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Camara helps Georgia rally to beat No. 20 Missouri 80-70

AP
Feb 17, 2021

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Losing a big second-half lead made Missouri Tigers's third consecutive loss even more painful.

Toumani Camara scored 15 points, including a big three-point play, and Georgia Bulldogs rallied to beat No. 20 Missouri 80-70 on Tuesday night.

Missouri (13-6, 6-6 Southeastern Conference) blew a 48-35 lead following a dominant start to the second half.

''You put yourself in a position to win it on the road, you've got to find a way to win it,'' coach Cuonzo Martin said.

Camara said it was important that the Bulldogs, faced with their own streak of two consecutive losses, played with even more hunger than the Tigers.

''I believed ... the most desperate team will probably win the game,'' Camara said.

Missouri dropped 10 spots in this week's Top 25.

Kobe Brown led the Tigers with a career-high 21 points. Mark Smith and Xavier Pinson had 11 apiece.

Missouri forward Parker Braun said the Tigers ''stopped being aggressive'' after building the big second-half lead.

''We've just got to stay locked in for a full 40 minutes and be ready to play down the stretch,'' Braun said.

Tigers center Jeremiah Tilmon missed his second consecutive game while away from the team following a death in his family.

Justin Kier led Georgia (13-8, 6-8) with 16 points.

Camara's three-point play with 4:55 left broke a 62-all tie, launching an 18-8 run to end the game.

Missouri led 37-33 at halftime despite making only 3 of 15 3-pointers. The Tigers made 6 of 26 for the game. The modest total of first-half 3s included a long jumper by Dru Smith with 31 seconds remaining in the half.

Georgia opened the second half with turnovers on its first three possessions, paving Missouri's path to nine unanswered points. A 3-pointer by Mark Smith capped the run.

The Bulldogs were held without a field goal for almost six minutes after the break before Andrew Garcia's tip-in ended the drought.

Jaxon Etter helped Georgia narrow the deficit. Etter scored on a layup, sank two free throws following his steal and had a defensive rebound to set up a basket by Garcia, trimming the Tigers' lead to 50-45. Etter added a 3-pointer from the corner, leaving Missouri's lead at two points.

Georgia finally pulled even at 53-all on K.D. Johnson's steal and layup for his first points of the game. P.J. Horne's 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the half at 57-55. Kier added another long 3 to extend the lead to five points.

BIG PICTURE

Missouri: The Tigers outscored Georgia 21-12 in points off turnovers. Missouri couldn't take advantage of the opportunity to end its first losing streak of the season after falling to No. 37 in the NCAA's NET ranking used to pick the NCAA tournament field.

Georgia: Garcia had 13 points. Sahvir Wheeler added 12 points. Johnson scored each of his 10 points in the second half, including six on free throws. ... The Bulldogs recovered following consecutive losses to Top 25 teams Tennessee and Alabama.

CAREER HIGH

Brown's previous season high was 14 points at Wichita State on Dec. 6, 2020. His previous top scoring game of his career was 17 against Arkansas last season.

The 6-foot-7, 240-pound Brown took advantage of his size advantage against the smaller Georgia front line.

''It felt good,'' Brown said. ''I just wanted to win, honestly. I wasn't even the one who noticed the mismatch first. ... (Martin) pointed it out and I just went with it.''

MISSING TILMON

Tilmon averages 12.8 points and ranks fourth in the SEC with 7.8 rebounds per game.

Martin said he has talked with the junior. ''I guess he's doing as well as he can do right now, when you lose a loved one,'' Martin said. ''We expect him back soon.''

UP NEXT

Missouri: Visits South Carolina on Saturday.

Georgia: Visits Florida on Saturday.

