Bulldogs look to finish what they start

Georgia is finally learning how to finish what it started.

That’s the biggest difference for the Bulldogs (8-11, 2-4 SEC), who have won two of their last three SEC games. They will attempt to string two SEC victories together for the first time this season when they play host to Auburn (8-11, 2-4) Wednesday night at 7.

Most of the year, Georgia has been a pretty good first-half team. In fact, the Bulldogs held halftime leads against then-No. 1 Indiana (30-29), then-No. 11 UCLA (30-25) and then-No. 8 Florida (27-24). But in each case the Bulldogs withered away in the second half

In all the Bulldogs have held halftime leads in 10 games this season. They're 6-4 in those contests.

Williams’ statement came the day after Georgia’s 64-47 loss to the Gators. The Bulldogs were overwhelmed 40-20 in the second half.

“That’s only part of it,” Fox said. “It is about becoming consistent and stringing together two halves or stringing together more good minutes, more mistake-free minutes, really. That’s something we’ve talked about that.”

But while no other Georgia players scored in double figures against Texas A&M, nine others scored points and recorded rebounds. The Bulldogs will be looking for more of the same against Auburn.

“We’ve figured out the way to win, how to finish games,” Caldwell-Pope said. “We’re more comfortable on offense and our defensive is starting to pick up, too. We’ve just got to continue that.”

Georgia will have to put together two good halves against Auburn. The Tigers have lost four in a row, but a closer look reveals that includes a double-overtime road loss at Arkansas and two-point loss to No. 16 Ole Miss this past weekend.

"They're a dangerous, dangerous team," Fox said.

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