UGA

Preview not available

Newell scores 17, Georgia beats Grand Canyon 73-68 at Holiday Hoopsgiving

AP
Dec 14, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Asa Newell scored 17 points, including a three-point play with 17 seconds left, to help Georgia beat Grand Canyon 73-68 on Saturday night at Holiday Hoopsgiving.

Somto Cyril finished 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks for the Bulldogs. Tyrin Lawrence and Blue Cain scored 10 points.

Georgia (9-1) is off to its best start since winning 11 of 12 games to open the 2001-02 season.

Collin Moore hit a 3-pointer, Ray Harrison added two free throws and then stole the ball from Cain and fed Jakobe Coles for a layup that made it 66-63 with 1:32 remaining. Neither team scored again until Newell was fouled as he made a layup and hit the and-1 free throw in the closing seconds.

Harrison led the Lopes with 16 points, 11 in the final 10 minutes. He has 2,110 career points and his 1,220 at Grand Canyon are 14th most in program history.

Newell hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer that gave Georgia the lead for good midway through the first half.

Grand Canyon (6-3) scored the first eight points of the second-half, and the Bulldogs started 0-for-4 shooting with three turnovers to make it a one-possession game about 3 minutes in. Newell responded with a dunk, then blocked a shot, grabbed the rebound and went the other way for another dunk.

Grand Canyon, which went in No. 5 nationally with 28 free-throw attempts per game, made 15 of 17 free throws. It was just the second time this season the Lopes have attempted fewer than 25.

--- Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

1st Half
GCU
Antelopes
23
UGA
Bulldogs
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Duke Brennan vs. Asa Newell (Antelopes gains possession)
19:48		Tyon Grant-Foster turnover (bad pass) (RJ Godfrey steals)
19:34		Asa Newell turnover (bad pass) (Tyon Grant-Foster steals)
19:18	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point layup	2-0
18:51	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:37	+3	JaKobe Coles makes three point jump shot (Ray Harrison assists)	5-2
18:15		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
18:13		Tyon Grant-Foster defensive rebound
18:07		Tyon Grant-Foster turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals)
17:54		RJ Godfrey turnover (lost ball) (Tyon Grant-Foster steals)
17:31		JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot
17:29		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
17:23		JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
17:23	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:06		JaKobe Coles turnover (out of bounds)
16:46		Blue Cain misses two point layup
16:44		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
16:25		Tyon Grant-Foster misses three point jump shot
16:23		Blue Cain defensive rebound
16:18	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point dunk (Asa Newell assists)	5-6
16:01	+3	Ray Harrison makes three point jump shot (Collin Moore assists)	8-6
15:32		RJ Godfrey misses two point jump shot
15:32		Asa Newell offensive rebound
15:32		Duke Brennan personal foul
15:32		TV timeout
15:29		Somto Cyril turnover (bad pass)
15:19		Ray Harrison misses three point jump shot
15:17		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
15:00		Dakota Leffew turnover (bad pass) (Tyon Grant-Foster steals)
14:51		Somto Cyril blocks Tyon Grant-Foster's two point layup
14:49		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	8-8
14:29		Tyon Grant-Foster turnover (bad pass)
14:11	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot	8-10
13:48		JaKobe Coles misses two point layup
13:46		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
13:40		Collin Moore personal foul
13:20		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:18		Lok Wur defensive rebound
13:08	+3	Lok Wur makes three point jump shot (Makaih Williams assists)	11-10
12:56		Makaih Williams personal foul
12:35	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point jump shot	11-12
12:21		Makaih Williams turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
12:13		Somto Cyril misses two point dunk
12:11		Silas Demary Jr. offensive rebound
12:11		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Shaw steals)
12:08		Dylan James shooting foul (Caleb Shaw draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Caleb Shaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-12
12:08		Caleb Shaw misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:08		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
11:49		JaKobe Coles blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup
11:47		Makaih Williams defensive rebound
