Georgia basketball dominates the first half against Wake Forest, leading 39-24 at halftime with strong 3-point shooting. Wake Forest struggles with 29% field goal percentage. Despite a comeback attempt by Wake Forest in the second half, Georgia holds on to win 72-66, advancing to the NIT quarterfinals. Justin Hill and Noah Thomasson lead Georgia in scoring.
Great NIT matchup in Columbus reaches halftime. Georgia 36, Ohio State 35. Noah Thomasson and RJ Melendez with 7 points each. Buckeyes with seemingly 100 alley-oops. Felix Okpara leads way with 10 points on 5 flushes. 5 assists for Georgia-born point guard Bruce Thornton.
Halftime in NIT quarterfinal: Georgia 36, Ohio State 35. Noah Thomasson 7 points, 3 rebounds. RJ Melendez 7 points, 3-4 FG. Felix Okpara 10 points on 5 dunks. UGA 16-32 FG
HALFTIME: Georgia leads Ohio State 36-35. Silas Demary Jr. gets his own rebound and knocks down the go-ahead jumper with about 3 sec to go. Both teams got it going offensively to close the half. Really competitive first half. Setting up for an exciting final 20 minutes of play
Ohio State 33, Georgia 32 | 1H, 1:16 Georgia briefly grabbed the lead back with an RJ Melendez 3. There's been six lead changes so far this half
Ohio State 27, Georgia 23 | 1H, 4:55 Jamison Battle knocks down a 3 in transition, and Mike White calls timeout. The Buckeyes are on an 8-0 run. The Bulldogs have missed 5 of their last 6 from the field
Georgia 21, Ohio State 19 | 1H, 6:37 Both teams have slowed down a bit and have combined to miss their last 8 shots from the field. Georgia hasn't scored at all in the last 2:40 of action
Georgia 15, Ohio State 11 | 1H, 11:38 Noah Thomasson picked up where he left off against Wake Forest with a 3. Dawgs have missed three of their last four shots aside from the 3. Buckeyes are doing a good job of getting to the line early in this one as they look to close the gap
Georgia 9, Ohio State 8 | 1H, 15:16 Solid start offensively for both teams. Georgia's been working it inside a good bit with Frank Anselem-Ibe. Anselem-Ibe's got 4 points on 2/3 FG and has 2 early rebounds
Final boxscore at UGA knocks off Wake Forest 72-66. https://t.co/cZjktOaPHW
Georgia beats Wake Forest 72-66 in the NIT. Andrew Carr had 31 points, 11 rebounds. Georgia made 14 3-pointers, 10 of them in the first half. WF trailed by 19 in the second half and got it down to 4. Only the second home loss this season. Deacons' season ends at 21-14.
FINAL: Georgia beats Wake Forest 72-66. The Bulldogs put together a strong first half and survived a cold streak on offense in the second to keep their season alive. Georgia moves on to the NIT quarterfinals. Instant takeaways: https://t.co/npoRyukcfJ
Georgia basketball snags road win over Wake Forest to advance to NIT quarterfinals https://t.co/HB0s1eAXgJ
Georgia basketball snags NIT road win over Wake Forest to advance to NIT quarterfinals https://t.co/HB0s1eAXgJ
Georgia survives with 72-66 road win at Wake Forest in second round of NIT. Justin Hill with 21 points, Noah Thomasson 19. Next stop: Ohio State on Tuesday.
Georgia defeats Wake Forest 72-66 and the Demon Deacons finish the season 21-14.
Georgia 68, Wake Forest 60 | 2H, 1:59 Andrew Carr hits a jumper, and Wake calls timeout. He's got 29 this afternoon
Noah Thomasson knocks down a 3 from the top of the arc and delivers the rare four-point play. Georgia leads Wake Forest 68-56 with 2:51 to go
Georgia 64, Wake Forest 56 | 2H, 3:09 Georgia gets trapped in the corner and has to burn a timeout. Can the Bulldogs hang on in the closing minutes?
