Tuesday March 19th, 2024 12:48AM

Georgia falls to Miss. State on the road

By The Associated Press

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Lamar Peters scored a season-high 20 points to lead Mississippi State to a 72-57 win over Georgia on Saturday night.

Quinndary Weatherspoon and his brother Nick Weatherspoon added 14 points for Mississippi State while Aric Holman chipped in 12 points, all of which came in the second half. The Bulldogs (17-6, 5-5 SEC) have now won three straight SEC games.

Georgia (13-9, 5-5) received 13 points from Yante Maten and Tyree Crump while Pape Diatta added 12 points.

Mississippi State jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the opening minutes and continued to add more separation the remainder of the first half. Thanks to Peters' 3 pointer, Mississippi State built a 24-11 lead midway through the first half and Georgia never got within single digits the rest of the half.

Led by Peters' 13 points in the first half, Mississippi State held a 37-21 advantage at halftime. The Bulldogs shot 48.4 percent in the first half while Georgia shot just 33.3 percent from the field. Mississippi State also dominated the boards in the first half with a 22-9 advantage.

BIG PICTURE

Georgia: The Bulldogs have now lost four of their last five games inside SEC play. Head coach Mark Fox pointed to his team's lack of physicality in the loss at Mississippi State, particularly on the defensive backboards.

Mississippi State: After a 2-5 start in the SEC, Mississippi State has now won three straight league games for the first time since last January. The Bulldogs are now 15-1 at home and 3-1 in SEC home games.

UP NEXT

Georgia remains on the road in SEC action and will travel to Vanderbilt on Wednesday.

Mississippi State closes out a two-game home stand on Tuesday and will host Alabama.

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