UGA Men’s Basketball: Georgia Bests Florida A&M, 85-75, in Season Opener

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Florida A&M 0-2,0-0 MEAC
85
 Georgia 1-0,0-0 SEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Florida A&M 37 38 75
Georgia 38 47 85

ATHENS, Ga. – Led by a pair of double-doubles, the University of Georgia men’s basketball team opened its 2020-21 season with an 85-75 over Florida A&M Sunday afternoon before 1,638 spectators at Stegeman Coliseum. The Bulldogs (1-0) were able to pull away late from the Rattlers (0-2) on the strength of 58 percent shooting in the second half, as well as a stout showing from their bench.

Stony Brook transfer Andrew Garcia led all scorers with 22 points on 6-of-8 shooting, along with four rebounds and two steals. Junior Tye Fagan posted a career-high 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting, picking up his first career double-double with a team-best 10 rebounds.

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UGA Women’s Basketball: Georgia Beats Georgia Tech in Overtime, 75-69

ATLANTA — Led by 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks from senior center Jenna Staiti, the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team downed the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 75-69, Sunday afternoon at McCamish Pavilion.

Staiti’s effort marked the 10th time in 11 games she has scored in double figures. It was also her fourth double-double and her sixth 20-point effort during that span.

Georgia improves to 2-0 this season and 36-7 all time against Georgia Tech. The Lady Bulldogs are now 13-5 in Atlanta against the Yellow Jackets.

The victory also marked Joni Taylor‘s 100th win as head coach at Georgia and the 999th in program history.

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UGA Football: Georgia Tops South Carolina, 45-16

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 Georgia 6-2
16
South Carolina 2-7
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
Georgia 21 7 10 7 45
South Carolina 0 10 0 6 16

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The ninth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (6-2, 6-2 SEC) rode their stout run game to a decisive 45-16 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-7, 2-7 SEC) Saturday evening in front of 16,444 fans at Williams-Brice Stadium and an SEC Network primetime television audience.

The Georgia offense posted a season-high 471 yards, including a season-high 332 rushing yards for an average of 7.2 yards per rush. Junior tailback James Cook led the Bulldogs’ runners with a career-high 104 yards on six carries and two touchdowns, while redshirt sophomore Zamir White tallied 84 yards on 13 rushes with a pair of touchdowns.

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UGA Football: #9 Georgia Football Postgame Notes Vs. USC, Nov. 28, 2020

Piling Up The Points: Georgia posted a 45-16 victory, and that was the most the Bulldogs have ever scored in Columbia, eclipsing the 41 in a win in 2018. The Bulldogs finished with 471 yards of total offense including 332 on the ground. The leading rusher was junior James Cook with a career-high 104 yards and 2 TDs.

Georgia utilized their ground game to build a 28-10 halftime lead. Georgia scored 21 points in the first quarter, tallying 225 yards of total offense including 151 on the ground. The 28 points in the first half was the most in a first half since scoring 34 against Arkansas State last year. The Bulldogs finished the first half with 295 total yards. Redshirt sophomore QB JT Daniels finished the game 10-for-16 for 139 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT. He led Georgia to touchdowns on its first three possession and four of the first five in the contest.

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