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 Georgia (6-3), playing for the first time in two weeks, never
trailed in dominating from start to finish, scoring 12 of the game’s
first 14 points and leading by as many as 21 in the opening half.
Marcus Thornton added 13 points, and J.J. Frazier scored six points
with career-highs in rebounds (11), assists (seven) and steals
(three).
Brandon Mobley, Desi Rodriguez and Khadeen Carrington each scored
eight points for the Pirates (9-2), whose only previous loss came
Dec. 9 at No. 11 Wichita State. Leading scorer Sterling Gibbs
finished with three points on 1-of-11 shooting as Seton Hall
struggled in all aspects offensively, shooting 29.6 percent from the
field, 3-of-20 from 3-point range and 12-of-21 from the free-throw
line.
 Gaines scored six of the Bulldogs’ first 12 points as Georgia
sprinted to a 12-2 lead, and after Isaiah Whitehead’s 3-pointer
brought the Pirates within 14-7, six different Bulldogs scored
during a 13-4 run to extend the advantage to 27-11 with a little
more than eight minutes left in the half. Seton Hall drew within
27-18 before the Bulldogs took off again, closing the half with a
14-4 burst to take a 41-22 halftime lead.
Thornton converted a three-point play to open the second half and
Gaines followed with a 3-pointer, and Nemanja Djurisic’s dunk off a
Gaines steal pushed the Georgia lead to 51-27 a little more than six
minutes into the period. Yante Maten blocked five shots as the
Bulldogs dominated the interior, outrebounding Seton Hall 50-31.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Georgia shot 11-of-19 from the free-throw line in the
first half and finished 16-of-26, while the Pirates missed all four
of their first-half attempts. … The layoff benefited Gaines, who
separated his shoulder diving for a loose ball in Georgia’s Dec. 7
victory over Colorado. … The Pirates failed to have a double-digit
scorer for the first time since Feb. 2, 2011 against West Virginia.
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