Russel Tchewa completes go-ahead three-point play in closing seconds as Georgia edges LSU 68-66
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Silas Demary Jr. scored 15 points, Russel Tchewa completed a three-point play with 2.3 seconds left and Georgia edged LSU 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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Will Baker vs. Russel Tchewa (Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 19:45 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:43 | | Â | Russel Tchewa offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:34 | | Â | RJ Sunahara offensive foul | Â |
| 19:34 | | Â | RJ Sunahara turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 19:10 |  | +3 | Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | Will Baker turnover (lost ball) (RJ Sunahara steals) | Â |
| 18:33 | | +2 | Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Noah Thomasson assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | | Â | Jalen Reed shooting foul (Russel Tchewa draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Russel Tchewa misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Mike Williams III turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals) | Â |
| 18:14 | | Â | Jordan Wright blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 18:12 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:12 | | Â | Jordan Wright personal foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:53 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:51 | | Â | Will Baker defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 17:41 | | Â | RJ Sunahara defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:19 | | Â | Russel Tchewa misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:17 | | Â | Will Baker defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:01 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim personal foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:55 | | +2 | Jalen Cook makes two point driving layup | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | | Â | Noah Thomasson turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 16:19 | | Â | Will Baker misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 16:17 | | Â | Russel Tchewa defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Noah Thomasson misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Will Baker defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | Noah Thomasson personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:43 | | Â | Will Baker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:41 | | Â | Russel Tchewa defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:33 | | Â | RJ Melendez turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cook steals) | Â |
| 15:27 | | +2 | Jalen Cook makes two point layup | 7-2 |
| 15:17 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:15 | | Â | Russel Tchewa offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:11 | | Â | Russel Tchewa misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Will Baker defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:55 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:53 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:31 | | +2 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point driving reverse layup | 7-4 |
| 14:09 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:49 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 13:36 | | Â | Jalen Reed misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:34 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:22 | | Â | Justin Hill misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:20 | | Â | Mike Williams III defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:13 | | Â | Hunter Dean misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Trae Hannibal offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Trae Hannibal misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:57 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach turnover (Derek Fountain steals) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Trae Hannibal misses two point cutting layup | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:03 | | Â | Trae Hannibal personal foul | Â |
| 11:51 | | Â | Justin Hill turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 11:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Jalen Cook turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach misses two point dunk | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:11 | | Â | Mwani Wilkinson blocks Blue Cain's three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Bulldogs offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:01 | | +3 | RJ Melendez makes three point pullup jump shot | 10-10 |
| 10:48 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:46 | | Â | Trae Hannibal offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach blocks Trae Hannibal's two point layup | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | Trae Hannibal offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:28 | | Â | Hunter Dean offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:17 | | Â | Mwani Wilkinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:15 | | Â | Derek Fountain offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:14 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach flagrant 1 | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Jalen DeLoach draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:39 | | +1 | Jalen DeLoach makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-13 |
| 9:25 | | Â | Will Baker turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Blue Cain makes two point turnaround jump shot | 15-15 |
| 8:33 | | Â | Will Baker misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Russel Tchewa defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:11 | | +2 | Noah Thomasson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 15-17 |
| 8:01 | | Â | Jalen Cook turnover (lost ball) (Russel Tchewa steals) | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | Jump ball. Noah Thomasson vs. Jalen Cook (Tigers gains possession) | Â |
| 7:58 | | Â | Noah Thomasson turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Cook steals) | Â |
| 7:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:39 | | +3 | Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot (Jalen Reed assists) | 18-17 |
| 7:28 | | Â | Jalen Cook personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Jalen Cook misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Tigers offensive rebound | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. blocks Jalen Cook's three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:22 | | Â | Jalen Cook offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:12 | | Â | Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:10 | | Â | Jalen Reed offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:55 | | Â | Jalen Reed misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:53 | | Â | Noah Thomasson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:37 | | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Russel Tchewa assists) | 23-25 |
| 4:19 | | Â | Will Baker offensive foul (Blue Cain draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | Will Baker turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Blue Cain offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | Blue Cain misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:46 | | Â | Jalen Reed defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:39 | | Â | Jalen Reed misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:37 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Silas Demary Jr. makes two point driving layup | 23-27 |
| 3:11 | | Â | Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:09 | | Â | Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | Jalen Reed personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:07 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Hunter Dean shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:56 | | Â | Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 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 | | Â | Justin Hill misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:26 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Jalen DeLoach makes two point tip layup | 30-35 |
| 1:06 | | Â | Derek Fountain turnover (Jalen DeLoach steals) | Â |
| 1:02 | | Â | Justin Hill turnover (Jalen Cook steals) | Â |
| 0:51 | | +3 | Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cook assists) | 33-35 |
| 0:26 | | Â | Jalen DeLoach turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |