Georgia narrowly defeats Xavier 78-76 in the NIT first round after almost blowing a 23-point halftime lead. Justin Hill and Noah Thomasson lead Georgia's strong performance. Georgia advances to face Wake Forest in the second round.
Georgia 68, Wake Forest 60 | 2H, 1:59 Andrew Carr hits a jumper, and Wake calls timeout. He's got 29 this afternoon
Noah Thomasson knocks down a 3 from the top of the arc and delivers the rare four-point play. Georgia leads Wake Forest 68-56 with 2:51 to go
Georgia 64, Wake Forest 56 | 2H, 3:09 Georgia gets trapped in the corner and has to burn a timeout. Can the Bulldogs hang on in the closing minutes?
Much-needed jumper by Justin Hill pushes Georgia's lead to 9 with 5:30 to go
Wake Forest has hit its last 5 shots. Georgia's lead is down to 5 with 6:30 to go
Georgia 55, Wake Forest 48 | 2H, 7:53 Georgia has not hit a shot from the field in the last 5:02. Good grief
Georgia 55, Wake Forest 48 | 2H, 8:53 Andrew Carr hits a 3, and Mike White calls timeout. Feels a whole lot like the Xavier game where Georgia could do no wrong in the first and could hardly do anything right in the second. Problem now is Wake has the home fans showing support
Georgia 51, Wake Forest 41 | 2H, 10:52 Dawgs maintain a double-digit lead, but Wake Forest has the momentum. Georgia hasn't scored at all in the last 2:03 and has missed 7 of its last 8 attempts from the field
Georgia 51, Wake Forest 38 | 2H, 12:55 Silas Demary Jr. will have a chance at a three-point play when play resumes. Dawgs have to get back going offensively. They've missed 6 of their last 7 attempts as the Demon Deacons show signs of life
Wake Forest starting to creep back into contention. Demon Deacons hit an and-one, and the Bulldogs' lead is back down to 11 with just over 14 minutes to go
Georgia 49, Wake Forest 30 | 2H, 16:30 Georgia picked up where it left off in terms of 3-point shooting. Dawgs have hit their first two 3-pointers of the second half, the latest from Blue Cain
Halftime in NIT: Georgia 39, Wake Forest 24. Justin Hill 14 points, 3-6 3s. Noah Thomasson 12 points, 4 of 6 3s. UGA 10-17 3s. FG%: Georgia 51.9. Wake Forest 29.4
Wake is 2-14 from three. Georgia is 10-17 from three at halftime. Down 15.
HALFTIME: Georgia leads Wake Forest 39-24. Outstanding first half for Georgia, which hit 10 3-pointers and held the Demon Deacons to 29% from the field
Georgia 30, Wake Forest 16 | 1H, 5:00 Noah Thomasson knocks down his second consecutive 3-pointer, and Wake Forest calls timeout. Demon Deacons coach Steve Forbes was not amused. It's been all Georgia this half, and the road Dawgs are on a 16-2 run
Georgia is on a 16-2 run and has completely grabbed control here, leading Wake Forest 30-16 with five minutes left in the first half. Forbes calls a timeout.
Georgia 21, Wake Forest 14 | 1H, 7:54 Justin Hill hits a 3 then gets the ball off a turnover, hits a layup, and draws a foul. He'll have a free throw when play resumes. Dawgs have their largest lead of the afternoon and are on a 7-0 run. Wake Forest has missed 6 of its last 8
Georgia 9, Wake Forest 9 | 1H, 11:57 Dylan James knocks down a 3 to tie the game up. The Demon Deacon have started 4/17 from the field and 1/8 from 3-point range. Georgia needs to take advantage before Wake gets going
Wake Forest 7, Georgia 6 | 1H, 15:29 Off-line pass from Noah Thomasson to Justin Hill takes Hill out of bounds. Solid start this afternoon for Georgia, which has had to change things up with Russel Tchewa unavailable. Dawgs already have 4 turnovers today
They meet again. Georgia and Wake Forest square off in NIT second round game this afternoon https://t.co/Uptjcrq5ls
Georgia-Wake Forest in the second round of the NIT will be 4 p.m. Sunday.
Wake Forest will host Georgia at 4 pm Sunday in the second round of the NIT right back here at Joel Coliseum.
Georgia will play at Wake Forest Saturday or Sunday in NIT second round after Demon Deacons 87-76 win over Appalachian State https://t.co/7CLklh4ZkY
Wake Forest handles App State at home 87-76. Will host Georgia next in NIT second round Saturday or Sunday. Demon Deacons (21-13) lost 80-77 to Bulldogs (18-16) on Nov. 10 in Athens.
Wake Forest beats Appalachian State, which means Georgia will head to Winston-Salem this weekend for the second round of the NIT
Wake Forest defeats Appalachian State 87-76 and will advance to the 2nd round of the NIT this weekend. They will host the Georgia Bulldogs, likely Sunday. The Deacs lost at 80-77 at Georgia early this season.
