Rayshaun Hammonds scored 17 points to lead Georgia to a decisive 78-48 win over Austin Peay Monday night at Stegeman Coliseum.
Donnell Gresham added 11 points for Georgia, which got points from nine different Bulldogs. Freshman Anthony Edwards added nine points. Georgia outscored Austin Peay 47-22 in the second half.
Terry Taylor, the nation's fourth-leading scorer, tallied 18 points for Austin Peay. Jordyn Adams added 15.
Georgia (9-3) out rebounded Austin Peay (6-7) 50-30 and shot a respectable 55 percent from the field.
Georgia started fast, sparked by six straight points from Toumani Camara, building a 10-2 lead in under four minutes.
Another 6-0 run, this time divided among three Bulldogs, resulted in a 16-4 lead at 14:30.
A reverse 3-point play by Jordan Harris — he missed the second free throw of two but followed with a putback — gave Georgia a 26-11 lead with 8:36 to go.
But after Sahvir Wheeler’s short jumper gave the Bulldogs a 28-15 lead with 7:05 to go, they scored only one more basket in the half, allowing the Governors to close the gap to 31-26. Jordyn Adams accounted for nine of Austin Peay's points in the last seven minutes, including a finger-roll at the buzzer.
The Bulldogs closed out the last seven minutes making one of six field goals and turning the ball over four times in the last 104 seconds.
However, Georgia opened the second half with a 19-2 run to explode to a 50-28 lead with 12:12 to go. Gresham hit duplicate 3-pointers from the right corner to force a Governor timeout.
Meanwhile, Austin Peay showed no ability to score. The Governors missed 12 of their first 13 3-pointers and six of their first seven free throws. They finished 3-for-20 from behind the arc and 11-for-20 at the line.
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