Jeff Hart

Louis Graham scored 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting to lead Georgia Southern to a 73-52 win over The Citadel on Saturday.

Ben Smith hit a 15-foot jumper as time expired and Jacksonville held off a late rally to beat Mercer 72-70 on Saturday. The Dolphins (7-8, 4-0 Atlantic Sun Conference) took a 16-point lead with 7:25 left in the second half on a 3-pointer by Evan Jefferson, who finished with 10 points.

Oakland Athletics veteran Mark Kotsay may be the Atlanta Braves' starting center fielder in 2008, but only if his surgically repaired back first passes inspection. The Braves may be prepared to send young reliever Joey Devine, a 2005 first-round pick, to Oakland for Kotsay. Kotsay first must pass a physical exam.

It seems pretty simple to Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy: Build a lead, then keep it. Yet the No. 16 Rebels struggled to hold a lead late for the second straight game Saturday. This time, though, Ole Miss won, beating LSU 74-71 on Saturday three days after falling to No. 8 Tennessee in the final seconds.

Freshman Terrence Oglesby hit three of his six 3-pointers in the second overtime as No. 18 Clemson ended a two-game losing streak with a 97-85 victory over Florida State on Saturday night.

JaJuan Smith scored 15 points to lead Tennessee to a 80-56 win over South Carolina on Saturday night.

Ronnell Wooten scored 17 points and Shaun Stegall added 16 to lead Kennesaw State to an 80-59 victory over North Florida on Saturday night.

Gainesville native Jamarco Warren hit eight 3-points and finished with 26 points but it was not enough to lift Charleston Southern past VMI Saturday.

In the midst of a stretch of seven of 10 games on the road, Georgia Tech resumes Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday with a 2 p.m. visit to 25th-ranked Miami at the BankUnited Center.

Georgia tips off its annual 16-game SEC schedule with a Saturday afternoon game at Mississippi State. The visiting Bulldogs arrive with a 9-4 overall record. Most recently, they concluded their pre-conference schedule with a 79-72 win over in-state rival Georgia Tech in Athens three nights ago.