Georgia tries to avoid being latest in North Florida's run of upsets
One of the biggest stories to start the college basketball season will try to pull off another upset when North Florida visits Georgia in a nonconference game Tuesday night in Athens, Ga.
The visiting Ospreys (3-0) already have picked up wins at South Carolina and Georgia Tech, the latter a 105-93 victory in Atlanta on Sunday in which they made 73.7 percent of their 2-point attempts. That's after making 25 3-pointers at a 43.1 percent clip in their first two games.
"Pick what you want to take away, and then we're going to attack whatever that looks like," said North Florida coach Matthew Driscoll, whose team has multiple wins over power-conference schools in a season for the first time in program history. "So proud of this group and so proud of what they stand for."
Georgia (2-0) has started off with home wins over Tennessee Tech and Texas Southern, limiting Texas Southern to 1-of-19 shooting from 3-point range and holding a 53-23 advantage on the boards.
"I thought we got back to just focusing on smaller details, especially on the glass and on the defensive end," Georgia coach Mike White said. "Took more pride in defending. I just thought simply we played harder."
Picked to finish seventh of 12 teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference preseason poll, North Florida has five players averaging double figures. Leading the way is sophomore guard Jasai Miles at 16.7 points per game, while freshman forward Josh Harris scored 22 at Georgia Tech and averages 16.3 per game.
Georgia, picked 12th out of 16 teams in the Southeastern Conference, has had different players lead in scoring in each game so far. Freshman forward Asa Newell had 26 in the season opener and guard Dakota Leffew, a graduate student, went for 23 on Sunday against Texas Southern after 18 in the first game, both off the bench.
The Bulldogs have won 20 consecutive nonconference games at Stegeman Coliseum, including against Xavier in last year's NIT en route to making the tournament semifinals.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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16:13 | +2 | Asa Newell makes two point layup | 3-8 | |
16:16 | Â | Asa Newell offensive rebound | Â | |
16:18 | Â | Asa Newell misses two point layup | Â | |
16:32 | Â | Jasai Miles turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:37 | Â | Nate Lliteras defensive rebound | Â | |
16:39 | Â | RJ Godfrey misses two point layup | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Asa Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
16:49 | Â | Jaylen Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:04 | +3 | Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot | 3-6 | |
17:19 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound | Â | |
17:21 | Â | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:33 | +3 | Nate Lliteras makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Smith assists) | 3-3 | |
17:46 | Â | Josh Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
17:48 | Â | Asa Newell misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:52 | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â | |
17:52 | Â | RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
17:52 | +1 | RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 | |
17:52 | Â | Nate Lliteras shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul) | Â | |
17:55 | Â | RJ Godfrey offensive rebound | Â | |
17:57 | Â | RJ Godfrey misses two point hook shot | Â | |
18:03 | Â | RJ Godfrey offensive rebound | Â | |
18:05 | Â | Blue Cain misses two point hook shot | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Josh Harris turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Josh Harris offensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | Â | Jasai Miles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Jasai Miles offensive rebound | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Asa Newell blocks Josh Harris's two point layup | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Asa Newell personal foul | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Ospreys offensive rebound | Â | |
18:32 | Â | Nate Lliteras misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Jaylen Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
19:02 | Â | Tyrin Lawrence misses two point layup | Â | |
19:08 | Â | RJ Godfrey defensive rebound | Â | |
19:10 | Â | Jaylen Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:42 | +2 | RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists) | 0-2 | |
19:44 | Â | Jaylen Smith personal foul | Â | |
20:00 | Â | Nate Lliteras vs. Asa Newell (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
+ 2 | Asa Newell makes two point layup | 16:13 |
 | Asa Newell offensive rebound | 16:16 |
 | Asa Newell misses two point layup | 16:18 |
 | Jasai Miles turnover (bad pass) | 16:32 |
 | Nate Lliteras defensive rebound | 16:37 |
 | RJ Godfrey misses two point layup | 16:39 |
 | Asa Newell defensive rebound | 16:47 |
 | Jaylen Smith misses three point jump shot | 16:49 |
+ 3 | Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot | 17:04 |
 | Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound | 17:19 |
 | Blue Cain misses three point jump shot | 17:21 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 3 | 8 |
Field Goals | 1-6 (16.7%) | 3-10 (30.0%) |
3-Pointers | 1-4 (25.0%) | 1-2 (50.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 1-2 (50.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 6 | 7 |
Offensive | 2 | 4 |
Defensive | 3 | 2 |
Team | 1 | 1 |
Assists | 1 | 1 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 1 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fouls | 2 | 1 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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North Florida 3-0 | 89.7 PPG | 43.7 RPG | 11.3 APG |
Georgia 2-0 | 87.5 PPG | 55.0 RPG | 16.0 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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. Lliteras G | 13.3 PPG | 4.3 RPG | 0.3 APG | 53.6 FG% |
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. Demary Jr. G | 11.5 PPG | 4.5 RPG | 3.5 APG | 26.7 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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N. Lliteras G | 3 PTS | 0 REB | 0 AST | ||
S. Demary Jr. G | 3 PTS | 0 REB | 1 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
N. Lliteras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Miles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
N. Lliteras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Miles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
J. Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
A. Vargo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Murphy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Moss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
N. Dyachok | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
K. Oriol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Oliver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
A. Begaj | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Thompson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
R. Godfrey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
S. Demary Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Newell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
T. Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
R. Godfrey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
S. Demary Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Newell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
T. Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Cain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
D. Leffew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Klatsky | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Abson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Newell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Jennings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. James | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
S. Drezgic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Kee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
S. Cyril | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3/10 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |