Wright's 17 points, Reed's late block help LSU beat Georgia 67-66
AP
Feb 27, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La, (AP) Jordan Wright made 10 of 11 from the free-throw line and finished with 17 points, Jalen Reed blocked a shot just before the buzzer and LSU Tigers withstood a squandered 15-point lead to beat Georgia Bulldogs 67-66 Tuesday night.
Justin Hill and Noah Thomasson hits 3-pointers to open and close a 12-3 run that gave Georgia its first lead since the opening minutes and made it 58-57 with 5:38 remaining. Wright scored LSU's next six points before his steal lead to a fast-break layup by Tyrell Ward that gave the Tigers a 65-64 lead with 2 minutes left. Neither team scored until Hill made a jumper with 29 seconds to go and Will Baker hit two free throws 14 seconds later to cap the scoring.
Reed swatted Thomasson's potential winning layup in the closing seconds and Wright grabbed the rebound to seal it.
LSU (15-13, 7-8 SEC) won back-to-back games over ranked opponents - beating then-No. 11 South Carolina on the road and then-No. 17 Kentucky at home - before a 20-point home loss to Mississippi State last time out.
Baker scored 12 points for the Tigers and Reed added eight with three blocks.
Baker scored the first seven points - including a dunk and-1 after a block by Derek Fountain on the other end ignited the fast break - in a 17-3 run that made it 23-10 about 7 minutes into the game. The Tigers took their biggest lead when Mwani Wilkinson hit a 3 that made it 40-25 with 30 seconds left before halftime. LSU went 0 for 5 from the field with two turnovers as the Bulldogs scored 10 of the first 12 second-half points to make it a six-point game with 16 minutes to play.
Thomasson led the Bulldogs with 16 points and Hill added 11.
Georgia (15-13, 5-10) beat the Tigers 68-66 at home after Russell Tchewa converted a three-point play to cap the scoring with 2.3 seconds left on Jan. 24. The Bulldogs have lost eight of nine since.
Georgia plays host to Texas A&M on Saturday. LSU hits the road to play Saturday at Vanderbilt.
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1st Half
UGA
Bulldogs
27
LSU
Tigers
40
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Russel Tchewa vs. Will Baker (Silas Demary Jr. gains possession)
19:49
+2
Russel Tchewa makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)
2-0
19:35
Trae Hannibal turnover (bad pass)
19:18
Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
19:16
Will Baker defensive rebound
19:01
+3
Derek Fountain makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)
2-3
18:46
+3
Noah Thomasson makes three point jump shot (Russel Tchewa assists)
5-3
18:27
+3
Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)
5-6
18:00
+2
Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot
7-6
17:41
+2
Will Baker makes two point layup
7-8
17:34
Derek Fountain blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point layup
17:32
Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
17:30
+2
Will Baker makes two point dunk (Tyrell Ward assists)
7-10
17:30
Blue Cain shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
17:30
+1
Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-11
16:59
Derek Fountain blocks Silas Demary Jr.'s two point jump shot
16:58
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
16:47
+2
Will Baker makes two point layup
7-13
16:37
+3
Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Noah Thomasson assists)
10-13
16:15
Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
16:13
Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
16:08
Jalen DeLoach misses two point dunk
16:06
Blue Cain offensive rebound
16:06
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
16:03
Jalen DeLoach offensive rebound
16:01
Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:57
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
15:48
+3
Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)
10-16
15:47
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
15:20
TV timeout
15:20
Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
15:18
Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
15:03
+3
Jordan Wright makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)
10-19
14:39
Tyrell Ward personal foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
14:26
Justin Hill turnover (Jordan Wright steals)
14:20
Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
14:20
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-20
14:20
+1
Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-21
13:54
Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:52
Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
13:43
Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass)
13:26
Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
13:24
Mike Williams III defensive rebound
13:06
+2
Trae Hannibal makes two point jump shot
10-23
12:55
Justin Hill misses two point layup
12:53
Frank Anselem-Ibe offensive rebound
12:47
+2
Frank Anselem-Ibe makes two point dunk
12-23
12:38
Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
12:36
Justin Hill defensive rebound
12:29
Jordan Wright shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
12:29
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 3
13-23
12:29
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 3
14-23
12:29
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 3 of 3
15-23
12:10
Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball)
11:58
+2
Noah Thomasson makes two point jump shot
17-23
11:40
Will Baker turnover (lost ball) (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals)
11:36
Tyrell Ward shooting foul (Jabri Abdur-Rahim draws the foul)
11:36
TV timeout
11:36
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-23
11:36
+1
Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-23
11:19
Russel Tchewa personal foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
11:10
Noah Thomasson blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
11:08
Tigers offensive rebound
11:03
Jalen Reed misses two point jump shot
11:01
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe defensive rebound
10:54
Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
10:52
Mike Williams III defensive rebound
10:36
Mike Williams III turnover (lost ball) (Jabri Abdur-Rahim steals)
10:32
Noah Thomasson turnover (lost ball) (Mike Williams III steals)
10:20
Derek Fountain misses two point layup
10:18
Russel Tchewa defensive rebound
10:11
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
10:09
Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
10:03
+2
Trae Hannibal makes two point layup
19-25
9:34
Blue Cain misses two point jump shot
9:32
Will Baker defensive rebound
9:27
Will Baker turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
9:18
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe turnover (out of bounds)
9:08
Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
9:00
Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe misses two point layup
8:58
Bulldogs offensive rebound
8:47
Russel Tchewa misses two point hook shot
8:45
Tigers defensive rebound
8:24
Trae Hannibal misses two point layup
8:22
Mike Williams III offensive rebound
8:17
Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
8:15
Blue Cain defensive rebound
8:10
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
8:08
Mike Williams III defensive rebound
7:55
Will Baker misses two point layup
7:53
Jalen DeLoach defensive rebound
7:40
Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
7:37
Jordan Wright defensive rebound
7:14
+3
Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)
19-28
6:42
Noah Thomasson misses three point jump shot
6:40
Mike Williams III defensive rebound
6:38
TV timeout
6:21
+3
Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Derek Fountain assists)
19-31
6:01
Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
5:59
Derek Fountain defensive rebound
5:42
Mike Williams III turnover (lost ball) (Dylan James steals)
