Georgia beats Ole Miss for first SEC win of season 78-74
AP
Jan 16, 2021
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Tye Fagan scored 19 points, Shavir Wheeler added 18 points and nine assists and Georgia Bulldogs held off Mississippi 78-74 on Saturday to win its first conference game of the season and snap a four-game losing streak.
Ole Miss Rebels (6-6, 1-4 Southeastern Conference) led almost the entire first half despite going 1 of 13 from the arc and had a one-point lead after Romello White's basket in the opening seconds of the second half. But Fagan scored 13 points in a 24-8 run that left the Bulldogs (8-4, 1-4) ahead 53-38 with 12 minutes remaining.
Devonte Shuler led a 9-0 run with seven points that got the Rebels within a one with 1:27 to go but Wheeler made four free throws over the next minute and another by Justin Kier provided the final margin with five seconds left.
K.D. Johnson, playing in only his second game after given NCAA clearance, followed his 21-point debut against Auburn with 14 points against the Rebels, including four 3-pointers on five attempts. Toumani Camara added 13 points. The Bulldogs shot 75% in the second half and 59% for the game.
Shuler had four 3-pointers and scored 24 points with eight assists and Jarkel Joiner added a career-high 22 points.
Ole Miss has lost three straight.
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1st Half
UGA
Bulldogs
29
MISS
Rebels
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Toumani Camara vs. KJ Buffen (Rebels gains possession)
19:40
Romello White turnover (bad pass)
19:13
Toumani Camara misses two point layup
19:11
Luis Rodriguez defensive rebound
18:57
+2
Devontae Shuler makes two point jump shot
0-2
18:34
Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot
18:32
Rebels defensive rebound
18:17
Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
18:15
KJ Buffen offensive rebound
18:04
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point layup
0-4
17:54
Luis Rodriguez blocks Toumani Camara's two point layup
17:52
Rebels defensive rebound
17:45
KJ Buffen misses two point layup
17:43
Toumani Camara defensive rebound
17:13
Justin Kier misses two point jump shot
17:11
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
17:00
Jarkel Joiner misses three point jump shot
16:58
Luis Rodriguez offensive rebound
16:58
Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
16:56
Rebels offensive rebound
16:37
+2
Romello White makes two point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)
0-6
16:29
Sahvir Wheeler turnover (traveling)
16:08
Luis Rodriguez misses three point jump shot
16:06
Bulldogs defensive rebound
15:49
+3
Sahvir Wheeler makes three point jump shot (Tye Fagan assists)
3-6
15:29
+2
Romello White makes two point layup (Jarkel Joiner assists)
3-8
15:22
Justin Kier turnover (out of bounds)
15:22
TV timeout
14:56
Luis Rodriguez misses two point pullup jump shot
14:54
Romello White offensive rebound
14:48
Romello White turnover (lost ball) (Justin Kier steals)
14:44
Justin Kier misses two point layup
14:42
Jarkel Joiner defensive rebound
14:29
Jarkel Joiner misses two point jump shot
14:27
Justin Kier defensive rebound
14:19
Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot
14:17
Devontae Shuler defensive rebound
14:17
Devontae Shuler offensive foul
14:17
Devontae Shuler turnover
13:57
+2
Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup
5-8
13:31
Devontae Shuler misses three point jump shot
13:29
Robert Allen offensive rebound
13:30
Toumani Camara shooting foul (Robert Allen draws the foul)
13:30
Robert Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:30
Rebels offensive rebound
13:30
+1
Robert Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-9
13:04
+3
K.D. Johnson makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)
8-9
12:41
K.D. Johnson personal foul (Austin Crowley draws the foul)
12:34
Devontae Shuler misses two point layup
12:32
Andrew Garcia defensive rebound
12:24
Robert Allen personal foul (Andrew Garcia draws the foul)
12:13
Austin Crowley personal foul (Justin Kier draws the foul)
12:00
K.D. Johnson turnover (lost ball)
11:43
Matthew Murrell turnover (bad pass)
11:43
TV timeout
11:29
Matthew Murrell shooting foul (Andrew Garcia draws the foul)
11:29
+1
Andrew Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-9
11:29
+1
Andrew Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-9
11:13
+2
Jarkel Joiner makes two point pullup jump shot
10-11
10:45
Christian Brown turnover (out of bounds)
10:34
P.J. Horne personal foul
10:30
Austin Crowley misses three point jump shot
10:28
Matthew Murrell offensive rebound
10:28
Andrew Garcia shooting foul (Matthew Murrell draws the foul)
10:28
Matthew Murrell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:28
Matthew Murrell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:28
P.J. Horne defensive rebound
10:17
P.J. Horne misses three point jump shot
10:15
P.J. Horne offensive rebound
10:10
Andrew Garcia misses two point layup
10:08
Romello White defensive rebound
9:55
Austin Crowley misses three point jump shot
9:53
Romello White offensive rebound
9:54
Andrew Garcia personal foul
9:46
+3
Matthew Murrell makes three point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)
10-14
9:33
Christian Brown misses two point layup
9:31
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
9:21
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point driving layup (Romello White assists)
10-16
9:01
Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
8:39
Sahvir Wheeler misses two point driving layup
8:37
Christian Brown offensive rebound
8:17
+2
Toumani Camara makes two point turnaround jump shot
12-16
8:17
Luis Rodriguez shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul)
8:17
+1
Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-16
7:56
KJ Buffen misses three point jump shot
7:54
Tye Fagan defensive rebound
7:43
+2
Tye Fagan makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists)
15-16
7:43
Rebels 30 second timeout
7:43
TV timeout
7:29
+2
Devontae Shuler makes two point pullup jump shot
15-18
7:10
P.J. Horne misses three point jump shot
7:08
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
7:00
+2
Jarkel Joiner makes two point jump shot (Devontae Shuler assists)
15-20
6:38
Justin Kier misses three point jump shot
6:36
KJ Buffen defensive rebound
6:25
+2
KJ Buffen makes two point jump shot (Romello White assists)
15-22
6:25
Justin Kier shooting foul (KJ Buffen draws the foul)