National Basketball Association
Xavier 70, Georgia 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2011
Where: Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Officials:
# Tracy Woodson, # Clarence Armstrong, # Tim Clougherty
Attendance:
10250
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Xavier placed four players in double figures and scored the first 12 points of the second half in a 70-56 victory over visiting Georgia on Friday.
Tu Holloway and Kenny Frease scored 12 points apiece while Mark Lyons and Travis Taylor each added 10 for No. 12 Xavier (5-0).
The Musketeers never trailed and led 28-19 at halftime. Holloway sparked the second-half run with six points as the Musketeers built a 40-19 lead with 16:01 remaining.
The lead reached 66-36 with 7:53 left in the game when Xavier coach Chris Mack cleared his bench.
Georgia (4-2) was coming off a win over Notre Dame on Tuesday, but was no match for the Musketeers. The Bulldogs fell behind 10-0 to start the game and got no closer than three points before Xavier finished the first half with a 15-8 run.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Georgia with 14 points.
Holloway moved into 25th on Xavier's all-time scoring lost with 1,283 career points. Frease blocked three shots and has 13 in the last three games.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
Xavier |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 14 |
Scoring |
Kenny Frease 12 |
|
Dustin Ware 3 |
Assists |
Tu Holloway 4 |
|
Marcus Thornton 8 |
Rebounds |
Travis Taylor 12 |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Tu Holloway 8 |
|
John Cannon 2 |
Steals |
Justin Martin 3 |
|
John Cannon 1 |
Blocks |
Kenny Frease 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
56 |
32.1 |
7-26 |
13-16 |
9 |
28 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
| Xavier
|
70 |
49.0 |
3-8 |
19-30 |
16 |
39 |
3 |
5 |
14 |