National Basketball Association
Georgia 77, Miami (OH) 70
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2022
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # Keith Kimbell, # Olandis Poole
Attendance:
6147
By Field Level Media
Terry Roberts scored 22 points while KyeRon Lindsay added 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Georgia Bulldogs to a 77-70 victory over visiting Miami of Ohio on Monday in Athens, Ga.
Roberts shot 6 for 16 from the field, including 2-for 6 from deep, to go along with four rebounds and three assists, while Lindsay went 6 for 8 from the field.
Kario Oquendo had nine points and five rebounds, while Justin Hill added 12 points for Georgia (2-1), which rebounded from a loss at Wake Forest on Friday.
For the Redhawks (1-2), Mekhi Lairy finished with a career-high 34 points on 10-for-18 shooting from the field, including going 4 for 7 from distance, to go along with five rebounds. Billy Smith had 12 points that included him going 4 for 7 from deep, with Anderson Mirambeaux chipping in 10 points.
Georgia shot 23 for 58 (39.7 percent) from the field, including 7 for 23 (30.4 percent) from 3-point range, in addition to going 24 for 30 from the free-throw line. The Bulldogs outrebounded Miami 42-27 and scored 22 points off the Redhawks' 16 turnovers.
Miami shot 25 for 57 (43.9 percent) from the field, including 8 for 22 (36.4 percent) from beyond the arc, in addition to going a perfect 12 for 12 from the free-throw line.
Trailing 49-39 with 14:58 left in the game, the Redhawks went on an 8-0 run to pull to within 49-47 on Smith's 3-pointer with 11:58 to go.
But Georgia responded by going on a 14-6 run capped by Roberts' 3-pointer to take a 63-53 lead with 7:22 left.
The Redhawks pulled to within 73-70 on Lairy's jumper with 26 seconds left, but Hill and Roberts each made two free throws to secure the victory.
Georgia took a 27-10 lead on Oquendo's 3-pointer with 6:55 left in the half en route to a 38-28 advantage after 20 minutes.
Led by Oquendo's nine points, the Bulldogs shot 12 for 30 (40 percent) from the field and were even better from beyond the arc, hitting 6 of their 13 (46.2 percent) of their attempts.
Lairy, who shot 5 for 8 from the field, including making 3 of 4 attempts from deep, accounted for 15 of the Redhawks' 28 first-half points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Miami (OH) |
|
Georgia |
Mekhi Lairy 34 |
Scoring |
Terry Roberts 22 |
Julian Lewis 6 |
Assists |
Terry Roberts 3 |
Mekhi Lairy 5 |
Rebounds |
KyeRon Lindsay 10 |
Mekhi Lairy 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Terry Roberts 8 |
Julian Lewis 3 |
Steals |
Terry Roberts 2 |
Jaquel Morris 2 |
Blocks |
Jabri Abdur-Rahim 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami (OH)
|
70 |
43.9 |
8-22 |
12-12 |
10 |
23 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
Georgia
|
77 |
39.7 |
7-23 |
24-30 |
11 |
41 |
2 |
8 |
18 |