University of Georgia Athletics
Georgia Downs Mississippi State 86-73
February 24, 2007 | Men's Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. --- Levi Stukes scored a team-high 21 points to lead Georgia past Mississippi State 86-73 Saturday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum. The red and black Bulldogs improve to 17-10 on the season and 8-6 in the SEC, while the maroon Bulldogs drop to 16-11 overall and 7-7 in conference play.
“Levi played very well today,” said head coach Dennis Felton. “He finished with four assists and just one turnover. He shot 7-for-12, including 5-of-7 from three-point range. That’s an awfully good day.”
Joining Stukes with double-figure points for the game was Takais Brown with 17, Billy Humphrey with 13 and Sundiata Gaines with 10.
Brown scored six of the Bulldogs’ eight points in the opening minutes to give Georgia an 8-4 edge. Mississippi State kept it close until back-to-back Stukes’ three-pointers sent the red and black Bulldogs on a 16-6 run. Georgia would finish the game shooting 12-for-19 from beyond the arc.
Mississippi State cut the deficit to as little as six points, but would not come any closer for the half. Georgia’s largest lead of 14 came with 3:16 on the clock when Dave Bliss converted on a pair of shots from the charity stripe. The 14-point margin would remain intact as the buzzer sounded ending the half with Georgia up 47-33.
Georgia shot an impressive 63.0 percent from the floor hitting 17 of its 27 shots. It held Mississippi State to just 13-of-37 good for 35.1 percent. Sixteen of Georgia’s 17 shots were assisted on with six dishes coming from Humphrey.
After a quick 8-0 run by the maroon Bulldogs to open the second, Georgia answered with consecutive threes from Stukes and Billy Humphrey. Mississippi State would, again, make a run at the lead closing the gap by as little as six points, but would fail to come any closer.
Georgia extended its margin to a game-high 19 points at 2:41 when Stukes drained his fifth trey of the contest.
For the game, Georgia shot 57.9 percent from the floor connecting on 33-of-57 shots. Mississippi State shot 41.2 percent for the contest.
Next up, the Bulldogs will travel to Lexington, Ky., to take on the Kentucky Wildcats Wednesday, February 28. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
“Levi played very well today,” said head coach Dennis Felton. “He finished with four assists and just one turnover. He shot 7-for-12, including 5-of-7 from three-point range. That’s an awfully good day.”
Joining Stukes with double-figure points for the game was Takais Brown with 17, Billy Humphrey with 13 and Sundiata Gaines with 10.
Brown scored six of the Bulldogs’ eight points in the opening minutes to give Georgia an 8-4 edge. Mississippi State kept it close until back-to-back Stukes’ three-pointers sent the red and black Bulldogs on a 16-6 run. Georgia would finish the game shooting 12-for-19 from beyond the arc.
Mississippi State cut the deficit to as little as six points, but would not come any closer for the half. Georgia’s largest lead of 14 came with 3:16 on the clock when Dave Bliss converted on a pair of shots from the charity stripe. The 14-point margin would remain intact as the buzzer sounded ending the half with Georgia up 47-33.
Georgia shot an impressive 63.0 percent from the floor hitting 17 of its 27 shots. It held Mississippi State to just 13-of-37 good for 35.1 percent. Sixteen of Georgia’s 17 shots were assisted on with six dishes coming from Humphrey.
After a quick 8-0 run by the maroon Bulldogs to open the second, Georgia answered with consecutive threes from Stukes and Billy Humphrey. Mississippi State would, again, make a run at the lead closing the gap by as little as six points, but would fail to come any closer.
Georgia extended its margin to a game-high 19 points at 2:41 when Stukes drained his fifth trey of the contest.
For the game, Georgia shot 57.9 percent from the floor connecting on 33-of-57 shots. Mississippi State shot 41.2 percent for the contest.
Next up, the Bulldogs will travel to Lexington, Ky., to take on the Kentucky Wildcats Wednesday, February 28. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
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