University of Georgia Athletics
Bulldogs Fall To Gamecocks In Columbia, 62-56
January 31, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Devan Downey hit three of four free throws in the final 21.7 seconds to seal the victory for South Carolina (10-10, 2-4 Southeastern Conference), who held on late to win. The Gamecocks have led in the second half of seven of their 10 losses.
South Carolina held Billy Humphrey and Sundiata Gaines , who were each averaging better than 13 points a game, to 12 points combined.
The Bulldogs (11-7, 2-3) never led, and trailed by as many as 11 in the first half. But Georgia went on a 13-4 run over the final 4:33 of the half to trail 26-24 at the break.
South Carolina scored 12 straight points early in the second half to take a 42-28 lead. But the Bulldogs scored seven straight points to cut the Gamecocks' lead to 55-51 with 1:27 left.
On the next possession, Fredrick drove the lane and made a double-pump bank shot to put South Carolina up six with a minute to go. Fredrick then hit two free throws after Georgia's Terrance Woodbury missed a 3-pointer to put the Gamecocks ahead 59-51 with 25.6 seconds remaining.
Downey, the SEC's leading scorer averaging 20.1 points, was held to a season-low nine points on 3-of-10 shooting. Dominique Archie added 13 points for South Carolina, who broke a four-game losing streak against Georgia.
Woodbury led the Bulldogs with 15 points and nine rebounds, while Dave Bliss added 12 points and eight rebounds.
