Georgia-Alabama: Bulldogs Hit 10 Three's in 61-54 Victory

The weather was cold and sloppy outside Stegeman Coliseum—and eerily similar to the basketball game housed inside. 

With both teams committing 36 turnovers and one team shooting 15 percent from 3-point range, the Georgia Bulldogs ended up with a 61-54 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Both teams struggled to hold onto the ball, with Alabama having 19 turnovers and Georgia had 17.  

Alabama averages only 12 a game, but Georgia averages 16 a game.  Neither team had an advantage in points off turnovers, with the Bulldogs getting 20 and Alabama 16.

A cold sleet in Athens, Georgia left the Coliseum far from full, but those who braved the weather saw a Georgia team put on a clinic about 3-point shooting. 

The Dawgs shot 45 percent from downtown, scoring almost half their points from behind the arc. 

The Crimson Tide was on the other end of the spectrum, netting only three of their twenty shots from 3-point range and only one in the second half.

The Bulldogs had leads of 15 points in both halves, but with five minutes remaining Alabama (11-7, 0-3 SEC) went on a 10-2 run to cut the Georgia lead to just four points with 1:42 remaining.

But Georgia’s guard, Billy Humphrey, hit an uncontested three with 73 seconds remaining to put the game away.

Georgia (10-5, 1-1) showed an overall good team effort in the game by spreading the ball around. 

Humphrey led the way for the Dawgs with 13 points, one of seven Georgia players to make multiple field goals. 

Jeremy Price added 11 points and Sundiata Gaines had nine points and seven rebounds.

The Crimson Tide was led by Richard Hendrix who had 19 points and 10 rebounds, right at his season average for both categories. 

Mykal Riley added 10 points, but was 0-for-4 from downtown—the senior guard is shooting 44 percent on the season from that range. 

Brandon Hollinger added 10 points from the bench, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc. 

Alabama guard Alonzo Gee had an off-night; he averages 16.1 points a game but finished with only five points against the Bulldogs.

The Crimson Tide continued their horrific season on the free throw line.  Alabama made only 50 percent of their free throws compared to Georgia’s 91 percent. 

Alabama is among the worst teams in the nation in free throw shooting, ranking 317^th out of 328 teams. 

The Tide are now 0-3 in the SEC for the first time since head coach Mark Gottfried’s first season in 1998-99. 

Alabama will look for their first victory in the SEC at home against Mississippi State on Saturday. 

Georgia will look to continue their winning ways against Arkansas at home on also on Saturday.