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1st Half
MIZZ
Tigers
37
UGA
Bulldogs
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mitchell Smith vs. Toumani Camara (Sahvir Wheeler gains possession)
19:48	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	0-2
19:42		Dru Smith misses three point jump shot
19:40		Mitchell Smith offensive rebound
19:33		Xavier Pinson misses two point jump shot
19:31		Justin Kier defensive rebound
19:27		Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot
19:25		Mitchell Smith defensive rebound
19:09		Tye Fagan blocks Mark Smith's three point jump shot
19:07		Mark Smith offensive rebound
19:00		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
18:58		Tye Fagan defensive rebound
18:52	+3	Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Tye Fagan assists)	0-5
18:23	+3	Xavier Pinson makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Smith assists)	3-5
17:58	+2	Justin Kier makes two point layup	3-7
17:33		Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
17:31		Mark Smith offensive rebound
17:17	+3	Mitchell Smith makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	6-7
16:48		P.J. Horne misses three point jump shot
16:46		Mark Smith defensive rebound
16:33		Mitchell Smith misses three point jump shot
16:31		Justin Kier defensive rebound
16:24		Sahvir Wheeler offensive foul (Dru Smith draws the foul)
16:24		Sahvir Wheeler turnover
16:06	+2	Parker Braun makes two point jump shot	8-7
15:55	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	8-9
15:29		Toumani Camara blocks Javon Pickett's two point layup
15:27		Toumani Camara defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Justin Kier makes two point layup (Toumani Camara assists)	8-11
15:20		Torrence Watson shooting foul (Justin Kier draws the foul)
15:20		TV timeout
15:20	+1	Justin Kier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-12
14:57		Parker Braun misses two point layup
14:55		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
14:44		Drew Buggs blocks Sahvir Wheeler's two point layup
14:42		Drew Buggs defensive rebound
14:36		Toumani Camara personal foul (Drew Buggs draws the foul)
14:24		Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot
14:22		Justin Kier defensive rebound
14:16		Tye Fagan turnover (bad pass) (Mark Smith steals)
14:09		Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
14:07		Toumani Camara defensive rebound
13:58	+2	Justin Kier makes two point layup	8-14
13:38	+2	Mitchell Smith makes two point layup (Drew Buggs assists)	10-14
13:18		Toumani Camara misses two point layup
13:16		Mitchell Smith defensive rebound
12:59		Mark Smith misses two point layup
12:57		Mark Smith offensive rebound
12:56	+2	Mark Smith makes two point layup	12-14
12:56		Tye Fagan shooting foul (Mark Smith draws the foul)
12:56	+1	Mark Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-14
12:43		Toumani Camara misses two point layup
12:41		Mark Smith defensive rebound
12:17	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point jump shot	15-14
11:51	+3	Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	15-17
11:39		Dru Smith misses three point jump shot
11:37		Toumani Camara defensive rebound
11:39	+2	Justin Kier makes two point layup	15-19
11:39		Mark Smith shooting foul (Justin Kier draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Justin Kier makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-20
11:11		Andrew Garcia shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
11:11	+1	Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-20
11:11	+1	Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-20
10:54	+2	Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup	17-22
10:54		Javon Pickett shooting foul (Sahvir Wheeler draws the foul)
10:54	+1	Sahvir Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-23
10:31		Xavier Pinson turnover (traveling)
10:18		Kobe Brown blocks Sahvir Wheeler's two point layup
10:16		Tigers defensive rebound
9:52		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
9:50		Toumani Camara defensive rebound
9:35		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:33		Dru Smith defensive rebound
9:22	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point jump shot	19-23
9:21		Andrew Garcia shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
9:21	+1	Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-23
8:55		Kobe Brown blocks Sahvir Wheeler's two point layup
8:53		K.D. Johnson offensive rebound
8:46		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
8:44		Dru Smith defensive rebound
8:35		Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
8:33		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
8:27		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
8:25		Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:23		Tyron McMillan turnover (bad pass) (Dru Smith steals)
8:16	+2	Dru Smith makes two point layup	22-23
7:46		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
7:44		TV timeout
7:25	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point layup (Parker Braun assists)	24-23
7:25		P.J. Horne shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
7:23		Kobe Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:23		Toumani Camara defensive rebound
7:03		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (lost ball) (Mark Smith steals)
6:55		K.D. Johnson personal foul (Parker Braun draws the foul)
6:55	+1	Parker Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-23
6:55	+1	Parker Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-23
6:44		Toumani Camara misses two point jump shot
6:42		Drew Buggs defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point dunk (Parker Braun assists)	28-23
6:02		Mark Smith shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-24
6:02	+1	Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-25
5:39		Toumani Camara blocks Dru Smith's two point layup
5:37		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
5:20	+2	P.J. Horne makes two point layup (Toumani Camara assists)	28-27
5:04	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point hook shot (Mitchell Smith assists)	30-27
4:40		Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot
4:38		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
4:19	+2	Dru Smith makes two point floating jump shot	32-27
3:57		K.D. Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:55		Dru Smith defensive rebound
3:50		Dru Smith turnover (traveling)
3:50		TV timeout
3:32	+2	Andrew Garcia makes two point layup	32-29
3:26		Javon Pickett misses two point layup
3:24		Andrew Garcia defensive rebound
3:13		Tye Fagan misses three point jump shot
3:11		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
2:48		Kobe Brown misses two point layup
2:46		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
2:21		Andrew Garcia misses two point layup
2:19		Andrew Garcia offensive rebound
2:16	+2	Andrew Garcia makes two point layup	32-31
2:02		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
2:00		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
1:51	+2	Andrew Garcia makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	32-33
1:28	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point layup (Xavier Pinson assists)	34-33
1:14		Dru Smith personal foul (Justin Kier draws the foul)
0:58		Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot
0:56		Toumani Camara offensive rebound
0:53		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:32	+3	Dru Smith makes three point jump shot (Parker Braun assists)	37-33
0:11		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:08		Toumani Camara offensive foul (Mitchell Smith draws the foul)
0:08		Toumani Camara turnover
0:05		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:01		Dru Smith misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIZZ
Tigers
33
UGA
Bulldogs
47

