Miami (OH) RedHawks vs Georgia Bulldogs Box Score on Nov 14, 2022

Terry Roberts scored 22 points while KyeRon Lindsay added 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Georgia Bulldogs to a 77-70 victory over visiting Miami of Ohio on Monday in Athens, Ga.

Roberts shot 6 for 16 from the field, including 2-for 6 from deep, to go along with four rebounds and three assists, while Lindsay went 6 for 8 from the field.

Kario Oquendo had nine points and five rebounds, while Justin Hill added 12 points for Georgia (2-1), which rebounded from a loss at Wake Forest on Friday.

For the Redhawks (1-2), Mekhi Lairy finished with a career-high 34 points on 10-for-18 shooting from the field, including going 4 for 7 from distance, to go along with five rebounds. Billy Smith had 12 points that included him going 4 for 7 from deep, with Anderson Mirambeaux chipping in 10 points.

Georgia shot 23 for 58 (39.7 percent) from the field, including 7 for 23 (30.4 percent) from 3-point range, in addition to going 24 for 30 from the free-throw line. The Bulldogs outrebounded Miami 42-27 and scored 22 points off the Redhawks' 16 turnovers.

Miami shot 25 for 57 (43.9 percent) from the field, including 8 for 22 (36.4 percent) from beyond the arc, in addition to going a perfect 12 for 12 from the free-throw line.

Trailing 49-39 with 14:58 left in the game, the Redhawks went on an 8-0 run to pull to within 49-47 on Smith's 3-pointer with 11:58 to go.

But Georgia responded by going on a 14-6 run capped by Roberts' 3-pointer to take a 63-53 lead with 7:22 left.

The Redhawks pulled to within 73-70 on Lairy's jumper with 26 seconds left, but Hill and Roberts each made two free throws to secure the victory.

Georgia took a 27-10 lead on Oquendo's 3-pointer with 6:55 left in the half en route to a 38-28 advantage after 20 minutes.

Led by Oquendo's nine points, the Bulldogs shot 12 for 30 (40 percent) from the field and were even better from beyond the arc, hitting 6 of their 13 (46.2 percent) of their attempts.

Lairy, who shot 5 for 8 from the field, including making 3 of 4 attempts from deep, accounted for 15 of the Redhawks' 28 first-half points.

--Field Level Media