Field Street Forum

ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) defeated the North Florida Ospreys (3-1), 90-77, on Tuesday night at Stegeman Coliseum. Six scorers saw double figures led by junior forward RJ Godfrey’s second career double-double, notching career highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds.

Fast Facts
• After Godfrey’s career night, sophomore guard Silas Demary Jr. followed with 17 points, six boards and five assists. Graduate guard Tyrin Lawrence, freshman forward Asa Newell, sophomore guard Blue Cain and graduate guard Dakota Leffew rounded out double figure scoring with 15, 13, 11 and 10, respectively.
• With three blocks on the night, Asa Newell has recorded three or more blocks in each of his first three career games (last Georgia player with three or more blocks in at least three games was Nic Claxton in 2018-19 season).
• After matching his season-high with 17 points on the night, Silas Demary Jr. is the second Georgia player under Mike White to have multiple 15+ point and 5+ assist games in a season (Terry Roberts had 4 in 2022-23).
• Tyrin Lawrence posted a season-high 15 points with 11 coming in the first half.
• The Bulldogs never trailed on the night, outscoring the Ospreys 48-26 in the paint, the largest differential this season.
 
Key Quotes:
“Good win for us,” head coach Mike White said. “North Florida is really good. They’ll be one of the better offensive mid-major teams in the country this year. A couple of high-major wins already on the road. We had to guard at a really high level, and I thought we did at times, and you look down at 7 [Liam Murphy]. I mean, these guys can really score it. Credit Coach [Matthew] Driscoll and his staff, the start that they’ve gotten off to. It’s unbelievable.”
 
Up Next:
The Bulldogs will go on the road for the first time in the regular season when they face in-state rivals Georgia Tech on Friday, Nov. 15 with tipoff set at 8 p.m. ET at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.

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