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Mississippi State Bulldogs at Georgia Bulldogs

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Hubbard's 16 points help No. 22 Mississippi State hold off Georgia, 76-75, to end 2-game skid

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Georgia Bulldogs: Game Highlights

In the matchup of the Southeastern Conference's two versions of Bulldogs, Mississippi State (17-6, 5-5 SEC) survived Georgia's second-half comeback.

Silas Demary Jr., who led Georgia with 23 points, sank two free throws with 8 seconds remaining to cut Mississippi State's lead to 76-75. A last-second steal by Mississippi State's Claudell Harris Jr. helped protect the one-point advantage.

Georgia (16-8, 4-7) fell to 13-2 at home. No. 1 Auburn beat the Bulldogs in Athens 70-68 on Jan. 18.

Georgia pulled even for the third time of the second half, at 71, on a 3-pointer by Asa Newell.

Takeaways Mississippi State: An overwhelming 32-5 advantage in bench scoring, bolstered by a 46-28 edge in points in the paint, helped Mississippi State survive.

Georgia: G Tyrin Lawrence was helped off the court midway through the first half and was escorted to the locker room with an apparent right leg injury. Lawrence, a part-time starter, was hurt while attempting a steal and did not return.

Key moment The visiting Bulldogs' full-court pressure defense forced a turnover, which set up a jam by Riley Kugel. The basket was the key play in a 7-0 run that helped Mississippi State extend its lead to 34-25, its biggest advantage of the first half.

Key stat Mississippi State led 40-32 at halftime despite making only 3 of 9 free throws in the half and 6 of 18 for the game.

Up next Each team's next game is on Tuesday night. Mississippi State returns to Starkville, Miss., to play No. 6 Florida while Georgia plays at No. 10 Texas A&M.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 75
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 76 - 75
2nd 0:00 Georgia Timeout 76 - 75
2nd 0:00 Claudell Harris Jr. missed Free Throw. 76 - 75
2nd 0:00 Asa Newell Defensive Rebound. 76 - 75

Statistics

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32-58 FG 25-54
55.2 Field Goal % 46.3
6-20 3PT 8-21
30.0 Three Point % 38.1
6-18 FT 17-22
33.3 Free Throw % 77.3
31 Rebounds 32
10 Offensive Rebounds 9
21 Defensive Rebounds 23
16 Assists 11
9 Steals 8
4 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 2
9 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 6
10 Fast Break Points 9
46 Points in Paint 28
20 Fouls 14
9 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Stegeman Coliseum

Location: Athens, GA
Attendance: 10,169 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Auburn 15-3 - 32-5
Florida 14-4 1 34-4
Alabama 13-5 2 28-9
Tennessee 12-6 3 30-8
Texas A&M 11-7 4 23-11
Ole Miss 10-8 5 24-12
Kentucky 10-8 5 24-12
Missouri 10-8 5 22-12
Mississippi State 8-10 7 21-13
Arkansas 8-10 7 22-14
Georgia 8-10 7 20-13
Vanderbilt 8-10 7 20-13
Oklahoma 6-12 9 20-14
Texas 6-12 9 19-16
LSU 3-15 12 14-18
South Carolina 2-16 13 12-20
Full Standings