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Russel Tchewa completes go-ahead three-point play in closing seconds as Georgia edges LSU 68-66

AP
Jan 24, 2024

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Silas Demary Jr. scored 15 points, Russel Tchewa completed a three-point play with 2.3 seconds left and Georgia Bulldogs edged LSU Tigers 68-66 on Wednesday night.

Georgia led 61-52 with 5:48 remaining but made only two field goals the rest of the way - both by Tchewa, who scored the final seven points for the Bulldogs.

LSU forward Jalen Reed made a wide open 3-pointer from the corner with 2:43 remaining and Trae Hannibal added a three-point play on their next possession to get within 65-63. The Tigers took their first lead of the second half, 66-65, with 16 seconds left on Jalen Cook's three-point play.

On Georgia's final possession, Jabri Abdur-Rahim missed a long 3-pointer but Tchewa grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled while making a putback with 2.3 seconds left. He made the free throw for a two-point lead. After a timeout, Jordan Wright caught a full-court pass and had a good look at a 3-pointer from the corner, but it rattled out.

Georgia improved to 11-1 at Stegeman Coliseum this season, with the lone setback coming to No. 5 Tennessee on Jan. 13.

Tchewa secured his second double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds for Georgia (14-5, 4-2 SEC). Noah Thomasson also scored 11 points. Abdur-Rahim, coming off a career-high 34-point outburst at Kentucky, was 2 of 10 from the field to finish with nine points.

Cook scored 21 points and Wright added 18 for LSU (11-8, 3-3). Cook and Wright combined to make seven of LSU’s 10 3-pointers.

Demary scored all 11 of his first-half points during a four-minute stretch. His personal 8-0 run gave Georgia a 29-23 and he added a 3-pointer for a seven-point lead with 2:24 left. The Bulldogs led 35-33 at the break.

