Georgia 84, Furman 78  

ATHENS, Ga. - J.J. Frazier tallied 28 points and forward Yante Maten added 27 to help Georgia edge Furman, 84-78, in non-conference men’s basketball action in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic on Thursday evening at Stegeman Coliseum.

The loss dropped the Paladins to 1-2, while Georgia improved to 2-1 on the season.

After Kris Acox’s jumper in the lane gave Furman a 58-57 lead with 7:13 remaining, Georgia’s Mike Edwards ignited a 12-2 Bulldogs run with a dunk on the other end. Maten hit 4-of-6 free throws during the stretch and Frazier drained two free throws with 3:20 left to extend the margin to 69-60.

Back-to-back baskets from Daniel Fowler trimmed the UGA lead to 73-67 with 1:34 to go, but Furman was unable to get any closer as the Bulldogs connected on 9-of-10 free throws in the final 1:30.

Georgia shot 56% in the second half to finish at 52.8% for the game. The Bulldogs converted on 23-of-29 free throw attempts and used a 32-23 edge on the glass to outscore the Paladins in the paint and in second chance points.

Frazier hit 4-of-9 three-point attempts and 10-of-11 free throws to lead all scorers, while Maten converted on 9-of-13 field goals and 8-of-12 trips to the foul line.

Kris Acox paced Furman with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Fowler contributed 16 points and five assists. Devin Sibley and Andrew Brown rounded out the Paladins double figure scorers with 14 and 11 points, respectively.

Georgia held a 36-31 halftime lead and extended its advantage to 44-34 before the Paladins used a 14-3 run to grab the lead. Brown netted five straight points and freshman Jordan Lyons capped the spurt with a trey to give Furman a 48-47 lead with under 12:30 to play.

Georgia used a run of its own to open up a 56-49 lead, but Brown hit another three to help key a 7-0 Furman spurt to regain the lead with 8:07 to play.