SB Nation Atlanta - Georgia Vs. South Carolina: Bulldogs Survive Furious Comeback, Win 60-56https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46601/atlanta-fave.png2011-02-12T18:21:23-05:00http://atlanta.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17538092011-02-12T18:21:23-05:002011-02-12T18:21:23-05:00Georgia Vs. South Carolina Final Score: Trey Thompkins Block Helps Georgia Escape Columbia With 60-56 Victory
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<p>Talk about making things hard on yourself. After building a dominating 28-9 halftime lead, Georgia was outscored 47-32 in the second half but was still able to escape with a 60-56 win over South Carolina. Trey Thompkins narrowly missed out on a double double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Travis Leslie added 13 points for the Bulldogs. </p>
<p>Georgia struggled in the second half thanks to South Carolina's full court pressure that helped to wear down the Dogs. With South Carolina trailing 55-49, the Gamecock's press forced Georgia to use a time out in the back court. Georgia scored on the ensuing play when Trey Thompkins threaded the needle with a beautiful three quarter court bounce pass to a streaking Gerald Robinson Jr. for a lay up. That play didn't calm down the Bulldogs as after two South Carolina free throws Georgia turned it over once again on their next possession. </p>
<p>Two Sam Muldrow free throws brought the Gamecocks to within two points 57-55 with just 1:24 remaining. Georgia handled the press well which led to Jeremy Price knocking down perhaps the two biggest free throws of the game giving the Bulldogs a four point advantage with just 1:16 to go. The Bulldogs didn't help themselves on the next defensive possession as Price fouled Muldrow on a three point attempt. Luckily for the Bulldogs, Muldrow was only able to convert on but one of the three attempts and South Carolina still trailed by three. </p>
<p>After a near turnover and a shot clock forced long three point miss from Dustin Ware, South Carolina called time trailing by three with just eight seconds remaining in the game. Trey Thompkins came up with a huge defensive play switching out on Carolina's Bruce Ellington and getting a hand on his game tying attempt. The Gamecocks fouled Robinson who made one of two to seal the victory for the Bulldogs 60-56. </p>
<p>Muldrow led the Gamecocks with 13 points while Bruce Ellington scored just two points on 1-12 shooting from the field. </p>
<p>The second half was anything but pretty for the Bulldogs. A recipe for blowing a big lead is usually a combination of turnovers and offensive rebounds for the opposing team. Georgia turned the ball over 17 times and allowed the Gamecocks 13 offensive rebounds. They looked extremely shaky down the stretch but ultimately South Carolina dug itself just too big of a hole to climb out of. </p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/georgia-bulldogs/2011/2/12/1990549/georgia-vs-south-carolina-final-score-trey-thompkins-block-helpsKris Willis2011-02-12T09:27:51-05:002011-02-12T09:27:51-05:00Georgia Vs. South Carolina: Bulldogs Look To Keep Tournament Hopes Alive Against The Gamecocks
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<p>Mark Fox's Bulldogs travel to South Carolina today seeking a key road SEC win that could help bolster their NCAA Tournament hopes. Currently Georgia is 5-4 in the SEC with seven games remaining. The Bulldogs desperately need to finish at .500 or better in the conference to have hopes of receiving an at-large bid to the big dance. After today's game, Georgia's next three opponents all previously defeated the Bulldogs (Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Florida) which makes today's road game in South Carolina that much more important. </p>
<p>The Bulldogs enter today's match-up with the Gamecocks with the all time series tied at 47 wins apiece. South Carolina holds a 29-15 record over the Bulldogs in games played at Columbia. Georgia's two SEC road wins this season are the most conference road wins for the Bulldogs since 2007. </p>
<p>In Georgia's last outing, a 65-57 home loss to non conference opponent Xavier, the Bulldogs failed to find any sort of rhythm offensively and were done in late due to foul trouble. Georgia needs to go on the attack today against the Gamecocks and establish the type of pace that they want to play at. The Bulldogs need a bounce back game for Trey Thompkins who wasn't bad against Xavier but fouled out late and wasn't around when the Bulldogs needed him the most. </p>
<p>South Carolina is 13-9 overall with a 4-5 mark in the SEC. They come into today's game having lost four of their last five games. They are led by freshman guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124314/bruce-ellington">Bruce Ellington</a> who is averaging 14.4 points per contest. </p>
<p>Tip Off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. today from Columbia. For more on today's game check out <a href="http://www.dawgsports.com/">Dawg Sports</a> and <a href="http://www.garnetandblackattack.com/">Garnet And Black Attack</a></p>
https://atlanta.sbnation.com/2011/2/12/2329656/georgia-vs-south-carolina-bulldogs-look-to-keep-tournament-hopesKris Willis