University of Georgia
2-1
Furman
1-2
Bulldogs Outlast Paladins 84-78
November 17, 2016 | Men's Basketball
We spoke to Juwan Parker and Yante Maten about tonight's win.
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| Notes & Quotes
| Furman | TEAM | Georgia |
| 78 | SCORE | 84 |
| 50.0% | FG% | 52.8% |
| 47.6% | 3FG% | 27.8% |
| 70.0% | FT% | 79.3% |
| 23 | REB | 32 |
| 14 | ASST | 10 |
| 12 | TO | 10 |
| 0 | BLK | 2 |
| 4 | STL | 3 |
ATHENS, Ga. ---The tandem of junior forward Yante Maten and senior guard J.J. Frazier spearheaded Georgia (2-1) past Furman (1-2) 84-78 Thursday night in the second game of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Stegeman Coliseum.
The Georgia duo combined for 55 points as Frazier poured in 28 and Maten amassed 27, both season-high marks. In the final seven minutes in a one-point game, Maten sank 6-of-6 from the free-throw line and Frazier added nine points, seven of which came from the charity strike.
"That was a hard fought game," said Georgia Head Coach Mark Fox. "We were very concerned about how we could defend. I haven't been pleased with our defense... Furman has an excellent offensive team, and we were concerned about our ability to guard them coming into the game. I don't think we did a great job, but you have to give them credit, too. They have a nice basketball team, they're going to win a lot of games, and they're very well coached. We had a lot of guys chip in -- our two big guns (Yante Maten and J.J. Frazier) showed up like they should -- but we had a lot of other guys chip in, which was good to see."
Furman (50.0-percent) and Georgia (52.8-percent) shot a similar clip from the floor the entire game. The Bulldogs outrebounded the Paladins 32-23 and had 12 fast break points compared to Furman's two.
At the break, the Bulldogs held the advantage at 36-31, although Furman guard John Davis III hit a buzzer-beating trey heading into halftime to narrow Georgia's lead from eight to five.
Maten, of Pontiac, Mich., had Georgia's first six points and finished the half with 15 points while also grabbing four rebounds. Frazier, of Glennville, Ga., tallied 12 points including three shots from behind the 3-point arc, two of which came within 27 seconds of each other.
The second half proved to be more of a seesaw affair as the Paladins obtained their first lead and the game featured six lead changes. Frazier and Maten immediately continued their onslaught in the opening possessions of the second half as Frazier drained a three-pointer and Maten added a jumper.
The Paladins' first lead occurred at the 12:13 mark of the second half, however Frazier regained the lead at 50-49 a minute later with an old-fashioned three-point play as he got fouled on a layup and made the free throw.
Furman's Kris Acox hit two free throws at the 8:07 mark to pull the Paladins back on top 56-55. Georgia recaptured the lead on the next possession on a Derek Ogbeide tip-in, but Acox answered with a jumper.
In the subsequent possession, Juwan Parker found Mike Edwards in the lane for a two-handed slam to recapture the Bulldogs lead, 59-58, which they would not relinquish.
Minutes later, Parker hit a shot of the glass, freshman guard Jordan Harris stole the ball from Furman on the other end and Parker poured-in another jumper to stretch Georgia's lead to seven with four minutes remaining.
The Paladins continued to fight back but the Georgia offense went blow for blow, none more crushing then when Frazier jumped on a loose ball, dished it to Parker who quickly assisted to Edwards for an emphatic tomahawk slam to strengthen the Bulldogs' lead to 10 points with only two and a half minutes remaining.
Redshirt junior Parker finished with eight points, while sophomore forward Edwards set career-highs in points (8) and rebounds (7). Sophomore forward Ogbeide chipped in five points and four rebounds.
Georgia travels to Kansas City, Mo. to continue the CBE Hall of Fame Classic with a matchup against George Washington, the 2016 NIT Champions, Monday at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs will play either UAB or Kansas to conclude the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.
Georgia Head Coach Mark Fox
