Dakota Leffew and Asa Newell each scored 15 points and Georgia held off No. 17 Oklahoma 72-62 on Saturday night for its second consecutive win over a Top 25 team.
Georgia’s men’s basketball game against Oklahoma is still scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. Saturday inside Stegeman Coliseum. All gates open at 5 p.m.
Freshman forward Asa Newell scored 12 of his 17 points after halftime and Georgia led the entire second half in beating No. 6 Kentucky 82-69 on Tuesday night for its first win over a top-10 team in five years.
Georgia landed two of the top players in the transfer portal with brothers Zachariah and Zion Branch announcing they would leave Southern California and join the Bulldogs.
Matthew Murrell and Jaemyn Brakefield scored 15 points apiece and ignited a decisive second half rally as No. 24 Mississippi defeated Georgia 63-51 on Saturday.
Sonny Smart fell on New Year’s Eve while walking in New Orleans. He had hip surgery earlier this week but according to the statement had complications during the surgery.
Georgia is looking to keep its seven-game win streak alive when the Bulldogs travel to No. 24 Ole Miss on Saturday to open up both teams' SEC schedule.
