When Georgia visits Florida in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday afternoon, it hopes to maintain its ascent in the Southeastern Conference standings.
With 2.8 seconds left, Russell Tchewa snatched the rebound off Jabri Abdul-Rahim’s missed 3-pointer and made the shot to give the Bulldogs the points they needed to defeat the Tigers. To round off the margin, he added a free throw.
The Bulldogs’ victory on Wednesday night prevented them from going on their first conference losing streak of two games. They had just returned from a weekend defeat at Kentucky, 105-96.
“We’ve handled ourselves well after every setback,” Georgia head coach Mike White remarked.
Following their 79-70 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday, the Gators (13-6, 3-3) are now tied for seventh place with Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and LSU.
“We had a great victory, and we will carry it with us,” Florida head coach Todd Golden stated. They are an excellent, physically strong team. They have a lot of guys with SEC experience, and they are very old. We thought that during the game’s opening four minutes.
With the exception of a loss at then-No. 6 Tennessee on January 16, the Gators have won three of their previous four games and their last two games overall. Surprisingly, the Gators’ success against Mississippi State was largely due to their free throw shooting.
