Georgia shows deep scoring attack to cruise past Texas Southern

Dakota Leffew scored a game-high 23 points off the bench, helping lead the Georgia Bulldogs to a 92-64 win over the visiting Texas Southern Tigers on Sunday in Athens, Ga.Silas Demary Jr. added 17 points for the Bulldogs (2-0), while Asa Newell chipped in 14. Tyrin Lawrence scored 13 points while Blue Cain recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds for Georgia, which had a double-digit lead from the 8:11 mark of the first half through the remainder of the game.For Texas Southern (1-2), Kenny Hunter led the Tigers with 16 points, followed by Kavion McClain’s 13. Grayson Carter had nine for the Tigers, who were just 1-for-19 (5.3 percent) on 3-pointers and were outrebounded 53-23.Texas Southern took an early lead on Alex Anderson’s turnaround mid-range jumper with 15:43 left in the first half, putting the Tigers up 8-6. Demary answered the bucket with a traditional three-point play that put the Bulldogs ahead for good.Leading 25-20, Georgia built its first double-digit lead as Leffew drained back-to-back triples to give the Bulldogs an 11-point advantage, 31-20, at the 8:45 mark of the opening half.Duane Posey’s layup then cut the Tigers’ deficit to nine, before Newell’s three-point play capped an 8-2 Georgia run, extending the Bulldogs’ lead to 39-24 with 5:46 left.