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Turnovers plague Bulldogs in loss to Arkansas
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Issue date: 3/3/09 Section: Sports
The Georgia men's basketball team continued its problematic performance on the road, falling 89-67 at Arkansas Saturday.
The turnover problem, dormant in Georgia's win over Vanderbilt, was awakened against the Razorbacks. The Bulldogs racked up 21 turnovers trying to break a stingy Arkansas full-court press.
Arkansas (14-13, 2-12) also pulled down 16 offensive rebounds, creating a shoot-til-you-score mentality.
"I thought we got outplayed, really," Georgia interim coach Pete Herrmann said. "Arkansas got way too many extra possessions, which means they got offensive rebounds and forced turnovers. Those are just a result of extra effort on their part."
The turnovers were a punch in the stomach, considering Georgia (11-18, 2-12) posted an impressive 50 percent shooting from the floor, including 9-21 from the 3-point line. Scoring wasn't the problem, getting across half-court was the struggle. The starters totalled 15 of those 21 turnovers.
"I thought we played well to start, played a pretty even game, and then we committed a couple of turnovers, which Arkansas seemed to build momentum from," Herrmann said. "Then we just lost our poise under their pressure, and that was basically the story of the game."
Georgia is now 0-7 in opposing gyms in the SEC, having only won one game away from Stegeman Coliseum this year, against Eastern Michigan on a neutral floor in the Pre-season NIT.
The Kentucky Wildcats and Rupp Arena loom as the final chance for Georgia to grab a road victory, and it won't come easy. Kentucky (19-10, 8-6) is fighting to secure an NCAA Tournament berth, and beat Georgia 68-45 in Athens in January.
The turnover problem, dormant in Georgia's win over Vanderbilt, was awakened against the Razorbacks. The Bulldogs racked up 21 turnovers trying to break a stingy Arkansas full-court press.
Arkansas (14-13, 2-12) also pulled down 16 offensive rebounds, creating a shoot-til-you-score mentality.
"I thought we got outplayed, really," Georgia interim coach Pete Herrmann said. "Arkansas got way too many extra possessions, which means they got offensive rebounds and forced turnovers. Those are just a result of extra effort on their part."
The turnovers were a punch in the stomach, considering Georgia (11-18, 2-12) posted an impressive 50 percent shooting from the floor, including 9-21 from the 3-point line. Scoring wasn't the problem, getting across half-court was the struggle. The starters totalled 15 of those 21 turnovers.
"I thought we played well to start, played a pretty even game, and then we committed a couple of turnovers, which Arkansas seemed to build momentum from," Herrmann said. "Then we just lost our poise under their pressure, and that was basically the story of the game."
Georgia is now 0-7 in opposing gyms in the SEC, having only won one game away from Stegeman Coliseum this year, against Eastern Michigan on a neutral floor in the Pre-season NIT.
The Kentucky Wildcats and Rupp Arena loom as the final chance for Georgia to grab a road victory, and it won't come easy. Kentucky (19-10, 8-6) is fighting to secure an NCAA Tournament berth, and beat Georgia 68-45 in Athens in January.
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