ATHENS, Ga. — On Thursday evening, Georgia’s basketball team delivered an impressive performance, securing a commanding 100-49 victory over Buffalo. Silas Demary Jr. significantly contributed to this triumph by scoring 10 of his total 13 points during a remarkable 23-0 opening run by the Bulldogs.

Asa Newell and De’Shayne Montgomery emerged as the top scorers for Georgia, each contributing 16 points. Additionally, Savo Drezgic added 11 points, while Blue Cain finished with 10 points, alongside four assists and four steals. Freshman Somto Cyril, a highly-rated 6-foot-11 recruit, also scored 10 points and shined with a career-high of 11 rebounds, matching his season-best of five blocked shots.

Georgia is currently enjoying its finest start to a season since the 2001-02 campaign, having achieved a 10-1 record thus far.

The Bulldogs kicked off the game with a three-pointer from Tyrin Lawrence, followed quickly by another from Cain, and R.J. Godfrey completing a traditional three-point play. Demary then netted 10 points in a quick succession that spanned just over two minutes, with Newell also scoring off a dunk. The onslaught continued as Lawrence intercepted the ball, completing a fast-break dunk that propelled the score to 23-0 with 14:48 left in the first half.

During this dominant stretch, Georgia hit 9 out of 10 attempts from the field, while Buffalo struggled without connecting on any of its five shots and committing five turnovers. By halftime, Georgia had built a substantial lead of 56-19, marking the highest points scored by the team in a half this season, with nine players contributing at least three points.

For Buffalo, Tyson Dunn was the standout scorer with nine points. Ryan Sabol, who entered the game as the team’s leading scorer with an average of 18.1 points per game, was limited to just five points on a 2-of-5 shooting night, marking his lowest scoring output for the season.

This matchup between the two programs was only the third encounter in their histories, with Georgia previously winning both earlier games, 56-51 in 1948 and 108-77 in 1976.