Georgia Falls to Vanderbilt, 88-80

Wednesday, February 25

Nashville, Tenn.

7:00

University of Georgia

19-9,7-8SEC

Vanderbilt

22-6,9-6SEC

Georgia

Vanderbilt

February 25, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Nashville, Tenn. – The Georgia Bulldogs (19-9, 7-8) fell to the Vanderbilt Commodores (22-6, 9-6) on Wednesday evening at Memorial Gymnasium, 88-80. Sophomore Jeremiah Wilkinson led the Bulldogs with 28 points.

Fast Facts:

Wilkinson recorded his third straight game in double figures, finishing four points shy of his season high.
Kanon Catchings followed Wilkinson with 15 points and Blue Cain chipped in 10
A 3-point jumper from Wilkinson sparked a 10–0 run at the 12:03 mark in the second half.
The run ended when Cain knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the game for the first time at 62-62.
Georgia had 41 bench points compared to Vanderbilt's 21.

Key Quotes:
Georgia Head Coach Mike White
On the game...
"We had a bunch of fouls in the second half, playing from behind. When you exert that much energy, at times, young people have a tendency to make some errant decisions. Some of our fouls were just a little bit out of character, but again, we used so much energy and effort to put ourselves in that position. 60-70 feet from the rim, we had two back-to-back fouls that just weren't solid decisions. It was probably our worst wall-up game in terms of being the first jumper off the floor with regard to falling for shot fakes, something we worked on the last two days. Our focus level there wasn't good enough to come on the road and win in the SEC. They lived at the foul line, and we tried different ball screen coverages. No matter what happened, when we had neutralized their actions, it came down to guarding the bounce one-on-one and just did not do a very good job of it. Couldn't get stops. Did enough. You come into Vandy against a top-25 defense, and you score 80, you're doing some good things. Our attention to detail offensively wasn't great either. Our ATO focus has got to get better against high-level defenses, something that we'll address tomorrow. We'll start with film. Got to get on the same page. We've got to communicate better offensively. Again, the biggest problem was just being able to generate stops defensively and keep them off the foul line, all part of it."

Up Next:
Georgia returns home to Stegeman to face the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, Feb. 28. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network. Tickets for all Bulldog home games can be found on GeorgiaDogs.com.