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Georgia wins 'bulldog' fight against Miss. State hoops
PHILLIP KISUBIKA
Issue date: 2/26/07 Section: News
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In the annual Battle of the Bulldogs, Georgia showed who the top dogs are in SEC men's basketball.
Georgia led throughout the game and defeated Mississippi State 86-73 Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum to keep its NCAA tournament dream alive.
Senior Levi Stukes led Georgia (17-10, 8-6 SEC) with 21 points, making five of his seven 3-pointers in the game.
"I think it's that time for me to step up and do what I have to do to lead my team to victories each and every night," Stukes said.
Stukes also added four assists, four rebounds and two steals.
"I thought he played terrific all game," Georgia coach Dennis Felton said.
"He was really solid defensively and shot the ball extremely well."
Georgia did not play a perfect game, though. The team had 18 turnovers, eight more than Mississippi State.
The maroon Bulldogs scored 21 points off those turnovers and those points kept them in the game.
"We talked about coming out and taking the game by the throat early in the second half, but we didn't," Felton said.
Georgia had its best game from 3-point range this season, shooting 63 percent from behind the arc.
Georgia led throughout the game and defeated Mississippi State 86-73 Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum to keep its NCAA tournament dream alive.
Senior Levi Stukes led Georgia (17-10, 8-6 SEC) with 21 points, making five of his seven 3-pointers in the game.
"I think it's that time for me to step up and do what I have to do to lead my team to victories each and every night," Stukes said.
Stukes also added four assists, four rebounds and two steals.
"I thought he played terrific all game," Georgia coach Dennis Felton said.
"He was really solid defensively and shot the ball extremely well."
Georgia did not play a perfect game, though. The team had 18 turnovers, eight more than Mississippi State.
The maroon Bulldogs scored 21 points off those turnovers and those points kept them in the game.
"We talked about coming out and taking the game by the throat early in the second half, but we didn't," Felton said.
Georgia had its best game from 3-point range this season, shooting 63 percent from behind the arc.
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