Overview
- Georgia beat Mississippi State 102-96 in Starkville after trailing 47-42 at halftime in the regular-season finale.
- The Bulldogs erupted for 60 second-half points and finished 17 of 29 from 3-point range while shooting 88% at the line.
- Kanon Catchings led Georgia with 23 points as five players scored in double figures, including Marcus Millender with 18 and Blue Cain and Jeremiah Wilkinson with 15 each.
- Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard scored 42 points with seven 3-pointers for his seventh 30-plus game of the season, the most in the SEC.
- Georgia improved to 22-9 (10-8 SEC) and is 8-0 when scoring at least 100; Mississippi State fell to 13-18 (5-13), lost its fifth straight, and holds the No. 13 seed for next week’s SEC Tournament.