No. 23 Bulldogs fall to No. 6 Volunteers, 74-56

Wednesday, January 15

Knoxville, Tenn.

8:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

14-3,2-2SEC

Tennessee

16-1,3-1SEC

Georgia

Tennessee

January 15, 2025 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs (14-3, 2-2 SEC) fell to the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (16-1, 3-1 SEC), 74-56, on Wednesday night at the Food City Center. Two Bulldogs reached double figures led by freshman forward Asa Newell's 13 points on the night.

Fast Facts
• After Newell's 13-point effort, sophomore guard Silas Demary Jr. followed with 12 points powered by four 3-pointers on the night.
• Newell posted his 16th double-figure scoring output in 17 games and led Georgia offensively for the 10th time this season.
• Silas Demary Jr. produced a great shot from behind the arc as he knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers on the night.
• Newell led the Bulldogs on the glass with five rebounds, marking his 15^th game this season with five or more boards in a game.
• With one block on the night, Somto Cyril notched his 15^th game this season with at least one black through 17 games played.

Key Quotes
"I thought we were phenomenal in the first 20 and then early second half, we were just different defensively," head coach Mike White said. "And then we find ourselves in a hole there pretty quickly. We got a little bit stagnant offensively which allowed [Jahmai] Mashack and [Zakai] Ziegler to really crawl into our guards and be useful. Whether it was first half or early second half, did a poor job blocking them out, didn't match their intensity on the glass, 18 offensive rebounds — those two stats there, the 18 and the 19 [turnovers], I think really tell you what happened out there. Early second half probably some similarities [against Ole Miss], we've got to evaluate it, we got to discuss it as a staff and figure out how we can avoid that or at least try to avoid it."

Up Next:
The Bulldogs will return to Athens where they will host No. 1 Auburn on Saturday, Jan. 18 with tipoff set at 1 p.m. ET at the Stegeman Coliseum. The game will be televised on SEC Network.