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Gamecocks Fall At Georgia Saturday
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Gamecocks Fall At Georgia Saturday

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Meechie Johnson led all scorers with 20 points in 37 minutes, his ninth, 20-point game in SEC action this season

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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 18 points off the bench, and Georgia never trailed in an 87-68 senior-night win over South Carolina on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 SEC) reached the 20-win mark for the third straight season, building a 48-35 halftime lead behind hot perimeter shooting. Georgia went 10 of 17 from 3-point range in the first half, its best long-range shooting half of the season, and opened the game making 6 of 8 from deep.

Georgia created separation early in the second half, extending the lead to 62-40 with 11:11 remaining and never allowing the margin to drop below double digits the rest of the way.

Somtochukwu Cyril added 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting, Kareem Stagg finished with 11 after tying his career high with 10 in the first half, and Marcus Millender had 10 points and six assists for the Bulldogs.

South Carolina (12-17, 3-13) was led by Meechie Johnson with 20 points, his 15th straight game in double figures. Kobe Knox and reserve Eli Ellis each scored 12 for the Gamecocks, who shot 37% from the field.

Georgia remains in position for postseason consideration while keeping its SEC record at .500. The Bulldogs are currently projected to land a No. 11 seed in the March Madness field.

KEY STATS

  • The Gamecocks shot below 40% from the floor for the second-straight game, going 22-of-59 (37.3%) on Saturday. Carolina falls to 0-6 when shooting less than 40% from the floor this season.
  • The Bulldogs held a 22-2 edge in fastbreak points and 40-28 advantage in points in the paint.
  • The nation’s top shot blocking team, Georgia had eight blocks today with four coming from Justin Abson.

NOTABLES

  • Redshirt senior Meechie Johnson led the Gamecocks again with a game-high 20 points, his career-best 11th, 20-point outing of the season (9th in SEC play).
  • The Cleveland, Ohio native now has 15 consecutive games in double-figures. He’s scored 10 or more a team-leading 23 times this season and is averaging a career-best 19.8 points per game in 16 SEC contests.
  • Redshirt senior guard Kobe Knox (12) and freshman Eli Ellis (12) were the only other players in double-figures for South Carolina. Knox led the team with three steals.

UP NEXT
South Carolina returns to Colonial Life Arena for the home regular season finale to host Tennessee (20-8, 10-5 SEC) on Senior Night next Tuesday. Tip is set for 6 p.m. (ET) with Kevin Fitzgerald (pxp) and Perry Clark (analyst) on the call for the SEC Network broadcast

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