Wake Forest has hit its last 5 shots. Georgia's lead is down to 5 with 6:30 to go
Georgia 55, Wake Forest 48 | 2H, 7:53 Georgia has not hit a shot from the field in the last 5:02. Good grief
Georgia 55, Wake Forest 48 | 2H, 8:53 Andrew Carr hits a 3, and Mike White calls timeout. Feels a whole lot like the Xavier game where Georgia could do no wrong in the first and could hardly do anything right in the second. Problem now is Wake has the home fans showing support
Georgia 51, Wake Forest 41 | 2H, 10:52 Dawgs maintain a double-digit lead, but Wake Forest has the momentum. Georgia hasn't scored at all in the last 2:03 and has missed 7 of its last 8 attempts from the field
Georgia 51, Wake Forest 38 | 2H, 12:55 Silas Demary Jr. will have a chance at a three-point play when play resumes. Dawgs have to get back going offensively. They've missed 6 of their last 7 attempts as the Demon Deacons show signs of life
Wake Forest starting to creep back into contention. Demon Deacons hit an and-one, and the Bulldogs' lead is back down to 11 with just over 14 minutes to go
Georgia 49, Wake Forest 30 | 2H, 16:30 Georgia picked up where it left off in terms of 3-point shooting. Dawgs have hit their first two 3-pointers of the second half, the latest from Blue Cain
Feels pretty simple for Wake in the second half: - UGA can’t go 10/17 from three - you can’t shoot 29% from the field
Halftime in NIT: Georgia 39, Wake Forest 24. Justin Hill 14 points, 3-6 3s. Noah Thomasson 12 points, 4 of 6 3s. UGA 10-17 3s. FG%: Georgia 51.9. Wake Forest 29.4
Wake is 2-14 from three. Georgia is 10-17 from three at halftime. Down 15.
HALFTIME: Georgia leads Wake Forest 39-24. Outstanding first half for Georgia, which hit 10 3-pointers and held the Demon Deacons to 29% from the field
Georgia 30, Wake Forest 18 | 1H, 3:46 Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe barrels in to try and get an offensive rebound. He gets called with the foul, his second of the game. Will be interesting to see what he does going forward given Georgia has a shorter bench today
Georgia 30, Wake Forest 16 | 1H, 5:00 Noah Thomasson knocks down his second consecutive 3-pointer, and Wake Forest calls timeout. Demon Deacons coach Steve Forbes was not amused. It's been all Georgia this half, and the road Dawgs are on a 16-2 run
Georgia is on a 16-2 run and has completely grabbed control here, leading Wake Forest 30-16 with five minutes left in the first half. Forbes calls a timeout.
Georgia 21, Wake Forest 14 | 1H, 7:54 Justin Hill hits a 3 then gets the ball off a turnover, hits a layup, and draws a foul. He'll have a free throw when play resumes. Dawgs have their largest lead of the afternoon and are on a 7-0 run. Wake Forest has missed 6 of its last 8
Georgia 9, Wake Forest 9 | 1H, 11:57 Dylan James knocks down a 3 to tie the game up. The Demon Deacon have started 4/17 from the field and 1/8 from 3-point range. Georgia needs to take advantage before Wake gets going
Georgia goes zone and the Deacs crank up a trio of missed threes. Canka was the first off the bench for Wake Forest, followed by Matthew Marsh.
Wake Forest 7, Georgia 6 | 1H, 15:29 Off-line pass from Noah Thomasson to Justin Hill takes Hill out of bounds. Solid start this afternoon for Georgia, which has had to change things up with Russel Tchewa unavailable. Dawgs already have 4 turnovers today
Georgia is back on the court at 4 p.m. this afternoon for a second-round matchup at Wake Forest https://t.co/BOiHU1Jglh
They meet again. Georgia and Wake Forest square off in NIT second round game this afternoon https://t.co/Uptjcrq5ls
Georgia has ‘tall task’ in NIT road matchup vs. Wake Forest on Sunday https://t.co/MCVeXbW2v4