Oquendo leads Georgia over South Carolina in overtime 81-78
AP
Jan 28, 2023
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Kario Oquendo scored all eight of Georgia Bulldogs's overtime points and the Bulldogs beat South Carolina Gamecocks 81-78 on Saturday, snapping a 12-game losing streak to the Gamecocks.
Jacobi Wright hit a 3-pointer to give the Gamecocks (8-13, 1-7 SEC) a two-point lead in overtime before Oquendo answered with a transition layup and four free throws for a four-point lead, Georgia's largest, with 2:25 remaining.
Trailing by two, South Carolina's Gregory ''GG'' Jackson missed the second of two free throws, Oquendo was fouled grabbing the rebound and he made 1 of 2 at the line. Jackson then missed a desperation turnaround 3-pointer that bounced off the back of the rim.
Oquendo made 10 of 15 from the line and finished with 16 points. Mardrez McBride made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead Georgia (14-7, 4-4). Frank Anselem had 12 points and Terry Roberts 10.
Jackson scored 18 points with nine rebounds for the Gamecocks and Hayden Brown had 17 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out late in regulation. Wright made four 3-pointers and scored 13 points, Chico Carter Jr. hit four 3-pointers for his 12 points and Meechie Johnson added 11.
Georgia had not beaten South Carolina since March 11, 2016 in the SEC tournament and it didn't look like they would Saturday after trailing by 10 with 6 1/2 minutes left in regulation. But the Bulldogs tied it with a 10-0 run and a game with 13 lead changes and 10 ties remained tight.
Jackson finger-rolled in a basket going down the paint with 30 seconds left to tie at 73-all. Oquendo missed a baseline 3-pointer with five seconds left and the Bulldogs avoided a loss when Josh Davis took a long pass with a path to the basket only to have a hustling McBride strip the ball from him.
Brown and Jackson combined for 25 points in the first half when South Carolina took a 37-35 lead as Roberts and Oquendo, the Bulldogs' top two scorers, went without points.
The Gamecocks made 13 of 31 3-point tries for 42% against the nation's 13th-ranked defense from the arc but were undone by 18 turnovers, 12 coming in the second half against Georgia's pressure defense.
Georgia snapped a three-game losing streak. The Gamecocks have lost five straight.
South Carolina is host to Mississippi State on Tuesday. Georgia is at Auburn on Wednesday.
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1st Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
37
UGA
Bulldogs
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Gamecocks gains possession)
19:40
Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot
19:38
Hayden Brown offensive rebound
19:24
+3
Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot
3-0
19:12
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup
3-2
18:45
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point driving layup (Chico Carter Jr. assists)
5-2
18:34
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
5-4
18:13
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:11
Frank Anselem defensive rebound
18:02
Kario Oquendo misses two point layup
18:00
Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
17:54
+2
Josh Gray makes two point hook shot (Hayden Brown assists)
7-4
17:54
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
17:36
Josh Gray shooting foul (Jusaun Holt draws the foul)
17:36
+1
Jusaun Holt makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-5
17:36
+1
Jusaun Holt makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-6
17:16
+3
Gregory Jackson II makes three point pullup jump shot
10-6
16:51
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point hook shot
10-8
16:37
+2
Gregory Jackson II makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)
12-8
16:16
Braelen Bridges misses two point jump shot
16:14
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
16:05
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe personal foul (Gregory Jackson II draws the foul)
15:48
Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot
15:46
Terry Roberts defensive rebound
15:38
Mardrez McBride turnover (bad pass) (Chico Carter Jr. steals)
15:38
Jump ball. (Bulldogs gains possession)
15:38
Chico Carter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Braelen Bridges steals)
15:38
TV timeout
15:18
Zachary Davis personal foul (Mardrez McBride draws the foul)
14:53
Terry Roberts misses two point jump shot
14:51
Zachary Davis defensive rebound
14:33
Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
14:31
Terry Roberts defensive rebound
14:10
+3
Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)
12-11
13:52
Zachary Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals)
13:38
Justin Hill misses two point jump shot
13:36
Jabri Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound
13:27
+2
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point layup
12-13
13:19
Terry Roberts shooting foul (Gregory Jackson II draws the foul)
13:19
+1
Gregory Jackson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-13
13:19
+1
Gregory Jackson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-13
12:58
+2
Frank Anselem makes two point alley-oop dunk (Terry Roberts assists)
14-15
12:35
+2
Hayden Brown makes two point hook shot
16-15
12:14
Terry Roberts misses two point jump shot
12:12
Zachary Davis defensive rebound
11:58
Josh Gray misses two point layup
11:56
Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
11:47
+2
Justin Hill makes two point driving layup
16-17
11:24
+2
Josh Gray makes two point hook shot
18-17
11:02
+3
Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)
18-20
10:35
Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
10:33
Hayden Brown offensive rebound
10:25
+2
Hayden Brown makes two point layup
20-20
10:06
Terry Roberts misses two point jump shot
10:04
Gamecocks defensive rebound
10:04
Frank Anselem personal foul
10:04
TV timeout
9:52
+3
Gregory Jackson II makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)
23-20
9:23
Braelen Bridges misses two point layup
9:21
Hayden Brown defensive rebound
9:11
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
9:09
Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
9:05
Jacobi Wright personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
9:01
Kario Oquendo misses two point jump shot
8:59
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
8:49
Ford Cooper Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:49
Hayden Brown offensive rebound
8:49
Mardrez McBride shooting foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
8:49
+1
Hayden Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-20
8:49
Hayden Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:49
Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
8:22
Kario Oquendo turnover (lost ball) (Gregory Jackson II steals)
8:09
Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot
8:07
Gregory Jackson II offensive rebound
8:07
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:05
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
8:05
Jump ball. (Gamecocks gains possession)
7:49
+2
Meechie Johnson makes two point floating jump shot
26-20
7:27
Terry Roberts misses two point jump shot
7:25
Hayden Brown defensive rebound
7:16
+3
Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Gregory Jackson II assists)
29-20
6:55
+2
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe makes two point layup (Terry Roberts assists)
29-22
6:42
TV timeout
6:38
Chico Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:36
Bulldogs defensive rebound
6:17
+2
Frank Anselem makes two point hook shot (Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe assists)
29-24
5:48
Gregory Jackson II misses two point jump shot
5:46
Frank Anselem defensive rebound
5:24
Frank Anselem misses two point layup
5:22
Josh Gray defensive rebound
5:04
Gregory Jackson II misses three point jump shot
5:02
Frank Anselem defensive rebound
4:47
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe misses two point hook shot
4:45
Josh Gray defensive rebound
4:37
Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
4:35
Meechie Johnson offensive rebound
4:04
Terry Roberts misses three point jump shot
4:02
Ford Cooper Jr. defensive rebound
3:51
Gamecocks 30 second timeout
3:51
TV timeout
3:36
Meechie Johnson misses two point layup
3:34
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
3:25
Jusaun Holt misses three point jump shot
3:23
Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
3:18
Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
3:16
Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
3:02
+3
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes three point jump shot (Justin Hill assists)
29-27
2:31
+3
Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Jacobi Wright assists)
32-27
2:01
Hayden Brown shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
2:01
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-28
2:01
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-29
1:37
+3
Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)
35-29
1:07
+3
Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Jusaun Holt assists)
35-32
0:35
Frank Anselem blocks Chico Carter Jr.'s two point layup
0:33
Mardrez McBride defensive rebound
0:22
+3
Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Terry Roberts assists)
35-35
0:22
Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:02
Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:00
Hayden Brown offensive rebound
0:00
+2
Hayden Brown makes two point tip dunk
37-35
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
36
UGA
Bulldogs
38
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:48
Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
19:46
Hayden Brown defensive rebound
19:15
Jusaun Holt blocks Gregory Jackson II's two point layup
19:13
Jusaun Holt defensive rebound
19:05
Josh Gray shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
19:05
+1
Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-36
19:05
+1
Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
37-37
18:55
Chico Carter Jr. turnover (bad pass)
18:35
Josh Gray blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
18:33
Gregory Jackson II defensive rebound
18:31
+3
Chico Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)
40-37
18:02
Frank Anselem misses two point jump shot
18:00
Gamecocks defensive rebound
17:43
+2
Meechie Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot
42-37
17:20
Kario Oquendo offensive foul
17:20
Kario Oquendo turnover (offensive foul)
17:06
Gregory Jackson II turnover (lost ball) (Jusaun Holt steals)
16:55
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
16:55
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-38
16:55
Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:55
Hayden Brown defensive rebound
16:45
Terry Roberts blocks Meechie Johnson's two point jump shot
