ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia wraps up a two-game homestand on Saturday, playing host to South Carolina.
Tip-off is set 1 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum.
The Bulldogs are coming off a loss to Alabama where they held a 24-point lead at one point.
GAME NOTES:
Georgia (14-7, 4-4 SEC) vs. South Carolina (17-3, 6-2 SEC)
The Starting Five
• Georgia hosts South Carolina on Saturday in Stegeman Coliseum matinee. UGA defeated USC on Jan. 16. Since then, the Gamecocks are 4-0 with wins over No. 6 Kentucky and No. 5 Tennessee.
• According to KenPom, Georgia is the nation’s most improved defensive team over the past two seasons, ascending from No. 318 in 2021-22 to No. 54 this season – climbing 264 spots.
• Georgia entered the weekend No. 16 nationally in bench points at 30.8 ppg. The Dogs’ reserves have won the bench point battle in 19 of 21 games and sport a scoring margin of +299 (+14.2 ppg).
• Georgia is one of two teams with a higher scoring offense in SEC games over non-conference play. The Bulldogs put up 75.4 ppg in 13 non-league games before averaging 80.3 in SEC outings (+4.9 ppg).
• Three Bulldogs have upped their scoring more than 3.0 ppg from their non-conference numbers – RJ Melendez is +3.8 ppg, Silas Demary Jr. is +3.6 ppg and Russel Tchewa is +3.2 ppg.
