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MBB: Georgia Defeats South Carolina 73-64, Keep NCAA Hopes Alive
The Georgia Bulldogs (19-11, 7-10 SEC) defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-18, 2-15 SEC), 73-64, on Tuesday night at Colonial Life Arena. Three scorers reached double figures headlined by sophomore guard Silas Demary Jr.’s 16 points on the night.
Fast Facts
• After Demary Jr.’s 16-point performance, fellow sophomore guard Blue Cain followed with 14 points while freshman forward Asa Newell finished with 11.
• The Bulldogs’ have now won three-consecutive SEC games for the first time since Feb. 23-March 1, 2017 (defeated Alabama, LSU and Auburn).
• Demary Jr. matched his career-high in rebounds with eight on the night, doing so for the third time this season and the first time since Oklahoma on Jan. 11.
• Finishing with 14 points and seven boards on the night, Cain has now produced 10+ points and five or more rebounds in six of his last eight outings for the Bulldogs.
• Dylan James was a force on the defensive end of the court, matching his season-high in rebounds with five while also notching his first career performance with multiple steals and blocks at two each.
• Georgia outrebounded South Carolina 37-23 on the night, winning the scoring battle in the paint 26-16 while also outscoring the Gamecocks off the bench 24-9.
Key Quote
“Huge win for us,” head coach Mike White said. “South Carolina is a very, very good team. They’re so hard to defend and they set great screens. They run good stuff. [Collin] Murray-Boyles is one of the toughest matchups in the country, and they just sit down and guard you. They’re so disciplined with their half-court defense. We weren’t able to get a lot of easy ones in transition, and, unfortunately, we had to hit some tough twos. You know, Silas [Demary Jr.] stepped up and hit some big shots for us. Blue [Cain] hit some big shots. We got some offensive rebounds, extra possessions by Dylan [James], by Asa [Newell]. Somto [Cyril] played well. Huge week for us, huge win.”
Box Score
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to Athens for their regular season finale where they face Vanderbilt on Saturday, March 8 with tipoff set at 12 p.m. ET at Stegeman Coliseum. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
BSB: Dawgs Extend Streak to 11, Georgia State on Deck
Fifth-ranked Georgia extended its winning streak to 11 games with an 8-4 win over High Point Tuesday at Foley Field.
Fast Facts
• After drilling a two-run walk-off home run this past Sunday against Florida Gulf Coast, junior Ryan Black (3-for-4, 2 RBI) smacked a home run to start the bottom of the first. Then, Slate Alford (2-for-5, 3 RBI) followed with a solo shot as Georgia took a 2-1 lead. It was the fourth home run for each Bulldog.
• Georgia matched its longest winning streak since 2014 (11 games) with Tuesday’s victory.
• Eight pitchers saw action on a staff afternoon with junior DJ Radtke (2-0) picking up the victory. He came on in the second inning with two runners in scoring position of a 2-1 contest and registered a strikeout. He pitched 1.1 innings.
• Sophomore Tre Phelps (2-for-5) extended his hitting streak to nine games while graduate Christian Adams and junior Kolby Branch both went 2-for-3 with an RBI as part of a 14-hit attack.
• Junior Matthew Hoskins provided two scoreless frames with two strikeouts.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On answering when the opponent scores…
“We’re getting to that point now where we’re getting some good swings. We’ve got a good, solid approach on what we’re trying to do with the starter. Obviously, Ryan Black with a home run to start the game and Slate (Alford) getting another one right after that. That’s what our offense is capable of doing against certain teams. We play matchups a ton, and I get asked a lot why I play so many games so early. It takes a while to figure out who can play against who. You need to see it play out, and when it happens, It’s fun to watch.”
On pitching today
“We had some guys come in and make some pitches. We were trying to do some things, six games in six days, we’ll wrap up tomorrow. When you have that many games in a row, we were able to take guys like Leighton Finley, and instead of him throwing a bullpen this week, he got his bullpen out here in an inning, and it was worth the work. We did the same with Kolten Smith and Brian Zeldin. I thought DJ Radtke came in an settled some things down too.”
