Demary scores 16 as Georgia defeats Xavier 78-76 in NIT

AP
Mar 19, 2024

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Silas Demary Jr. had 16 points in Georgia's 78-76 win against Xavier on Tuesday night in the NIT.

Demary made a contested shot in the lane to put Georgia ahead 78-74 with 25 seconds left.

Demary shot 7 of 13 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line for the Bulldogs (18-16). RJ Melendez scored 14 points and added four steals. Noah Thomasson had 12 points and shot 5 for 14, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc.

The Musketeers (16-18) were led by Desmond Claude, who recorded 30 points, five assists and two steals. Quincy Olivari added 11 points and two steals for Xavier. Abou Ousmane finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.

Justin Hill scored 10 points in the first half for Georgia, who led 46-34 at the break. Georgia used an 11-0 run in the second half to build a 23-point lead at 65-42 with 13:26 left.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
34
UGA
Bulldogs
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lazar Djokovic vs. Russel Tchewa (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:45		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:43		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
19:38		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
19:36		Lazar Djokovic offensive rebound
19:24		Dayvion McKnight turnover (bad pass)
19:05		Dylan James misses two point hook shot
19:03		Blue Cain offensive rebound
18:51		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
18:49		Musketeers defensive rebound
18:27		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
18:25		Blue Cain defensive rebound
18:16		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:14		Musketeers defensive rebound
17:56		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
17:54		Dylan James defensive rebound
17:37		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
17:37	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
17:37	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
17:19		Blue Cain shooting foul (Quincy Olivari draws the foul)
17:19	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 1 of 3	1-2
17:19	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 2 of 3	2-2
17:19	+1	Quincy Olivari makes regular free throw 3 of 3	3-2
17:05	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup (Russel Tchewa assists)	3-4
16:55	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	5-4
16:38		Russel Tchewa misses two point hook shot
16:36		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
16:27		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (Russel Tchewa steals)
16:20	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Noah Thomasson assists)	5-6
16:04		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
16:02		Dylan James defensive rebound
15:54		Noah Thomasson misses two point jump shot
15:52		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
15:44		Quincy Olivari misses two point jump shot
15:42		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	5-8
15:08	+3	Desmond Claude makes three point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists)	8-8
14:53	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup (Russel Tchewa assists)	8-10
14:40		Dylan James blocks Lazar Djokovic's two point layup
14:38		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
14:36		Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
14:34		Dylan James defensive rebound
14:13		Noah Thomasson turnover (lost ball) (Desmond Claude steals)
14:09	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point layup	10-10
13:45	+2	Dylan James makes two point jump shot	10-12
13:38		Quincy Olivari misses three point jump shot
13:36		Blue Cain defensive rebound
13:31		Dayvion McKnight blocks Blue Cain's two point layup
13:30		Bulldogs offensive rebound
13:30		TV timeout
13:11		Trey Green shooting foul (RJ Sunahara draws the foul)
13:11	+1	RJ Sunahara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
13:11		RJ Sunahara misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:11		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
12:54		Jalen DeLoach shooting foul (Gytis Nemeiksa draws the foul)
12:54		Gytis Nemeiksa misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:54	+1	Gytis Nemeiksa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
12:38		Sasa Ciani shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
12:38	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-14
12:38	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-15
12:21		Gytis Nemeiksa misses three point jump shot
12:19		Blue Cain defensive rebound
12:13		Justin Hill misses two point layup
12:09		Gytis Nemeiksa defensive rebound
12:07		Gytis Nemeiksa turnover (bad pass) (RJ Melendez steals)
12:03	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point dunk	11-17
11:52	+2	Dayvion McKnight makes two point jump shot	13-17
11:35	+2	Justin Hill makes two point layup	13-19
11:17		Trey Green misses two point jump shot
