Abdur-Rahim leads Georgia to win over Mount St. Mary’s
Georgia had four double-digit scorers, led by Jabri Abdur-Rahim, in a 94-82 victory over Mount St. Mary’s in a men’s basketball game Wednesday at Stegeman Coliseum.
Abdur-Rahim had a career-high 23 points to lead the Bulldogs. RJ Melendez tied his career-high with 18 points, Noah Thomasson had 17 points and Blue Cain had 10 points in the win for Georgia (8-3). It was the most points scored by Georgia in the head coach Mike White era.
Dakota Leffew led Mount St. Mary’s (4-7) with a game-high 26 points.
Georgia took a 45-34 halftime lead to control the game. Abdur-Rahim, who had 21 first-half points, helped create the separation toward the end of the opening half by making a pair of 3-pointers and five free throws to score 11 straight points.The Bulldogs went 27-for-33 from the free-throw line. Mount St. Mary’s was 13-for-16.
Georgia next hosts North Florida on Friday at 3 p.m.
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