Tre Phelps | So. | OF/INF
On the team’s belief in each other…
“It is just top to bottom believing in ourselves. You know the next guy is going to do it, and the first guy is going to do it. That is in hitting or pitching, and it is being able to believe from inning one to inning nine. It was good to be able to come back after an off day with energy after a long weekend and handle business offensively and defensively.”
Box Score
Up Next
Georgia continues a 13-game stretch at Foley Field Wednesday when it faces Georgia State. First pitch will be at 3 p.m.
MBB: Silas Demary Jr. Named a National Player of the Week
Georgia’s Silas Demary Jr. was one of five players named a National Player of the Week on Tuesday by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) in association with the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
Demary Jr. led the Bulldogs to victories over No 3 Florida and Texas last week, posting a pair of 20-point performances. He was key to Georgia taking control of each game early. Demary Jr. scored 10 points in the first 5:31 against the Gators as the Bulldogs raced to a 20-6 lead. At Texas, he notched 10 points in the first half as Georgia opened up a 49-26 lead at the intermission.
Demary Jr. finished with 21 points against Florida and a career-high 26 at Texas. He did so in an extremely efficient fashion, shooting a combined 57.7 percent from the field and 58.3 percent from 3-point range.
Those games headline an impressive six-game stretch against No. 22 Mississippi State, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 21 Missouri, No. 1 Auburn, No. 3 Florida and Texas in which Demary Jr. has averaged 20.5 points and recorded additional career highs of seven assists against Mississippi State and 40 minutes versus Missouri.
Georgia improved to 18-11 overall and 6-10 in the SEC with last week’s wins. The Bulldogs have two regular-season games left, facing South Carolina in Columbia tonight before hosting Vanderbilt on Saturday at noon. A limited number of tickets remain for the match with the Commodores and are available at www.georgiadogs.com/mbbtix.
The USBWA expanded its national weekly honors program to highlight five national Division I Players of the Week each week in conjunction with the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
Each Tuesday during the regular season, designated USBWA board members will select five standouts from the 31 Division I conference players of the week to be recognized. This week’s selections were chosen from a list of the conferences that named a player of the week on Monday. These are the season’s final selections. Joining Demary Jr. as this week’s honorees are Eric Dixon, Villanova (Big East); Izaiyah Nelson, Arkansas State (Sun Belt); Jeff Planutis, Mercyhurst (Northeast); and Cooper Schwieger, Valparaiso (Missouri Valley).
Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a National Player of the Year. In 1998, the award was named in honor of the University of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson. It is the nation’s oldest award and the only one named after a former player.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the USBWA will name finalists for the award, which is voted on by the entire membership. The winner of the award will be announced at the 2025 Men’s Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, with the formal presentation to follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
WBB: Mia Woolfolk and Trinity Turner Named to 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team
Georgia women’s basketball freshmen Trinity Turner and Mia Woolfolk earned spots on the 2025 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday.
Georgia is the only program to land two players on the All-Freshman squad, marking the first time since 2010 the Lady Bulldogs have had a pair of student-athletes in the same season earn All-Freshman honors.
With her 12.2 points per game, Turner is the first Georgia rookie since 2004 National Freshman of the Year Tasha Humphrey to lead the Lady Bulldogs in scoring at the end of the regular season. The Orlando, Florida, native has posted 17 double-figure scoring games and five 20-plus point contests. She scored a career-high 28 points twice this season, doing so in road games at Georgia Tech and LSU.
Turner enters the SEC tournament ranked fifth among league freshmen in scoring and has totaled 85 assists and 50 steals.
Woolfolk made history to begin the year, becoming only the third Georgia rookie to record a double-double in her debut. She then ended the regular season by leading the Lady Bulldogs to an upset win at No. 11 Tennessee. Her 20-point effort in the season finale earned her SEC Freshman of the Week honors. The Midlothian, Virginia, native averaged 11.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game during the regular season, scoring in double figures 12 times.
Turner and Woolfolk are part of Georgia’s talented freshman class that makes up 47 percent of the team’s scoring. The Lady Bulldogs are the only SEC squad to have a pair of true freshmen rank among their top three scorers.
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