Final - 2OT
for this game
Humphrey scores 28 as Georgia wins in overtime
Feb 16, 2007 - 4:42 AM LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Ticker) -- Tasha Humphrey scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 12 Georgia posted an 82-72 overtime victory over Kentucky in a Southeastern Conference matchup.The Lady Bulldogs (22-5, 9-3 SEC) won their third consecutive game and eighth in their last nine by recording their 11th triumph over the Wildcats in 12 encounters.
After Angel Robinson hit a layup with 9:28 left in the second half to give Georgia a 56-45 lead, Kentucky gradually came back and forced overtime on Carly Ormerod's layup with nine seconds to go in regulation.
Cori Chambers and Janese Hardrick hit 3-pointers as the Bulldogs opened the extra period with a 10-4 run. Georgia sealed the victory by making 6-of-8 free throws down the stretch.
Humphrey made 11-of-26 shots, Hardrick scored 12 points and Chambers, Robinson and Cristy Marshall added 11 each for Georgia.
Samantha Mahoney scored 23 points and Sarah Elliott added 17 for the Wildcats (16-11, 5-7), who lost for the fifth time in seven games.
- NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 1OT TOTAL
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GEORGIA (12) 33 33 16 82
KENTUCKY 26 40 6 72 FINAL IN 1ST OT
Feb 15 9:13 PM - NCAA WOMENS BB
GEORGIA (12) 66
KENTUCKY 66 END 2ND HALF, GOING INTO OVERTIME
Feb 15 8:56 PM - NCAA WOMENS BB
GEORGIA (12) 33
KENTUCKY 26 HALFTIME
Feb 15 7:46 PM
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