Georgia plays at Florida on Saturday. LSU stays on the road to play Alabama on Saturday.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
33
UGA
Bulldogs
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Will Baker vs. Russel Tchewa (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:45		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point layup
19:43		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
19:34		RJ Sunahara offensive foul
19:34		RJ Sunahara turnover (offensive foul)
19:10	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists)	3-0
19:00		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
18:52		Will Baker turnover (lost ball) (RJ Sunahara steals)
18:33	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Noah Thomasson assists)	3-2
18:33		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
18:33		Russel Tchewa misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:33		Tigers defensive rebound
18:20		Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
18:14		Jordan Wright blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup
18:12		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:12		Jordan Wright personal foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
17:53		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
17:51		Will Baker defensive rebound
17:43		Jalen Cook misses two point driving layup
17:41		RJ Sunahara defensive rebound
17:19		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
17:17		Will Baker defensive rebound
17:01		Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
16:55	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point driving layup	5-2
16:42		Noah Thomasson turnover (traveling)
16:19		Will Baker misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:17		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
16:04		Noah Thomasson misses two point layup
16:02		Will Baker defensive rebound
15:53		Noah Thomasson personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:43		Will Baker misses two point jump shot
15:41		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
15:33		RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cook steals)
15:27	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point layup	7-2
15:17		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
15:15		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
15:11		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
15:09		Will Baker defensive rebound
14:55		Jalen Cook misses two point layup
14:53		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
14:31	+2	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point driving reverse layup	7-4
14:09		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
14:07		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
13:49		Jabri Abdur-Rahim turnover (traveling)
13:36		Jalen Reed misses two point jump shot
13:34		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
13:22		Justin Hill misses two point jump shot
13:20		Mike Williams III defensive rebound
13:13		Hunter Dean misses two point jump shot
13:10		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
13:10		Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
13:08		Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:57		Jalen DeLoach turnover (Derek Fountain steals)
12:43	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)	10-4
12:26	+3	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)	10-7
12:05		Trae Hannibal misses two point cutting layup
12:03		Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:03		Trae Hannibal personal foul
11:51		Justin Hill turnover (bad pass)
11:51		TV timeout
11:29		Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass)
11:18		Jalen DeLoach misses two point dunk
11:16		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
11:11		Mwani Wilkinson blocks Blue Cain's three point jump shot
11:09		Bulldogs offensive rebound
11:01	+3	RJ Melendez makes three point pullup jump shot	10-10
10:48		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
10:46		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
10:40		Jalen DeLoach blocks Trae Hannibal's two point layup
10:38		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
10:30		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
10:28		Hunter Dean offensive rebound
10:17		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
10:15		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
10:14		Jalen DeLoach flagrant 1
10:14	+1	Derek Fountain makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	11-10
10:14	+1	Derek Fountain makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	12-10
9:58	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	15-10
9:39	+2	Jalen DeLoach makes two point layup (Noah Thomasson assists)	15-12
9:39		Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Jalen DeLoach draws the foul)
9:39	+1	Jalen DeLoach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-13
9:25		Will Baker turnover (traveling)
9:00	+2	Blue Cain makes two point turnaround jump shot	15-15
8:33		Will Baker misses two point hook shot
8:31		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
8:11	+2	Noah Thomasson makes two point turnaround jump shot	15-17
8:01		Jalen Cook turnover (lost ball) (Russel Tchewa steals)
7:56		Jump ball. Noah Thomasson vs. Jalen Cook (Tigers gains possession)
7:58		Noah Thomasson turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Cook steals)
7:58		TV timeout
7:39	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists)	18-17
7:28		Jalen Cook personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
7:23	+2	Blue Cain makes two point driving floating jump shot	18-19
7:04	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	20-19
6:42	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point driving layup (Blue Cain assists)	20-21
6:12		Jalen Cook misses two point layup
6:10		Tigers offensive rebound
5:56	+3	Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Mike Williams III assists)	23-21
5:46	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup	23-23
5:24		Silas Demary Jr. blocks Jalen Cook's three point jump shot
5:22		Jalen Cook offensive rebound
5:12		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
5:10		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
4:55		Jalen Reed misses three point jump shot
4:53		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
4:37	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Russel Tchewa assists)	23-25
4:19		Will Baker offensive foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
4:19		Will Baker turnover (offensive foul)
3:53		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point jump shot
3:51		Blue Cain offensive rebound
3:48		Blue Cain misses two point layup
3:46		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
3:39		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
3:37		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
3:27	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup	23-27
3:11		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
3:09		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
3:07		Jalen Reed personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
3:07		TV timeout
3:07	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
3:07	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-29
2:54	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point dunk (Jordan Wright assists)	25-29
2:24	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	25-32
2:07	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	28-32
1:56		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
1:56		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:56	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-33
1:41	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup (Mike Williams III assists)	30-33
1:28		Justin Hill misses two point layup
1:26		Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
1:26	+2	Jalen DeLoach makes two point tip layup	30-35
1:06		Derek Fountain turnover (Jalen DeLoach steals)
1:02		Justin Hill turnover (Jalen Cook steals)
0:51	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists)	33-35
0:26		Jalen DeLoach turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
33
UGA
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:30		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
19:14		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
19:12		Will Baker offensive rebound
19:04		Will Baker turnover (3-second violation)
18:51		Noah Thomasson misses three point pullup jump shot
18:49		Will Baker defensive rebound
18:40		Will Baker turnover (lost ball)
18:17		RJ Sunahara turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals)
18:10		RJ Sunahara blocks Mike Williams III's two point layup
18:08		Noah Thomasson defensive rebound
17:47		Russel Tchewa misses two point layup
17:43		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
17:41		Russel Tchewa turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals)
17:37		Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul
