ATHENS (AP) — Shacobia Barbee had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help Georgia upset No. 10 Mississippi State 47-43 on Thursday night.
It was Barbee's seventh double-double of the season and the 18th of her career.
Victoria Vivians, the SEC's leading scorer, had 20 points to lead Mississippi State (17-3, 4-2). She had little help as no other player on the team had more than five points.
The two teams were tied 9-9 at the end of the first quarter and Georgia outscored Mississippi State 8-5 in the second period to take a 17-14 halftime lead.
Georgia shot 36 percent (19 of 53) from the field while Mississippi State shot 34 percent (17 of 50) and committed more turnovers (19) than field goals made. Georgia, which also committed 19 turnovers,- was able to turn those miscues into 15 points.
