College Basketball News

Leslie lifts Georgia past Pepperdine (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Travis Leslie scored 14 points and Georgia defeated Pepperdine 64-47 on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (7-4) trailed 6-5 early, but led the rest of the game. Trey Thompkins scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Georgia, and Ricky McPhee added 10 points. Georgia outrebounded the Waves 43-28 and held Pepperdine to 35 percent shooting (18 of 51).