National Basketball Association
Vanderbilt 63, Georgia 62
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# John Cahill, # Ron Groover, # Doug Shows
Attendance:
10211
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Vanderbilt 63, Georgia 62: Kevin Bright sank the winning jumper with 0.6 seconds remaining as the host Commodores beat Georgia for the eighth consecutive time.
Kedren Johnson's 17 points led Vanderbilt (12-15, 6-9 SEC), while Sheldon Jeter scored 14 to equal a career high. The Commodores made 13 of 27 field goals in the second half while rallying from a 34-22 halftime deficit.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced Georgia (13-15, 7-8 SEC) with 20 points and 14 rebounds, but went 5-of-16 from the floor.
Vanderbilt missed its first nine attempts from the field and shot 25 percent in the first half. Georgia still held a 47-36 advantage with 10:59 remaining in the game, but Vanderbilt went on a 14-0 run to take its first lead.
Two free throws by Charles Mann staked Georgia to a 62-61 lead with 42 seconds left. Bright missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession and the Bulldogs rebounded, but Georgia turned it over to set up Bright's eventual game-winning shot.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bright finished with 11 points, and has made eight 3-pointers in the past two games. ... Georgia played without freshman G Kenny Gaines, who was out with a heel injury. ... Georgia hasn't beaten Vanderbilt in Nashville since the 2005-06 season.
Top Game Performances
Georgia |
|
Vanderbilt |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 20 |
Scoring |
Kedren Johnson 17 |
Sherrard Brantley 3 |
Assists |
Kedren Johnson 5 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 14 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Bright 6 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Josh Henderson 4 |
Charles Mann 1 |
Steals |
Dai-Jon Parker 3 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1 |
Blocks |
Josh Henderson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia
|
62 |
40.8 |
7-16 |
15-19 |
8 |
34 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
Vanderbilt
|
63 |
37.3 |
8-25 |
17-18 |
10 |
26 |
3 |
3 |
4 |