National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia 86, Mississippi St. 64
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 22, 2011
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials: # Lee Cassell, # Joe Lindsay, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 10523

Gerald Robinson and Travis Leslie each scored 17 points and Georgia took control early in an 86-64 win over Mississippi State Saturday in a Southeastern Conference battle of Bulldogs in Athens, Ga.

Georgia (14-4, 3-2 SEC) rebounded nicely after suffering its first home loss of the season earlier in the week at the buzzer to Tennessee. Mississippi State (10-8, 2-2) saw its modest two-game winning streak come to an end.

Georgia used runs of 11-3 and 13-3 in the first 7:30 of the game and connected on 6 of 10 from 3-point range to take a 42-29 halftime lead. In the second half, Georgia built its lead to as large as 25. Mississippi State would get no closer than 16 the rest of the way.

Trey Thompkins added 15 points while Jeremy Price chipped in 11 for Georgia, which shot a season-best 58 percent from 3-point range, making 11 of 19. The 11 treys is the second highest total this season for Georgia, which outrebounded Mississippi State 43-21.

Dee Bost paced Mississippi State with 20 points to go along with his five assists and five steals. Renardo Sidney added 15 points and nine rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi St.   Georgia
Dee Bost 20 Scoring Travis Leslie 17
Dee Bost 5 Assists Dustin Ware 6
Renardo Sidney 9 Rebounds Marcus Thornton 9
Renardo Sidney 5 Free Throws Made Jeremy Price 3
Dee Bost 5 Steals Gerald Robinson Jr. 3
Renardo Sidney 1 Blocks Chris Barnes 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi St. 64 41.5 7-24 13-19 7 21 1 8
Georgia 86 49.2 11-19 11-21 19 43 2 8