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Xavier Pinson misses two point layup
19:47		Mitchell Smith offensive rebound
19:42		Mitchell Smith misses two point layup
19:40		Tye Fagan defensive rebound
19:21		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (bad pass)
19:06		Justin Kier shooting foul (Mitchell Smith draws the foul)
19:06	+1	Mitchell Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-33
19:06	+1	Mitchell Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-33
18:54		Justin Kier turnover (lost ball) (Mark Smith steals)
18:47	+2	Mark Smith makes two point layup	41-33
18:27		Xavier Pinson personal foul (P.J. Horne draws the foul)
18:27		Toumani Camara turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Brown steals)
18:23		Sahvir Wheeler shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
18:23		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
18:23		TV timeout
18:23	+1	Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-33
18:23	+1	Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-33
18:06		Mitchell Smith blocks Toumani Camara's two point layup
18:04		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
17:50		Tye Fagan blocks Kobe Brown's two point layup
17:48		Mitchell Smith offensive rebound
17:39	+3	Mark Smith makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	46-33
17:15		Mitchell Smith shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-34
17:15	+1	Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-35
17:03		Xavier Pinson turnover (bad pass)
16:38		Parker Braun blocks Justin Kier's two point layup
16:36		Mark Smith defensive rebound
16:27	+2	Dru Smith makes two point layup	48-35
16:11		Kobe Brown personal foul (Justin Kier draws the foul)
16:04		Mark Smith personal foul (Sahvir Wheeler draws the foul)
15:59		Parker Braun blocks Toumani Camara's two point layup
15:57		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
15:36		Mark Smith offensive foul (Jaxon Etter draws the foul)
15:36		Mark Smith turnover
15:36		TV timeout
15:12		Andrew Garcia misses two point layup
15:10		Dru Smith defensive rebound
14:43		Dru Smith turnover (bad pass) (Jaxon Etter steals)
14:34		Drew Buggs personal foul (Justin Kier draws the foul)
14:28		Toumani Camara misses two point layup
14:26		Andrew Garcia offensive rebound
14:23	+2	Andrew Garcia makes two point tip shot	48-37
14:08		Drew Buggs misses three point jump shot
14:06		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Jaxon Etter makes two point layup (Andrew Garcia assists)	48-39
13:28		Kobe Brown misses two point jump shot
13:26		Kobe Brown offensive rebound
13:22	+2	Javon Pickett makes two point layup (Kobe Brown assists)	50-39
13:14		Dru Smith personal foul (Sahvir Wheeler draws the foul)
13:14	+1	Sahvir Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-40
13:14	+1	Sahvir Wheeler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-41
12:55		Jaxon Etter personal foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul)
12:39		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
12:37		Javon Pickett offensive rebound
12:36		Javon Pickett turnover (lost ball) (Jaxon Etter steals)
12:35		Javon Pickett personal foul (Jaxon Etter draws the foul)
12:35	+1	Jaxon Etter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-42
12:35	+1	Jaxon Etter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-43
12:13		Dru Smith misses two point jump shot
12:11		Jaxon Etter defensive rebound
12:06	+2	Andrew Garcia makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	50-45
11:50		Jaxon Etter personal foul (Dru Smith draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:39		Jaxon Etter personal foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
11:24		Andrew Garcia blocks Mitchell Smith's two point layup
11:22		Justin Kier defensive rebound
11:14	+3	Jaxon Etter makes three point jump shot (K.D. Johnson assists)	50-48
10:58		Jump ball. Kobe Brown vs. K.D. Johnson (Bulldogs gains possession)
10:58		Kobe Brown turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
10:37		Andrew Garcia misses two point layup
10:35		K.D. Johnson offensive rebound
10:28		K.D. Johnson misses two point layup
10:26		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
10:21	+3	Mark Smith makes three point jump shot (Dru Smith assists)	53-48
9:59		Andrew Garcia misses two point layup
9:57		Parker Braun defensive rebound
9:51		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
9:49		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
9:43	+3	Justin Kier makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	53-51
9:24		Xavier Pinson turnover (bad pass) (K.D. Johnson steals)
9:19	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point layup	53-53
9:04	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point floating jump shot	55-53
8:34		Parker Braun shooting foul (Andrew Garcia draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Andrew Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-54