“It's been emotional, very up and down, but after the game, we got back home, had a good reset, had a good practice on Sunday and yesterday, and that was best for us.” A wild few days for Georgia was capped off by a wild NIT first round against Xavier https://t.co/7Df5RQK7pF
Georgia held on to slip by Xavier Tuesday night to set up an NIT second-round game this weekend https://t.co/YLkbhIXqVQ https://t.co/McKPzA0icD
Georgia slips past Xavier to advance to NIT second round https://t.co/YLkbhIXYLo
Georgia hangs on to beat Xavier 78-76 after nearly blowing a 23-point halftime lead. Russell Tchewa with two huge blocks in final 1.9 seconds. Full story coming.
Georgia awaits the winner of tomorrow night's App State-Wake Forest game. Bulldogs survived nearly blowing a 23-point lead and a review of a review to beat Xavier 78-76.
Georgia barely holds on and advances to the second round with a 78-76 victory over Xavier. https://t.co/V7bLx3selk
Jump ball called under the Xavier basket. Possession stays with Georgia
Georgia 78, Xavier 76 | 2H, 0:11 Dayvion McKnight hits a jumper. Xavier calls timeout. Georgia is going to have to hit free throws in order to seal this one
Xavier player steps out of bounds. It's Georgia ball up 4 with 20.5 seconds to go
Georgia 76, Xavier 74 | 2H, 1:02 Noah Thomasson misses the 3. Xavier gets the rebound and calls timeout. Georgia has choked away a 23-point lead. Can the Bulldogs hold on?
Georgia 76, Xavier 72 | 2H, 2:33 Xavier knocks down another 3, it's 7th of the second half. Georgia calls timeout. The Bulldogs have to put together some strong possessions here to close this thing out
Georgia 76, Xavier 66 | 2H, 4:32 Desmond Claude knocks down the 3 to cut Georgia's lead to single digits. Georgia responds with an RJ Melendez layup. Bulldogs then call timeout
Georgia 72, Xavier 57 | 2H, 7:30 Dawgs remain in control, but there's still a ways to go. Missing 7 of their last 8 attempts ain't helping
Georgia 70, Xavier 55 | 2H, 10:09 The Musketeers are hanging around, but the Bulldogs still have control of this game. Georgia is shooting 50% FG tonight and are 10/20 in the second half
Georgia leads Xavier by 21 in the second half in a first round NIT game. The winner will play Wake Forest or Appalachian State this weekend in the second round.
Georgia 63, Xavier 42 | 1H, 13:41 RJ Melendez knocks down a 3, which sends Jabri Abdur-Rahim running down the bench. Xavier calls timeout. It's been all Bulldogs in this second half
Georgia 54, Xavier 40 | 2H, 16:28 Georgia has done a good job early in this half of locking down on Xavier. The Bulldogs have a shot at really pulling away and are in the middle of a 6-0 run. The Musketeers haven't scored in the last 2:09
Halftime in NIT: Georgia 46, Xavier 34. Justin Hill 10 points, 2-3 3s. Silas Demary 8. Georgia 28 points in paint. Xavier 13-32 FG.
HALFTIME: Georgia leads Xavier 46-34. RJ Melendez steals the in-bound pass and dunks to end the half. Strong first half from Georgia, which goes into the locker room with its biggest lead. Tighten up defensively (especially in the paint), and the Bulldogs will be in good shape
Georgia 40, Xavier 34 | 1H, 1:10 Both teams are trading baskets toward the end of this first half. Each are 4 of their last 5 from the field. Interestingly enough, it's been four different players on each team who hit each of those four shots
Georgia 33, Xavier 29 | 1H, 3:11 Xavier continues to attack Georgia down low. The Musketeers are up to 16 points in the paint. Georgia had some big putbacks from Frank Anselem-Ibe and Silas Demary Jr. to stay out front
Georgia 25, Xavier 21 | 1H, 7:10 The Musketeers have had some wide-open looks under the basket and are starting to close the gap. They're up to 10 points in the paint this half. Georgia hasn't scored in the last 2:23 of play
Georgia 19, Xavier 13 | 1H, 11:03 Georgia's shooters are feeling it. The Bulldogs are off to a 7/15 start from the field and have hit 5 of their last 7 attempts. Dawgs in the middle of a modest 6-2 run
Georgia 12, Xavier 10 | 1H, 13:30 Pretty sporty start by both teams. Dawgs off to a good start offensively with a 5/12 showing from the field. Georgia has also done a good job early of limiting Xavier's top scorer Quincy Olivari, who is 0/3 FG and 0/2 3PT
Tonight, Georgia is looking to advance to the second round of the NIT for the first time since 2016. The matchup between the Bulldogs and the Xavier Musketeers is less than an hour away https://t.co/vD0GovzIa2