matt: thompkins keeping it alive and off the hands. thompkins did everything right except get that thing to go down. litterial: it was just good to see him playing aggressive. that's what coach fox wants to see. they want him to have that killer instinct. matt: he was the only returning bulldog with a positive ratio. georgia as a team has not been positive on assisted turnovers. mcphee now has a new career high with a three-pointer. litterial: i really believed he was going to pick up where he left off in the first half and he's just beaming with confidence. you know, he just seems like the rim is an ocean. no shot he's shooting does he feel he can miss. matt: on the defensive end as well, but he grabs the rebound. six points for ricky mcphee out of the locker room. litterial: he is on fire! he is on fire! matt: new career high of 18 points for the young man, inspired as we said earlier by the performance of his former teammate against north carolina last night. matt: 18 is 18. litterial: good to get out of the slump. i've been there.

matt: thompkins gives georgia a 12 point lead. thompkins, number three in the conference in free throw shooting coming into tonight. 10-11. he can now make it 12-13 if he can score at home. litterial: he'll have to do mostly everything for georgia this year. he plays with big man ability. if he comes out, he can play well every night. matt: hit the bottom of the rim. litterial: i think i should give you credit for that. you gave him some pointers and he's really looking good. matt: inspired him tonight. litterial: i think you gave him some shooting pointers. matt: no more than i would give a doctor opinions on open heart surgery. i'll tell you what. a time-out called by coach biedenbach as georgia has given another scoring point and they lead. litterial: asheville needs to become a better defensive team and basically, tonight, they have taken a step in that direction. they are very, very active and because they are active defensively, they've let some easy baskets. matt: trey thompkins, career high 25 points in the opener. career