11:15		Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
11:03		Justin Hill turnover (bad pass)
11:03		TV timeout
10:55	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point dunk (Dayvion McKnight assists)	15-19
10:38		Justin Hill turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Claude steals)
10:31	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	17-19
10:09	+3	Justin Hill makes three point jump shot (Russel Tchewa assists)	17-22
9:45		Desmond Claude misses three point jump shot
9:43		Blue Cain defensive rebound
9:34	+3	Justin Hill makes three point jump shot	17-25
9:14		Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot
9:12		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
9:04		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
9:02		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
8:46	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point dunk (Desmond Claude assists)	19-25
8:28		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
8:26		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
8:15		Lazar Djokovic misses two point layup
8:13		Dylan James defensive rebound
8:03		Justin Hill misses two point jump shot
8:01		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
7:48		Lazar Djokovic misses two point jump shot
7:46		Dylan James defensive rebound
7:36		RJ Melendez misses two point jump shot
7:34		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
7:26	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point jump shot (Desmond Claude assists)	21-25
7:10		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
7:10		TV timeout
7:04		Noah Thomasson misses two point layup
7:02		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
7:01	+2	Jalen DeLoach makes two point dunk	21-27
6:41		Trey Green misses three point jump shot
6:39		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
6:37		Frank Anselem-Ibe shooting foul (Kachi Nzeh draws the foul)
6:37	+1	Kachi Nzeh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-27
6:37	+1	Kachi Nzeh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-27
6:25		Noah Thomasson misses two point jump shot
6:23		Frank Anselem-Ibe offensive rebound
6:19	+2	Frank Anselem-Ibe makes two point layup	23-29
6:08	+2	Kachi Nzeh makes two point layup	25-29
5:54		Quincy Olivari personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
5:48	+2	Frank Anselem-Ibe makes two point layup (Noah Thomasson assists)	25-31
5:40		Sasa Ciani misses two point jump shot
5:38		Kachi Nzeh offensive rebound
5:31		Desmond Claude misses two point jump shot
5:29		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
5:08		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dayvion McKnight steals)
4:51		Sasa Ciani turnover (bad pass)
4:30		Justin Hill misses three point jump shot
4:28		Kachi Nzeh defensive rebound
4:20		Frank Anselem-Ibe personal foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
4:15	+2	Desmond Claude makes two point jump shot	27-31
4:02		Jalen DeLoach misses two point jump shot
4:00		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
3:52		Abou Ousmane turnover (lost ball) (Noah Thomasson steals)
3:47		Justin Hill misses two point layup
3:45		Silas Demary Jr. offensive rebound
3:41	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point layup	27-33
3:26	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup	29-33
3:11		Abou Ousmane personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
3:11		TV timeout
3:00	+2	Jalen DeLoach makes two point layup	29-35
2:41	+2	Quincy Olivari makes two point jump shot	31-35
2:25	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point jump shot	31-38
2:14		Dylan James shooting foul (Lazar Djokovic draws the foul)
2:14		Lazar Djokovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:14	+1	Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-38
1:48		Jalen DeLoach misses two point jump shot
1:46		Desmond Claude defensive rebound
1:41		Dayvion McKnight misses three point jump shot
1:39		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot	32-40
1:20	+2	Lazar Djokovic makes two point jump shot (Quincy Olivari assists)	34-40
1:10		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:48	+2	Dylan James makes two point layup	34-42
0:27		Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
0:25		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
0:07		Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
0:07	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-44
0:04		Noah Thomasson personal foul (Dayvion McKnight draws the foul)
0:04		Musketeers 30 second timeout
0:03		Desmond Claude turnover (bad pass) (RJ Melendez steals)
0:01	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point dunk	34-46
0:00		End of period

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Demary scores 16 as Georgia defeats Xavier 78-76 in NIT

1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
34
UGA
Bulldogs
46

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Demary scores 16 as Georgia defeats Xavier 78-76 in NIT

1st Half XAVMusketeers34UGABulldogs46

1st Half
XAV
Musketeers
34
UGA
Bulldogs
46