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UGA holds on to defeat George Washington

Georgia's Juwan Parker shoots during the CBE Hall of Fame Classic game against the George Washington Colonials at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on Monday.
Georgia's Juwan Parker shoots during the CBE Hall of Fame Classic game against the George Washington Colonials at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on Monday.
Nov 22, 2016

The Georgia Bulldogs got late contributions from two unlikely characters and held on to beat George Washington 81-73 in the semifinals of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City Monday night.

With the win Georgia (3-1) advances to the finals to face the winner of the late game between No. 8 Kansas and UAB. It was George Washington’s (3-1) first loss of the year.

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