11:40	+2	Caleb Shaw makes two point layup (Makaih Williams assists)	14-12
11:19	+2	Dylan James makes two point hook shot (Somto Cyril assists)	14-14
11:01		Caleb Shaw misses three point jump shot
10:59		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	14-16
10:21		Antelopes 30 second timeout
10:21		TV timeout
10:07		Tyon Grant-Foster misses two point jump shot
10:05		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
10:05		Lok Wur misses two point layup
10:03		Lok Wur offensive rebound
10:00		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Lok Wur draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Lok Wur makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-16
10:00	+1	Lok Wur makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-16
9:35	+3	Asa Newell makes three point jump shot (Dakota Leffew assists)	16-19
9:14		Collin Moore turnover (bad pass)
8:57		Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot
8:55		Collin Moore defensive rebound
8:41		Tyon Grant-Foster misses three point jump shot
8:39		Blue Cain defensive rebound
8:19		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
8:17		Lok Wur defensive rebound
8:01		Lok Wur misses three point jump shot
7:59		Antelopes offensive rebound
7:58		RJ Godfrey personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:48		Duke Brennan misses two point layup
7:46		Asa Newell defensive rebound
7:32		Caleb Shaw personal foul
7:13		Blue Cain misses two point layup
7:11		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
7:05	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk	16-21
6:54		Somto Cyril blocks Tyon Grant-Foster's two point layup
6:52		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
6:44	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup	18-21
6:32		Blue Cain misses two point layup
6:30		Ray Harrison defensive rebound
6:19		Tyrin Lawrence blocks Ray Harrison's two point layup
6:17		Asa Newell defensive rebound
6:09		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:07		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
5:54		Caleb Shaw turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
5:53		JaKobe Coles personal foul
5:50	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	18-23
5:38		Tyon Grant-Foster misses three point jump shot
5:36		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
5:25		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:23		Lok Wur defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Makaih Williams makes two point layup	20-23
4:58		Makaih Williams personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-24
4:58	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-25
4:38		Collin Moore misses three point jump shot
4:36		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Dylan James makes two point hook shot (Justin Abson assists)	20-27
4:05		Lok Wur misses two point jump shot
4:03		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
3:52		Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot
3:50		Collin Moore defensive rebound
3:40		Lok Wur turnover (bad pass) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
3:37	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point dunk	20-29
3:37		Antelopes 30 second timeout
3:37		TV timeout
3:17		Tyon Grant-Foster misses two point jump shot
3:15		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point layup (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	20-31
2:46		Makaih Williams misses three point jump shot
2:44		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
2:30		Dylan James offensive foul
2:30		Dylan James turnover (offensive foul)
2:23		Makaih Williams turnover (lost ball) (Blue Cain steals)
2:14	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	20-33
2:02		Makaih Williams misses three point jump shot
2:00		Justin Abson defensive rebound
1:31		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
1:29		Asa Newell offensive rebound
1:21		Asa Newell turnover (bad pass) (Makaih Williams steals)
1:15		Dakota Leffew personal foul
1:03	+2	Ray Harrison makes two point layup	22-33
0:45		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Collin Moore steals)
0:36		Caleb Shaw misses three point jump shot
0:34		Caleb Shaw offensive rebound
0:32		Dakota Leffew personal foul
0:26		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Caleb Shaw draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Caleb Shaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-33
0:26		Caleb Shaw misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:26		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
0:01		Duke Brennan shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
0:01		Silas Demary Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
GCU
Antelopes
45
UGA
Bulldogs
39

