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Georgia scores first 23 points as the Bulldogs beat Buffalo 100-49

AP
Dec 19, 2024

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Silas Demary Jr. scored 10 of his 13 points during Georgia's 23-0 start and the Bulldogs cruised to a 100-49 win over Buffalo on Thursday night.

Asa Newell and De’Shayne Montgomery scored 16 points apiece to lead Georgia. Savo Drezgic added 11 points and Blue Cain scored 10 with four assists and four steals. Freshman Somto Cyril, a 6-foot-11 consensus four-star recruit, also had 10 points, a career-best 11 rebounds and tied his season-high with five blocks.

Georgia (10-1) is off to its best start since winning 11 of 12 to open the 2001-02 campaign.

After Tyrin Lawrence hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring, Cain followed with another 3 and RJ Godfrey converted a traditional three-point play. Demary sandwiched 10 points in a span of 2 minutes, 12 seconds around a dunk by Newell before Lawrence stole the ball and went the other way for a fast-break dunk to make it 23-0 with 14:48 left.

The Bulldogs made 9 of 10 from the field while Buffalo was 0-for-5 shooting with five turnovers during that span. Georgia scored its most points in a half this season on its way to a 56-19 lead at intermission. Nine different Bulldogs scored at least three points before halftime.

Tyson Dunn led the Bulls with nine points. Ryan Sabol, who went into the game leading Buffalo (5-6) in scoring at 18.1 per game, finished with a season-low five points on 2-of-5 shooting.

The programs met for just the third time in history. Georgia won the first matchup 56-51 on Dec. 18, 1948, and the second 108-77 on Dec. 11, 1976.

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1st Half
BUF
Bulls
19
UGA
Bulldogs
56

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:46	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists)	0-3
19:17		Tim Oboh turnover (lost ball) (RJ Godfrey steals)
18:47		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
18:45		RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
18:34	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	0-6
18:07		Asa Newell blocks Anquan Boldin Jr.'s two point layup
18:05		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
17:43	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Blue Cain assists)	0-8
17:43		Tim Oboh shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
17:43	+1	RJ Godfrey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	0-9
17:29		Tim Oboh misses three point jump shot
17:27		Bulls offensive rebound
17:27		Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals)
17:21	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup (Blue Cain assists)	0-11
17:21		Bulls 30 second timeout
17:18		Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
17:18	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point dunk	0-13
16:57		Tyson Dunn misses two point layup
16:55		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup (RJ Godfrey assists)	0-15
16:16		Ben Michaels misses two point jump shot
16:14		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
15:48	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot	0-18
15:28		Ryan Sabol misses two point layup
15:26		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
15:09	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Asa Newell assists)	0-21
14:52		Ryan Sabol turnover (lost ball) (Tyrin Lawrence steals)
14:48	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point dunk	0-23
14:35	+2	Tyson Dunn makes two point layup	2-23
14:27		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Noah Batchelor steals)
14:13		Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot
14:11		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
14:00		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
13:58		Tim Oboh defensive rebound
13:39	+3	Noah Batchelor makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	5-23
13:18		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
13:16		Asa Newell offensive rebound
13:07	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (RJ Godfrey assists)	5-26
12:44	+3	Tim Oboh makes three point jump shot (Ryan Sabol assists)	8-26
12:19		Ben Michaels blocks RJ Godfrey's two point layup
12:17		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
12:02		Jump ball. Tim Oboh vs. Silas Demary Jr. (Bulls gains possession)
12:02		TV timeout
11:41		Bulls turnover (shot clock violation)
11:41		TV timeout
11:26	+2	De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point layup (Dakota Leffew assists)	8-28
11:04		Bryson Wilson turnover (lost ball) (Blue Cain steals)
10:59	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	8-30
10:36		Frederiks Meinarts turnover (lost ball) (De'Shayne Montgomery steals)
10:32		Kavon Bradford shooting foul (De'Shayne Montgomery draws the foul)
10:32	+1	De'Shayne Montgomery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-31
10:32		De'Shayne Montgomery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:32		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
10:19	+3	De'Shayne Montgomery makes three point jump shot	8-34
10:00	+2	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes two point layup	10-34
10:00		Somto Cyril shooting foul (Anquan Boldin Jr. draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Anquan Boldin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-34
9:36		Brayden Jackson blocks Somto Cyril's two point dunk
9:34		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
9:34	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk	11-36
9:23		Tim Oboh misses two point jump shot
9:21		Anquan Boldin Jr. offensive rebound
9:11		Brayden Jackson misses two point layup
9:09		Dylan James defensive rebound
9:00		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
8:58		Tyson Dunn defensive rebound
8:42		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
8:40		Bulldogs defensive rebound
8:40		Brayden Jackson personal foul
8:21	+3	De'Shayne Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Dakota Leffew assists)	11-39
8:06		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
8:04		Dylan James defensive rebound
7:51		De'Shayne Montgomery turnover (bad pass)
7:51		TV timeout
7:48		Dakota Leffew personal foul
7:30		Noah Batchelor misses two point layup
7:28		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:16	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point jump shot	11-41
6:52		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
6:50		Asa Newell defensive rebound
6:30	+3	Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	11-44
6:04		Brayden Jackson misses two point layup
6:02		Asa Newell defensive rebound
6:02		Tim Oboh personal foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
5:39		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:37		Tim Oboh defensive rebound
5:19	+2	Brayden Jackson makes two point layup	13-44
4:51	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	13-46
4:26	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point layup	15-46
4:15		RJ Godfrey misses three point jump shot
4:13		Bulls defensive rebound
3:52		Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot
3:50		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
3:24		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
3:22		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
3:15	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot (De'Shayne Montgomery assists)	15-49
2:57		Ryan Sabol misses three point jump shot
2:55		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
2:50		Kavon Bradford personal foul
2:50		TV timeout
2:40		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
2:38		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
2:37		Brayden Jackson shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
2:37		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:37		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:37		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
2:20		Somto Cyril blocks Brayden Jackson's two point layup
2:18		Frederiks Meinarts offensive rebound
2:15		Bryson Wilson misses three point jump shot
2:13		Bulls offensive rebound
2:13		Somto Cyril personal foul
2:06		De'Shayne Montgomery shooting foul (Bryson Wilson draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Bryson Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-49
2:06	+1	Bryson Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-49
1:48	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point layup	17-51
1:32	+2	Tyson Dunn makes two point layup	19-51
1:04	+3	Savo Drezgic makes three point jump shot	19-54
0:49		Frederiks Meinarts misses three point jump shot
0:47		Savo Drezgic defensive rebound
0:37		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
0:35		Bulls defensive rebound
0:26		Somto Cyril blocks Bryson Wilson's two point layup
0:24		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
0:08		Ryan Sabol personal foul (Savo Drezgic draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Savo Drezgic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-55
0:08	+1	Savo Drezgic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-56
0:04		Dakota Leffew personal foul
0:01		Tyson Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Savo Drezgic steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BUF
Bulls
30
UGA
Bulldogs
44

