Scores

Final

Georgia 60

(12-20, 3-13 SEC)

Miss. St 79

(20-12, 9-7 SEC)

3:15 PM ET, March 12, 2009

Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL

1 2 T
UGA 26 3460
MSST 40 3979

Top Performers

Georgia: T. Woodbury 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Mississippi State: J. Varnado 14 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Augustus, Varnado give Mississippi State boost in opener 

Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. -- Kodi Augustus scored a career-high 19 points, Jarvis Varnado added 14 points and 12 rebounds and Mississippi State beat Georgia 79-60 Thursday in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Augustus, a backup averaging 5.4 points a game, was 6 of 9 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range -- a surprising hot streak for a guy who came into the tournament shooting just 22 percent (4 of 18) from behind the arc.

He helped Mississippi State (20-12) advance to play South Carolina on Friday. Coach Rick Stansbury's team also kept alive its chances of making the NCAA tournament.

Georgia (12-20) had hoped for another run through the tournament. The Bulldogs stunned everyone by winning four games in three days in Atlanta last year, claiming an automatic NCAA bid.

Terrance Woodbury led Georgia with 14 points and seven rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UGA
MSST
Points 60 79
FG Made-Attempted 26-62 (.419) 28-55 (.509)
3P Made-Attempted 7-19 (.368) 9-24 (.375)
FT Made-Attempted 1-4 (.250) 14-18 (.778)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 9 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 21

Game Leaders

 
UGA
MSST
PointsT. Woodbury 14K. Augustus 19
ReboundsT. Woodbury 7J. Varnado 12
AssistsD. Ware 7D. Bost 7
StealsT. Thompkins 3D. Bost 2
BlocksT. Thompkins 1J. Varnado 3
Team Stats: Georgia | Mississippi State

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 24, 2009 MSST 67, @UGA 61Recap
» Mar 12, 2009 @MSST 79, UGA 60Recap

Next 5 Games

UGA
MSST
11/13 UNO 7:00pm
11/17 WOF 7:00pm
11/21 @UAB 8:00pm
11/24 UNCA 7:00pm
11/27 JVST 7:00pm
 03/13 @SCAR 3:15pm
03/14 @LSU 1:00pm
03/15 @TENN 1:00pm
03/19 @WASH 5:00pm
11/13 RID 9:00pm
Complete Schedule: Georgia | Mississippi State

Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#16 LSU13-326-7
Florida9-723-10
South Carolina10-621-9
Auburn10-622-11
Mississippi State9-723-12
Tennessee10-621-12
Vanderbilt8-819-12
Kentucky8-820-13
Alabama7-918-14
Ole Miss7-916-15
Arkansas2-1414-16
Georgia3-1312-20
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