National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia 69, Auburn 51
When: 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 10, 2011
Where: Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: # Ron Groover, # Antinio Petty, # Anthony Greene
Attendance: N/A

Trey Thompkins had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Georgia to a relatively easy 69-51 win over Auburn in the first round of the SEC tournament at the Georgia Dome.

The 6-foot-10 junior made 8 of 15 from the field, including 3 of 5 3-pointers, to spark the Bulldogs (21-10), who are squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Thompkins, who earlier in the week was named first-team All-SEC, scored 14 in the first half to stake Georgia to a 34-23 lead. Auburn never got any closer than 10 points in the second half.

Georgia's Travis Leslie added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Gerald Robinson had 11 points and a game-high six assists.

Auburn (11-20) got a stellar performance from freshman Chris Denson, who scored a career-high 21 points, making 9 of 10 field goals. Earnest Ross, Auburn's leading scorer who put up 30 against the Bulldogs during an overtime loss during the regular season, had a horrible game, making 1 of 10 from the field and scoring only four points.

Georgia advances to play Western Division champion Alabama at 1 p.m. in the second round on Friday.
Top Game Performances
 
Auburn   Georgia
Chris Denson 21 Scoring Trey Thompkins 22
Josh Wallace 4 Assists Gerald Robinson Jr. 6
Josh Wallace 5 Rebounds Travis Leslie 10
Adrian Forbes 4 Free Throws Made Travis Leslie 5
Kenny Gabriel 2 Steals Sherrard Brantley 1
Kenny Gabriel 1 Blocks Marcus Thornton 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Auburn 51 38.8 2-14 11-16 7 22 1 4
Georgia 69 41.2 5-20 22-31 13 36 5 3