SILAS Demary Jr. hit four 3-pointers en route to 21 points to help Georgia hold off a furious rally from visiting No. 3 Florida in an 88-83 Southeastern Conference win Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in Athens, Goergia.
Asa Newell added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Tyrin Lawrence had 14 points off the bench as the Bulldogs (17-11, 5-10 SEC) saw its 26-point lead evaporate before finishing the game on a 10-3 run.
Blue Cain chipped in 12 points for Georgia, including the go-ahead triple with 47 seconds remaining. RJ Godfrey had 10 points for the Bulldogs, who snapped their four-game losing streak.
Will Richard led Florida (24-4, 11-4) with 30 points, followed by Walter Clayton Jr.’s 18. The Gators saw their six-game winning streak come to an end.
In other games, it was No. 2 Duke 97, Miami 60; No. 5 Tennessee 65, LSU 59; No. 6 Alabama 111, No. 24 Mississippi State 73; Oklahoma State 74, No. 9 Iowa State 68; No. 11 Wisconsin 88, Washington 62; No. 14 Missouri 101, South Carolina 71; No. 19 Louisville 71, Virginia Tech 66; and No. 21 Marquette 82, Providence 52.
No. 2 Duke 97, Miami 60
Isaiah Evans hit 5 of 6 3-pointers in the first half, scoring all 16 of his points before the break to lead the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference win.
KonKnueppel had a game-high 20 points for Duke (25-3, 16-1 ACC), and Cooper Flagg added 16 points and six assists. The Blue Devils, though, saw Tyrese Proctor exit with a left knee injury; Duke has already lost Maliq Brown with a separated shoulder.
Lynn Kidd had 17 points for Miami (6-22, 2-15) and JalilBethea finished with 13.
No. 5 Tennessee 65, LSU 59
Zakai Zeigler scored 17 points and Felix Okpara had 15 to lead a balanced scoring effort as the Volunteers held off the Tigers in Baton Rouge, La.
Chaz Lanier added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Volunteers (23-5, 10-5 SEC), who won for the sixth time in seven games after enjoying advantages of 44-28 in rebounds, 27-8 in second-chance points and 32-20 in points in the paint.
Vyctorius Miller scored 17 points and Cam Carter added 12 to lead the Tigers (14-14, 3-12).
