound | Â | |
12:52 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point layup (Dakota Leffew assists) | 11-18 | |
12:34 | Â | Daniel Egbuniwe misses two point layup | Â | |
12:32 | Â | Dylan James defensive rebound | Â | |
12:24 | Â | Asa Newell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:22 | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â | |
12:13 | Â | Rodney Johnson Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
12:11 | Â | Dylan James defensive rebound | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Somto Cyril offensive foul | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Somto Cyril turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
11:39 | Â | Kyle Layton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Rodney Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
11:29 | +2 | Rodney Johnson Jr. makes two point layup | 13-18 | |
11:05 | Â | Ola Ajiboye personal foul | Â | |
11:05 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Matthew Sells defensive rebound | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Daniel Egbuniwe turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
10:27 | +2 | Blue Cain makes two point layup (Dylan James assists) | 13-20 | |
10:18 | +3 | Matthew Sells makes three point jump shot (Rodney Johnson Jr. assists) | 16-20 | |
10:08 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Justin Abson offensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | +2 | Justin Abson makes two point dunk | 16-22 | |
9:36 | +2 | Mekhi Cameron makes two point jump shot | 18-22 | |
9:36 | Â | Somto Cyril shooting foul (Mekhi Cameron draws the foul) | Â | |
9:36 | +1 | Mekhi Cameron makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-22 | |
9:19 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists) | 19-24 | |
8:53 | Â | Daniel Egbuniwe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Rodney Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
8:42 | Â | Rodney Johnson Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
8:40 | Â | Rodney Johnson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
8:29 | +2 | Daniel Egbuniwe makes two point hook shot | 21-24 | |
8:23 | Â | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:21 | Â | Rodney Johnson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:03 | +2 | Daniel Egbuniwe makes two point jump shot | 23-24 | |
7:55 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Rodney Johnson Jr. steals) | Â | |
7:42 | +2 | Mekhi Cameron makes two point layup | 25-24 | |
7:23 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Dylan James assists) | 25-26 | |
7:04 | Â | Jaylon Johnson misses two point layup | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Rodney Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Dylan James draws the foul) | Â | |
6:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:58 | Â | Dylan James misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:58 | +1 | Dylan James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-27 | |
6:39 | Â | Mekhi Cameron turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals) | Â | |
6:35 | +2 | Blue Cain makes two point layup | 25-29 | |
6:19 | Â | Matthew Sells misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:17 | Â | Asa Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Golden Eagles defensive rebound | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Asa Newell personal foul | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Jaylon Johnson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:34 | Â | RJ Godfrey turnover (traveling) | Â | |
5:20 | +2 | Ola Ajiboye makes two point layup (Grant Slatten assists) | 27-29 | |
5:05 | Â | Blue Cain turnover (Kyle Layton steals) | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Jaylon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Asa Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
4:35 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup | Â | |
4:33 | Â | Asa Newell offensive rebound | Â | |
4:27 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point layup | 27-31 | |
4:22 | +2 | Kyle Layton makes two point jump shot (Jaylon Johnson assists) | 29-31 | |
4:13 | Â | Kyle Layton personal foul (Dakota Leffew draws the foul) | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:57 | Â | RJ Godfrey offensive rebound | Â | |
3:52 | Â | RJ Godfrey misses two point layup | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound | Â | |
3:45 | +3 | Kyle Layton makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Johnson assists) | 32-31 | |
3:29 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point dunk (RJ Godfrey assists) | 32-33 | |
3:09 | Â | Jaylon Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:07 | Â | Dakota Leffew defensive rebound | Â | |
2:55 | Â | Ola Ajiboye blocks Asa Newell's two point layup | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Kyle Layton defensive rebound | Â | |
2:40 | +3 | Grant Slatten makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Johnson assists) | 35-33 | |
2:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:34 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Blue Cain assists) | 35-35 | |
2:21 | Â | Kyle Layton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:19 | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â | |
2:04 | +2 | Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Dakota Leffew assists) | 35-37 | |
1:43 | Â | Grant Strong misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | +3 | Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Somto Cyril assists) | 35-40 | |
1:13 | Â | Golden Eagles 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:06 | Â | Rodney Johnson Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
1:04 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound | Â | |
0:54 | +2 | Dakota Leffew makes two point jump shot | 35-42 | |
0:37 | +3 | Rodney Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Cameron assists) | 38-42 | |
0:27 | Â | Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Daniel Egbuniwe defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |