Late surge lifts Georgia past Texas

Thanks to a 17-6 run over a three-minute stretch late in the second half, the Georgia Bulldogs were able to pull away and defeat Texas on Saturday, 91-80.

The win snapped a three-game home losing streak for the Bulldogs. It was their first win at home in over a month, since a win over Arkansas on January 17.

Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 19 points off the bench, and the Bulldogs (19-8, 7-7 SEC) shot 60% overall, 11-of-20 from 3-point range.

Marcus Millender added 15 points and five assists, Somtochukwu Cyril and Kanon Catchings each scored 13 and Blue Cain finished with 12 points and five assists.

Texas (17-10, 8-6) rallied in the second half behind Matas Vokietaitis, who finished with 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting, and Dailyn Swain, who added 21 points. Jordan Pope scored 17 for the Longhorns, who shot 57% overall and 6-of-12 from 3-point range.

Texas tied the game at 67-all on a step-back 3-pointer by Pope with 7:37 remaining.

Justin Abson started a Georgia run with a dunk, and a three-point play by Cain capped a 10-2 surge that pushed the lead to 77-69 with 5:26 left. The Bulldogs later extended the margin to 87-75 on a Catchings 3-pointer with 2:04 remaining and never let Texas get closer than eight the rest of the way.