ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Silas Demary Jr. scored 10 of his 13 factors throughout Georgia’s 23-0 begin and the Bulldogs cruised to a 100-49 win over Buffalo on Thursday evening.
Asa Newell and De’Shayne Montgomery scored 16 factors apiece to guide Georgia. Savo Drezgic added 11 factors and Blue Cain scored 10 with 4 assists and 4 steals. Freshman Somto Cyril, a 6-foot-11 consensus four-star recruit, additionally had 10 factors, a career-best 11 rebounds and tied his season-high with 5 blocks.
Georgia (10-1) is off to its finest begin since profitable 11 of 12 to open the 2001-02 marketing campaign.
After Tyrin Lawrence hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring, Cain adopted with one other 3 and RJ Godfrey transformed a conventional three-point play. Demary sandwiched 10 factors in a span of two minutes, 12 seconds round a dunk by Newell earlier than Lawrence stole the ball and went the opposite manner for a fast-break dunk to make it 23-0 with 14:48 left.
The Bulldogs made 9 of 10 from the sector whereas Buffalo was 0-for-5 taking pictures with 5 turnovers throughout that span. Georgia scored its most factors in a half this season on its solution to a 56-19 lead at intermission. 9 totally different Bulldogs scored at the least three factors earlier than halftime.
Tyson Dunn led the Bulls with 9 factors. Ryan Sabol, who went into the sport main Buffalo (5-6) in scoring at 18.1 per recreation, completed with a season-low 5 factors on 2-of-5 taking pictures.
The applications met for simply the third time in historical past. Georgia gained the primary matchup 56-51 on Dec. 18, 1948, and the second 108-77 on Dec. 11, 1976.
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