Georgia-Tennessee men’s basketball game moved from Tuesday to Wednesday
Georgia’s SEC men’s basketball game against Tennessee has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday because of the winter storm that left Athens with a layer of ice Saturday night and Sunday morning.
The schools agreed to move the game to 7 p.m. Wednesday, with the game set to be televised by the SEC Network.
The No. 21-ranked Bulldogs, at 16-4 overall and 4-3 in SEC play, have equaled their third-best start through 20 games in the 121 years of UGA basketball history.
The most recent time UGA started a season 16-4 was in 2001-02, and before that, 1923-24.
The Bulldogs are coming off their most lopsided defeat of the season, losing 87-67 at Texas on Saturday after taking a 37-30 lead into halftime in Austin, Texas.
Mike White, in his fourth season as UGA’s head coach and coming off the school’s first NCAA tournament in 10 years, said there’s plenty of work to be done before Georgia tips off with Tennessee in Athens.
“It’s about correcting some of the things we could have done better that we need to do better to be more competitive against Tennessee,” White said. “There will be a lot of similarities (to Texas) with their physicality, defensively, and their detail, their tempo.”
The Longhorns forced Georgia into more of a half-court game. The Bulldogs were unable to get out into their transition offense on account of Texas’ high field-goal percent (58%) and ability to get back quickly on defense.
UGA entered Saturday’s game with the Longhorns leading the nation in scoring (94.8 points per game) and fast-break points (24.0) but were held well under its averages with 67 points and just seven points off the fast break.
The Vols (13-6, 3-3) are coming off an impressive, 79-73 win at No. 17 Alabama (13-6, 3-3) on Saturday.
Tennessee is ranked fourth in the nation in rebound margin (+12) and outrebounded the Crimson Tide by nine in its victory at Coleman Coliseum.
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Mike is in his 10th season covering SEC and Georgia athletics for AJC-DawgNation and has 25 years of CFB experience. Mike is a Heisman Trophy voter and former Football Writers President who was named the National FWAA Beat Writer of the Year in January, 2018.