8:34		Andrew Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:34		Parker Braun defensive rebound
8:16		Xavier Pinson misses two point layup
8:14		Xavier Pinson offensive rebound
8:14		Sahvir Wheeler personal foul (Dru Smith draws the foul)
7:54		Mark Smith misses three point jump shot
7:52		Toumani Camara defensive rebound
7:44	+3	P.J. Horne makes three point jump shot (Justin Kier assists)	55-57
7:31		Mark Smith misses two point jump shot
7:29		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
7:24	+3	Justin Kier makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	55-60
7:22		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:22		TV timeout
6:52	+3	Parker Braun makes three point jump shot (Dru Smith assists)	58-60
6:27		P.J. Horne misses three point jump shot
6:25		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Javon Pickett makes two point layup (Drew Buggs assists)	60-60
6:02		Parker Braun blocks P.J. Horne's two point layup
6:00		Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:48	+2	Toumani Camara makes two point dunk (K.D. Johnson assists)	60-62
5:27	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point layup	62-62
5:09		Toumani Camara misses two point layup
5:07		Kobe Brown defensive rebound
5:04		Justin Kier shooting foul (Drew Buggs draws the foul)
5:04		Drew Buggs misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:04		Drew Buggs misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:04		Justin Kier defensive rebound
4:57		Drew Buggs shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
4:57		K.D. Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:57		K.D. Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:57		Toumani Camara offensive rebound
4:55	+2	Toumani Camara makes two point layup	62-64
4:55		Mitchell Smith shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-65
4:37		Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
4:35		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
4:18	+3	Sahvir Wheeler makes three point jump shot (K.D. Johnson assists)	62-68
4:12		Dru Smith offensive foul (Jaxon Etter draws the foul)
4:12		Dru Smith turnover
3:59		K.D. Johnson offensive foul (Dru Smith draws the foul)
3:59		K.D. Johnson turnover
3:59		TV timeout
3:36		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
3:34		Jaxon Etter defensive rebound
3:22		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:58		Toumani Camara turnover (bad pass) (Parker Braun steals)
2:40		Sahvir Wheeler personal foul (Xavier Pinson draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Xavier Pinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-68
2:40	+1	Xavier Pinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-68
2:23	+2	Andrew Garcia makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists)	64-70
2:14		Drew Buggs turnover (lost ball) (Sahvir Wheeler steals)
2:01		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (bad pass) (Dru Smith steals)
1:53		Dru Smith turnover (bad pass) (K.D. Johnson steals)
1:49		Mitchell Smith shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
1:49	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-71
1:49	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
1:42		Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
1:40		Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound
1:33		Dru Smith personal foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
1:33	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-73
1:33	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-74
1:27		Dru Smith misses three point jump shot
1:25		K.D. Johnson defensive rebound
1:14		Kobe Brown shooting foul (K.D. Johnson draws the foul)
1:14	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
1:14	+1	K.D. Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-76
1:11		Xavier Pinson turnover (lost ball) (K.D. Johnson steals)
1:06	+2	K.D. Johnson makes two point dunk	64-78
1:06		Mark Smith turnover (out of bounds)
1:06		Sahvir Wheeler turnover (bad pass)
0:54	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point jump shot	66-78
0:54		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:54		Torrence Watson personal foul (Jaxon Etter draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Jaxon Etter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-79
0:54	+1	Jaxon Etter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-80
0:43	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point layup	68-80
0:40		Javon Pickett personal foul (Sahvir Wheeler draws the foul)
0:40		Sahvir Wheeler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:40		Sahvir Wheeler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Mark Smith defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point dunk (Xavier Pinson assists)	70-80
0:29		Jaxon Etter turnover (lost ball)
0:01		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)