Time		Play	Score
19:36		RJ Godfrey misses two point hook shot
19:34		Anquan Boldin Jr. defensive rebound
19:24		Tyson Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Blue Cain steals)
19:17	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	19-58
19:04		Tyson Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
18:59	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Blue Cain assists)	19-60
18:43		Ryan Sabol misses two point layup
18:41		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
18:14		RJ Godfrey misses two point jump shot
18:12		Asa Newell offensive rebound
18:10		Asa Newell misses two point layup
18:08		Asa Newell offensive rebound
18:06	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup	19-62
17:47	+2	Ryan Sabol makes two point layup	21-62
17:29	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	21-64
17:13	+3	Tyson Dunn makes three point jump shot (Anquan Boldin Jr. assists)	24-64
16:59		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
16:57		Asa Newell offensive rebound
16:55		Asa Newell misses two point layup
16:53		RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
16:51	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	24-66
16:42	+3	Ryan Sabol makes three point jump shot (Tyson Dunn assists)	27-66
16:12	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Blue Cain assists)	27-68
15:57		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
15:55		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
15:47		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
15:45		Bulls defensive rebound
15:45		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul
15:45		TV timeout
15:35		De'Shayne Montgomery shooting foul (Kavon Bradford draws the foul)
15:35	+1	Kavon Bradford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-68
15:35	+1	Kavon Bradford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-68
15:15		Frederiks Meinarts shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
15:15		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:15		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:15		Bryson Wilson defensive rebound
15:05		Kavon Bradford offensive foul
15:05		Kavon Bradford turnover (offensive foul)
14:59		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
14:57		Bryson Wilson defensive rebound
14:34		Somto Cyril shooting foul (Bryson Wilson draws the foul)
14:34	+1	Bryson Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-68
14:34		Bryson Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:34		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
14:12		Bryson Wilson personal foul
14:08		Frederiks Meinarts blocks Somto Cyril's two point layup
14:06		Frederiks Meinarts defensive rebound
13:58		Kavon Bradford misses two point layup
13:56		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:42	+3	De'Shayne Montgomery makes three point jump shot (Dylan James assists)	30-71
13:23		Brayden Jackson turnover (lost ball) (De'Shayne Montgomery steals)
13:19	+2	De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point dunk	30-73
13:19		Bulls 30 second timeout
13:19		TV timeout
13:02	+2	Ben Michaels makes two point layup	32-73
12:50		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:48		Bryson Wilson defensive rebound
12:21		Tyson Dunn misses three point jump shot
12:19		De'Shayne Montgomery defensive rebound
12:03		Dylan James misses two point dunk
12:01		Bulls defensive rebound
11:51	+2	Tim Oboh makes two point dunk (Ryan Sabol assists)	34-73
11:31		Ben Michaels blocks Dylan James's two point dunk
11:29		Ryan Sabol defensive rebound
11:12		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul
11:12		TV timeout
10:59		Tyson Dunn misses two point jump shot
10:57		Tim Oboh offensive rebound
10:57		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Tim Oboh draws the foul)
10:55		Tim Oboh offensive foul
10:55		Tim Oboh turnover (offensive foul)
10:35		Asa Newell misses two point jump shot
10:33		Tim Oboh defensive rebound
10:33		Asa Newell personal foul (Tim Oboh draws the foul)
10:16		Ben Michaels turnover (bad pass) (Asa Newell steals)
10:06	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Somto Cyril assists)	34-75
9:48		Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot
9:46		Tyson Dunn offensive rebound
9:45	+2	Tyson Dunn makes two point layup	36-75
9:25		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (bad pass)
9:12	+2	Frederiks Meinarts makes two point layup (Tyson Dunn assists)	38-75
8:42	+2	Asa Newell makes two point hook shot (Somto Cyril assists)	38-77
8:30		Bryson Wilson misses two point jump shot
8:28		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
8:19		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
8:17		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
8:17	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk	38-79
