The Georgia Bulldogs face the Oklahoma Sooners in the SEC Tournament. Wednesday's game will be the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Bulldogs won the previous matchup 72-62. Georgia is 8-10 against the SEC, and Oklahoma is 6-12 against the SEC. Tip-off is set for 9:30 p.m. ET in Nashville, Tenn.
Georgia is 20-11, reaching the 20-win mark during the regular season for just the sixth time in 119 seasons (along with 1931, 1986, 1997, 2011 and 2015). The Bulldogs also secured their second-straight 20-win effort, marking the fifth back-to-back 20-win campaigns for UGA.
Those accomplishments have Georgia poised to earn its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2015. The Bulldogs are featured in all 103 projections tracked by bracketmatrix.com, including a No. 10 seed by ESPN's Joe Lunardi.
The Bulldogs' balanced offense features seven players who have led Georgia in scoring in one or more games.
Freshman Asa Newell, who was named to the SEC's All-Freshman team on Monday, paces the Bulldogs both in scoring at 15.1 ppg and on the boards at 6.5 rpg. Among SEC leaders, Newell is No. 16 in scoring, No. 13 rebounding, No. 3 in field goal percentage (.540), No. 3 in offensive rebounds (3.1 orpg) and No. 7 in double-doubles (six).
Silas Demary Jr. was named SEC Player of the Week last Monday and a National Player of the Week last Tuesday after averaging 23.5 points in wins over No. 3 Florida and at Texas. He also is scoring at double-digit pace of 13.1 ppg the Bulldogs – including 19.3 ppg over the last eight games – and sports team-high averages of 3.1 apg, 1.7 spg and 31.3 mpg.
Blue Cain is contributing double figures in league play, upping his average of 8.2 ppg against non-conference competition by 2.0 ppg to 10.2 ppg versus SEC teams.
THE NUMBERS
Oklahoma Sooners (19-12, 6-12 SEC) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (20-11, 8-10 SEC)
Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: Georgia and Oklahoma square off in the SEC Tournament.
The Bulldogs are 8-10 against SEC opponents and 12-1 in non-conference play. Georgia scores 75.6 points while outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game.
The Sooners' record in SEC play is 6-12. Oklahoma ranks fourth in the SEC shooting 36.6% from 3-point range.
Georgia's average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Oklahoma gives up. Oklahoma averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Georgia allows.
The teams play each other for the second time this season. Georgia won the last meeting 72-62 on Jan. 11. Dakota Leffew scored 15 to help lead Georgia to the victory, and Jalon Moore scored 17 points for Oklahoma.
TOP PERFORMERS: Leffew averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 9.9 points while shooting 35.0% from beyond the arc. Asa Newell is averaging 15.1 points and 6.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Brycen Goodine averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Sooners, scoring 8.5 points while shooting 43.9% from beyond the arc. Jeremiah Fears is shooting 36.9% and averaging 16.5 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 74.5 points, 30.8 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game.
Sooners: 3-7, averaging 75.3 points, 28.3 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.0 points.
Associated Press contributed to this story.