17:29		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
17:27		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
17:19		Noah Thomasson misses two point layup
17:17		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:15		Jalen Reed shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
17:15	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-36
17:15	+1	RJ Melendez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-37
16:49		Russel Tchewa blocks Jalen Cook's two point layup
16:47		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
16:30		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
16:30	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-38
16:30	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-39
16:10		Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
16:05	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point dunk (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	33-41
16:03		Tigers 30 second timeout
16:03		TV timeout
15:46	+2	Will Baker makes two point turnaround jump shot	35-41
15:23		Russel Tchewa misses two point hook shot
15:21		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
15:01	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point pullup jump shot	38-41
14:46	+2	Noah Thomasson makes two point turnaround jump shot	38-43
14:30	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point stepback jump shot	41-43
14:20		Silas Demary Jr. offensive foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
14:20		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
14:20		TV timeout
14:05		Mike Williams III turnover (lost ball)
13:55		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
13:55		Justin Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:55	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-44
13:38		RJ Melendez shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
13:38	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-44
13:38	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-44
13:25		Jordan Wright shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 3	43-45
13:25	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 3	43-46
13:25	+1	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 3 of 3	43-47
13:02		Jordan Wright misses two point driving floating jump shot
13:00		RJ Melendez defensive rebound
12:55		Justin Hill misses two point layup
12:53		Tigers defensive rebound
12:41	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point pullup jump shot	45-47
12:27	+2	Justin Hill makes two point layup	45-49
12:27		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Justin Hill draws the foul)
12:27	+1	Justin Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-50
12:09		Noah Thomasson personal foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
11:56		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
11:54		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
11:53	+2	Mwani Wilkinson makes two point tip dunk	47-50
11:19		TV timeout
11:15		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
11:06	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point layup (Jalen Cook assists)	49-50
11:06		Blue Cain shooting foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
11:06	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-50
10:46		Jalen Cook personal foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
10:29	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point pullup jump shot	50-53
10:12		Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass)
9:57		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
9:55		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
9:46		Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
9:44		Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
9:40		Jalen Cook shooting foul (Noah Thomasson draws the foul)
9:40	+1	Noah Thomasson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
9:40		Noah Thomasson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:40		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
9:12		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals)
8:55		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Dean steals)
8:45		Blue Cain personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
8:38		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
8:36		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
8:28		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
8:26		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
8:20		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
8:20	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-54
7:56	+3	Noah Thomasson makes three point stepback jump shot	52-57
7:43		Trae Hannibal turnover (bad pass)
7:43		TV timeout
7:32		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
7:30		Jabri Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound
7:20		Mike Williams III personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-58
7:20	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-59
6:49		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:36		Russel Tchewa offensive foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
6:36		Russel Tchewa turnover (offensive foul)
6:20		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
6:18		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
6:10		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
6:08		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
6:04		Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
6:04		Jalen Cook misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:04		Bulldogs defensive rebound
5:49	+2	RJ Melendez makes two point layup	52-61
5:49		Jalen Reed shooting foul (RJ Melendez draws the foul)
5:49		RJ Melendez misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:49		Jalen Reed defensive rebound
5:37		Trae Hannibal misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:35		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
5:22		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
5:20		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
5:13		Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass) (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals)
5:08		Jabri Abdur-Rahim turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cook steals)
4:56		RJ Melendez personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
4:56		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:56	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
4:40		RJ Melendez misses two point layup
4:38		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
4:34		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
4:32		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
4:28	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	55-61
4:20		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
4:20		TV timeout
4:06	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup	55-63
3:45		Jalen Reed misses three point jump shot
3:43		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
3:43		Russel Tchewa personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
3:43	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-63
3:43	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-63
3:22		Jabri Abdur-Rahim turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Dean steals)
3:15		Jalen Cook misses two point layup
3:13		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
2:54		Jalen Cook shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
2:54	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-64
2:54	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-65
2:42	+3	Jalen Reed makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	60-65
2:15		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
2:13		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
2:06	+2	Trae Hannibal makes two point layup	62-65
2:06		Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-65
1:38		Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
1:36		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
1:09		Jordan Wright misses two point stepback jump shot
1:07		Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
0:58		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:45		Justin Hill misses two point layup
0:43		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
0:37		Tigers 60 second timeout
0:28		Russel Tchewa blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
0:26		Tigers offensive rebound
0:17	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point layup	65-65
0:17		Russel Tchewa shooting foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Jalen Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-65
0:08		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
0:06		Russel Tchewa offensive rebound
0:02	+2	Russel Tchewa makes two point layup	66-67
0:02		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Russel Tchewa makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-68
0:02		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:02		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Bulldogs 30 second timeout