National Basketball Association
Georgia 65, Auburn 55
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 6, 2016
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Byron Jarrett, # Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
Attendance:
10523
By The Sports Xchange
Forward Yante Maten dominated the paint and guard J.J. Frazier made plays all over the perimeter, leading Georgia to a 65-55 win over Auburn on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference game at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Maten had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks. Frazier finished with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Bulldogs (13-8, 6-4 SEC).
Georgia had nine blocks in the game.
The Bulldogs led 31-22 at halftime and maintained a double-digit lead for the majority of the second half. Maten hit a jumper that capped an 18-4 run to open the second half and put Georgia in command 49-26.
Forwards Tyler Harris and Cinmeon Bowers scored 12 points each for the Tigers (9-13, 3-7), who have lost five in a row. Auburn has yet to win a road game in the SEC under first-year coach Bruce Pearl.
The Tigers shot 23.6 percent from the floor, including 4 of 28 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Georgia point guard Charles Mann added 12 points and four rebounds.
Top Game Performances
| Auburn |
|
Georgia |
|
Cinmeon Bowers 12 |
Scoring |
J.J. Frazier 16 |
|
Zach Allison 1 |
Assists |
J.J. Frazier 4 |
|
Cinmeon Bowers 13 |
Rebounds |
Yante Maten 12 |
|
TJ Lang 7 |
Free Throws Made |
J.J. Frazier 9 |
|
Cinmeon Bowers 2 |
Steals |
J.J. Frazier 5 |
|
Cinmeon Bowers 2 |
Blocks |
Yante Maten 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Auburn
|
55 |
25.9 |
6-30 |
19-28 |
7 |
31 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
| Georgia
|
65 |
35.1 |
2-9 |
23-37 |
9 |
46 |
9 |
8 |
8 |