National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia 59, Texas A&M 52
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Pat Evans, # Willie Washington
Attendance: 7595

Georgia 59, Texas A&M 52:
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 22 points and nine rebounds and the visiting Bulldogs withstood a furious rally to send the Aggies to their fourth straight loss.

Georgia (8-11, 2-4 SEC) led 48-31 with 10:20 left before Elston Turner (19 points) and Fabyon Harris (13) woke up lethargic Texas A&M (12-7, 2-4). The Aggies cut the deficit to four, but Caldwell-Pope’s 3-pointer with 2:10 remaining enabled the Bulldogs to win the first-ever meeting.

Georgia led 27-23 after a half in which it outrebounded the Aggies 14-8.

Sherrard Brantley scored eight points and Nemanja Djurisic seven for Georgia, which has won two of three after a three-game skid.

The Aggies shot 34.7 percent (17-of-49) from the field and 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the foul line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Aggies failed again to record the program’s 1,300th all-time win. A&M is 1,299-1,184 in 101 seasons. … Caldwell-Pope led Georgia in scoring for the 17th time this season and is the only Bulldog to have started every game. … This was Georgia’s fifth game ever in the state of Texas, the previous four coming against the Texas Longhorns.
Top Game Performances
 
Georgia   Texas A&M
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 22 Scoring Elston Turner 19
Charles Mann 4 Assists Elston Turner 3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 9 Rebounds Alex Caruso 6
Charles Mann 5 Free Throws Made Elston Turner 6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 Steals Alex Caruso 3
Donte Williams 2 Blocks Kourtney Roberson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Georgia 59 43.2 8-18 13-17 9 29 6 4 12
Texas A&M 52 34.7 6-16 12-23 7 27 3 8 11