National Basketball Association
Arizona State 79, Georgia 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 14, 2019
Where: Desert Financial Arena (Tempe), Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# Gerry Polland, # Mike Reed, # Chris Rasatter
Attendance:
9067
By Field Level Media
Remy Martin had 23 points, three 3-pointers and six assists as the host Arizona State Sun Devils ran away from the Georgia Bulldogs in the second half for a 79-59 victory on Saturday night.
Romello White had his fourth double-double of the season with 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. Alonzo Verge Jr. had 15 points and five rebounds, and Kimani Lawrence had a season-high 11 points for the Sun Devils (8-2), who held Georgia to a season-low 34.9 percent shooting from the field. Arizona State has won five in a row, with its only losses to No. 9 Virginia and No. 24 Colorado.
Top NBA prospect Anthony Edwards had 12 of his 13 points the first half but missed all five of his 3-point attempts while playing only 24 minutes. Tye Fagan had 15 points for the Bulldogs (6-3), who had been 6-0 against unranked teams.
The Bulldogs were 2 of 24 from 3-point range. Their previous low was four 3-pointers in a 19-point loss to Dayton in the Maui Invitational. Georgia entered averaging 86.1 points per game, fourth in NCAA Division 1.
White, who was 7 of 8 from the floor, has 65 points and 58 rebounds in his last four games, all double-doubles, while hitting 22 of 26 field goals. White is from Suwanee, Ga., 50 miles west of the Bulldogs' campus in Athens.
White scored seven points in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the second half, and his three-point play gave Arizona State a 48-37 lead with 16:33 to go. Lawrence had three baskets as the Sun Devils made 10 of 11 field goals later in the half to stretch the lead to 72-51 with six minutes left.
Martin had 15 points and three treys, and White had 10 points and nine rebounds in the first half. His tip-in at the buzzer gave the Sun Devils a 39-31 halftime lead, their largest to that point. Martin and White combined for 13 straight Arizona State points late in the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Georgia |
|
Arizona State |
Tye Fagan 15 |
Scoring |
Remy Martin 23 |
Sahvir Wheeler 4 |
Assists |
Remy Martin 6 |
Rayshaun Hammonds 8 |
Rebounds |
Romello White 17 |
Anthony Edwards 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Romello White 4 |
Rayshaun Hammonds 3 |
Steals |
Jalen House 6 |
Toumani Camara 1 |
Blocks |
Romello White 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia
|
59 |
34.8 |
2-24 |
11-20 |
12 |
39 |
1 |
11 |
19 |
Arizona State
|
79 |
49.3 |
6-25 |
7-16 |
12 |
40 |
1 |
9 |
17 |