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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia 82, Florida A&M 73
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2012
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials: # Pat Evans, # Mike Nance, # Jeff Smith
Attendance: 6149

Georgia 82, Florida A&M 73: Nemanja Djurisic scored a career-high 21 points and the Bulldogs used a 15-0 run late in the first half to knock off the visiting Rattlers and win their season-best third straight game.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 11 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and Brandon Morris chipped in 10 points as the Bulldogs (5-7) turned a three-point lead into an insurmountable 18-point advantage over a span of 3:31.

Georgia led 49-36 at halftime and held off an early second-half surge by Florida A&M (4-8). The Rattlers got within 53-47 with 12:52 remaining before a dunk by Donte Williams and a tip-in by Caldwell-Pope pushed the lead back to double digits. Djurisic scored 12 points in the second half and connected on 7 of 8 free throws.

Muhammad Abdul-Aleem led the Rattlers with a 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds while Jamie Adams tallied 12 points and Markee Teal added 10. Florida A&M trailed the entire game, falling behind 8-0 and going scoreless for the first 4:34 of the game. The Rattlers were just 12-for-25 from the free-throw line while Georgia was 22-for-30.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Caldwell-Pope scored a season-low 11 points but has been in double figures in all 12 games. ... The 82 points marked a season high for Georgia. ... The Bulldogs close the non-conference portion of their schedule next week by hosting George Washington.

Top Game Performances
 
Florida A&M   Georgia
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 16 Scoring Nemanja Djurisic 21
D'Andre Bullard 4 Assists Vincent Williams 4
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 11 Rebounds Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 9
D'Andre Bullard 4 Free Throws Made Nemanja Djurisic 7
Muhammad Abdul-Aleem 3 Steals John Florveus 2
Onyekachukwu Odi 4 Blocks Nemanja Djurisic 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida A&M 73 37.0 7-26 12-25 11 41 6 10 11
Georgia 82 44.8 8-16 22-30 17 38 4 7 15