Time		Play	Score
19:35		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
19:33		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
19:24		Tyrin Lawrence shooting foul (Tyon Grant-Foster draws the foul)
19:24	+1	Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-34
19:24	+1	Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-34
19:06		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
19:04		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
18:56	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point jump shot	27-34
18:34		RJ Godfrey offensive foul
18:34		RJ Godfrey turnover (offensive foul)
18:21		JaKobe Coles offensive foul
18:21		JaKobe Coles turnover (offensive foul)
17:54		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Collin Moore steals)
17:54		Antelopes 30 second timeout
17:54		TV timeout
17:40		Tyon Grant-Foster misses two point jump shot
17:38		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
17:33	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point dunk	29-34
17:23		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (Collin Moore steals)
17:08	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup (Ray Harrison assists)	31-34
17:05		Collin Moore personal foul
16:46		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:44		Collin Moore defensive rebound
16:33		JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot
16:31		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
16:16		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
16:14		Blue Cain offensive rebound
16:06	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup (Blue Cain assists)	31-36
15:50		Asa Newell blocks Ray Harrison's two point layup
15:48		Asa Newell defensive rebound
15:43	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk	31-38
15:20		TV timeout
15:10		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Tyon Grant-Foster draws the foul)
15:10	+1	Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-38
15:10	+1	Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-38
14:52	+3	Asa Newell makes three point jump shot (Dakota Leffew assists)	33-41
14:16		Somto Cyril blocks Tyon Grant-Foster's two point layup
14:14		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
14:12		Lok Wur flagrant 1
14:12	+1	Somto Cyril makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	33-42
14:12	+1	Somto Cyril makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	33-43
14:11		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tyon Grant-Foster steals)
14:05		Tyon Grant-Foster offensive foul
14:05		Tyon Grant-Foster turnover (offensive foul)
13:48	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	33-45
13:24		Dakota Leffew personal foul
13:15		Tyon Grant-Foster misses three point jump shot
13:13		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
12:41		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
12:39		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
12:29	+2	Caleb Shaw makes two point dunk	35-45
12:29		TV timeout
12:09		Collin Moore personal foul
11:59		Collin Moore personal foul
11:38		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
11:36		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
11:29		Tyon Grant-Foster misses two point layup
11:27		Tyon Grant-Foster offensive rebound
11:27	+2	Tyon Grant-Foster makes two point layup	37-45
11:27		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Tyon Grant-Foster draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-45
11:04		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (JaKobe Coles steals)
10:51		JaKobe Coles offensive foul
10:51		JaKobe Coles turnover (offensive foul)
10:30		Dylan James turnover (bad pass) (Ray Harrison steals)
10:20		Tyon Grant-Foster misses three point jump shot
10:18		Dylan James defensive rebound
10:01	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	38-48
9:40	+2	Ray Harrison makes two point jump shot	40-48
9:21		Tyon Grant-Foster blocks Dylan James's two point layup
9:19		Lok Wur defensive rebound
9:19		Dylan James blocks Ray Harrison's two point layup
9:17		Lok Wur offensive rebound
9:13		Lok Wur misses two point layup
9:11		Lok Wur offensive rebound
9:11		Tyon Grant-Foster misses three point jump shot
9:11		Antelopes offensive rebound
9:11		Duke Brennan personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
9:11	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-49
9:11	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-50
9:00	+3	Lok Wur makes three point jump shot (Styles Phipps assists)	43-50
8:40		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
8:38		Tyon Grant-Foster defensive rebound
8:33	+2	Tyon Grant-Foster makes two point dunk	45-50
8:14	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Justin Abson assists)	45-53
8:01	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point dunk (Styles Phipps assists)	47-53
7:46	+2	Justin Abson makes two point layup (Dakota Leffew assists)	47-55
7:46		Duke Brennan shooting foul (Justin Abson draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Justin Abson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:46		Duke Brennan defensive rebound
7:26		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul
7:22	+3	Lok Wur makes three point jump shot (Duke Brennan assists)	50-55
7:04		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:02		Lok Wur defensive rebound
6:55		Justin Abson blocks Lok Wur's two point layup
6:53		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
6:43		Duke Brennan misses two point layup
6:43		Lok Wur offensive rebound
6:43		Collin Moore turnover (bad pass)
6:30	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Justin Abson assists)	50-57
6:04		Ray Harrison misses three point jump shot
6:02		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
5:56		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tyon Grant-Foster steals)
5:55		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Tyon Grant-Foster draws the foul)
5:55	+1	Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-57
5:55	+1	Tyon Grant-Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-57
5:44		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
5:42		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
5:41	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk	52-59
5:41		Lok Wur shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
5:41		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:41		Justin Abson offensive rebound
5:25	+3	Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Blue Cain assists)	52-62
5:18		Antelopes 60 second timeout
5:08		JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot
5:06		Blue Cain defensive rebound
4:43		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Tyon Grant-Foster steals)
4:35		Somto Cyril blocks Ray Harrison's two point layup
4:34		Antelopes offensive rebound
4:34		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:27	+2	Ray Harrison makes two point layup	54-62
4:05		Somto Cyril offensive foul
4:05		Somto Cyril turnover (offensive foul)
3:59		Somto Cyril blocks Ray Harrison's two point layup
3:57		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
3:45	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point dunk (Dakota Leffew assists)	54-64
3:33		JaKobe Coles misses two point layup
3:31		Duke Brennan offensive rebound
3:27	+2	Duke Brennan makes two point layup	56-64
3:00	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point layup	56-66
2:43	+3	Collin Moore makes three point jump shot (Ray Harrison assists)	59-66
2:18		TV timeout
2:11		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:09		Tyon Grant-Foster defensive rebound
1:57		Tyon Grant-Foster misses three point jump shot
1:55		Ray Harrison offensive rebound
1:55		Dakota Leffew personal foul (Ray Harrison draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Ray Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-66
1:55	+1	Ray Harrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
1:38		Blue Cain turnover (bad pass) (Ray Harrison steals)
1:32	+2	JaKobe Coles makes two point layup (Ray Harrison assists)	63-66
1:24		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:06		Tyon Grant-Foster blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup
1:04		JaKobe Coles defensive rebound
0:54		Tyon Grant-Foster misses three point jump shot
0:52		Antelopes offensive rebound
0:46		JaKobe Coles misses three point jump shot
0:44		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
0:16	+2	Asa Newell makes two point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	63-68
0:16		JaKobe Coles shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-69
0:13		Somto Cyril shooting foul (Ray Harrison draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Ray Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
0:13	+1	Ray Harrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-69
0:13		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:13		Styles Phipps personal foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-70
0:13	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-71
0:08	+3	Ray Harrison makes three point jump shot	68-71
0:03		Lok Wur personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-72
0:03	+1	Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-73
0:00		End of period

+ 1

Tyrin Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2