National Basketball Association
Tennessee 59, Georgia 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# JB Caldwell, # Anthony Jordan, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
10523
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Brian Williams’ putback at the buzzer allowed Tennessee to steal a 59-57 victory over Georgia on Tuesday in Athens, Ga.
The Bulldogs trailed 57-54 before Dustin Ware tied the game on a 3-pointer with 59 seconds to go. Scotty Hopson missed a jumper at the other end for Tennessee (12-6, 2-2 SEC), but an offensive rebound by Melvin Goins set up another opportunity.
Vols freshman Tobias Harris missed a 3-pointer, but Williams was there to follow up the miss and hand Georgia (13-4, 2-2) its first home loss of the season.
Only once did either team lead by more than three points in the second half – the Volunteers had a brief 47-43 cushion after a 3-pointer from Skylar McBee, but Georgia scored the next five points to regain the upper hand in a back-and-forth affair.
Harris and Hopson each had 15 points for Tennessee, while Travis Leslie and Gerald Robinson paced the Bulldogs with 14 points apiece.
Top Game Performances
| Tennessee |
|
Georgia |
|
Tobias Harris 15 |
Scoring |
Travis Leslie 14 |
|
Tobias Harris 4 |
Assists |
Dustin Ware 5 |
|
John Fields 5 |
Rebounds |
Dustin Ware 7 |
|
Melvin Goins 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Trey Thompkins 5 |
|
Tobias Harris 3 |
Steals |
Trey Thompkins 2 |
|
Tobias Harris 5 |
Blocks |
Trey Thompkins 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tennessee
|
59 |
42.9 |
6-19 |
5-7 |
10 |
31 |
7 |
5 |
|
| Georgia
|
57 |
42.6 |
6-13 |
11-13 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
4 |
|