7:56		Somto Cyril blocks Frederiks Meinarts's two point layup
7:54		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
7:48	+3	Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	38-82
7:32		Bryson Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Somto Cyril steals)
7:27		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Dunn steals)
7:20		Somto Cyril blocks Bryson Wilson's two point layup
7:18		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
7:13	+3	Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	38-85
7:11		Bulls 30 second timeout
7:11		TV timeout
7:02		Kavon Bradford offensive foul
7:02		Kavon Bradford turnover (offensive foul)
6:47		De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot
6:45		Sam Akot defensive rebound
6:40		Sam Akot misses two point layup
6:38		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
6:22		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
6:20		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
6:20		Tim Oboh shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Somto Cyril makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-86
6:20	+1	Somto Cyril makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-87
5:56		Ben Michaels misses two point layup
5:54		Bulls offensive rebound
5:54		De'Shayne Montgomery personal foul (Sam Akot draws the foul)
5:54		Sam Akot misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:54		Bulls offensive rebound
5:48		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Sam Akot draws the foul)
5:48	+1	Sam Akot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-87
5:48		Sam Akot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:48		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
5:25	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point layup (Dakota Leffew assists)	39-89
5:25		Lloyd McVeigh shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
5:25		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:25		Ben Michaels defensive rebound
5:08		Somto Cyril blocks Lloyd McVeigh's two point jump shot
5:06		Bulls offensive rebound
5:04		Lloyd McVeigh turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
5:02		Brayden Jackson shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-90
5:02	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-91
4:47		Ben Michaels misses three point jump shot
4:45		De'Shayne Montgomery defensive rebound
4:31		Lloyd McVeigh shooting foul (Savo Drezgic draws the foul)
4:31	+1	Savo Drezgic makes regular free throw 1 of 3	39-92
4:31	+1	Savo Drezgic makes regular free throw 2 of 3	39-93
4:31	+1	Savo Drezgic makes regular free throw 3 of 3	39-94
4:18		Brayden Jackson misses three point jump shot
4:16		Brayden Jackson offensive rebound
4:15		Brayden Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Savo Drezgic steals)
4:07		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
4:05		Sam Akot defensive rebound
3:48	+2	Omar Migues-Hibeljic makes two point jump shot (Brayden Jackson assists)	41-94
3:27		Brayden Jackson shooting foul (Dylan James draws the foul)
3:27		TV timeout
3:27	+1	Dylan James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-95
3:27		Dylan James misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:27		Lloyd McVeigh defensive rebound
3:06		Kavon Bradford misses two point jump shot
3:04		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
2:58	+3	Savo Drezgic makes three point jump shot (Dylan James assists)	41-98
2:45		Savo Drezgic personal foul (Kavon Bradford draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Kavon Bradford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-98
2:45	+1	Kavon Bradford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-98
2:26		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
2:24		Dylan James offensive rebound
2:18		Dylan James misses two point jump shot
2:16		Frederiks Meinarts defensive rebound
2:07		Omar Migues-Hibeljic misses three point jump shot
2:05		Justin Abson defensive rebound
1:50		Savo Drezgic misses three point jump shot
1:48		Dakota Leffew offensive rebound
1:41		Savo Drezgic misses two point jump shot
1:39		Lloyd McVeigh defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Lloyd McVeigh makes two point jump shot	45-98
1:13		De'Shayne Montgomery misses three point jump shot
1:11		Frederiks Meinarts defensive rebound
1:05		Kavon Bradford turnover (bad pass) (De'Shayne Montgomery steals)
0:51	+2	De'Shayne Montgomery makes two point layup (Justin Abson assists)	45-100
0:35	+2	Lloyd McVeigh makes two point layup (Kavon Bradford assists)	47-100
0:28		Brandon Klatsky turnover (bad pass) (Omar Migues-Hibeljic steals)
0:24	+2	Omar Migues-Hibeljic makes two point dunk	49-100
0:00		End of period

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Omar Migues-Hibeljic makes two point dunk