Bulldogs find a way, upset No. 3 Florida

Blue Cain I wouldn't let it happen again.

Georgia had again left a large tour, an advantage that once swelled to 26 points, and let himself be left behind. The Bulldogs remained No. 3 Florida 80-78 with just more than a minute after the 13-0 run.

But this time the Bulldogs turned the script. After two parts, Cain met a 3 pointer with 47 seconds to give the Bulldogs an 81-80 lead. Georgia (17-11, 5-10 seconds) did not let the advantage this time, Florida (24-4, 11-4) 88-83 and let the fans flood on the floor of Stegeman Coliseum.

“You are on the number two to 26 and then suddenly you are down. What a reaction in the game,” Georgia head coach Mike White said after the game. “Incredible, especially for a group that is not too old. So I'm very happy about our boys, but also very happy about our student department. President Morehead and Josh and our administration, the crowd was great. we got up late.

For a while Georgia seemed to follow his usual script.

The bulldogs led at halftime at 16, but the gators slowly broke out in the second half.

“I thought they were defensive that they were really sharp in the early second half, and we didn't trust the same contract and the ball movement,” said White. “We played the early second half there a bit for the time being. I'm not sure.” “

Georgia fought back 3:51 at 11 to play. Florida then tore off the 13-0 run, which was covered by a layup by Thomas Hagh, who made Florida to play with 1:28.

A free throw 20 seconds later gave the Gator a two -point in the lead. White made one of his best offensive weapons before a decision about Cain.

“There was a conversation among our employees, we use blue, don't we use blue in?” Said white. “You think of a man who has to protect these guards who have been sitting down for a while. Can he help us aggressively? Is he stiff again?”

White decided to take Cain. The second student then buried the greatest shot in his Georgia career to give the Bulldogs their first victory over a top three opponent since 2004.

“As a trainer, the piece called, I knew what the piece was,” said Cain. “Silas (Demary) Had done great work all night, and when he pulled two, I knew that it would be open. And it felt good to get out of my hand, but I was only glad that it went into it. “

For Georgia, victory achieved a defeat against four games, which now sees his hopes for the NCAA tournament, which was rejuvenated with a characteristic victory.

“We had a few outliers, Missouri at home when we were only outside the character in the second half when we talked about it since autumn,” said White. “That showed up tonight, it was shown in Auburn. We play pretty well. But how do you keep playing well, you have to continue working and concentrate on the right stuff?”

– – Silas Demary Jr. led the bulldogs with 21 points.

– newcomer forward Asa Newell I just missed another double double, which ends with 15 points and nine rebounds. In a season, Newell said goodbye to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for sixth points of a newcomer to Georgia.

– Reserve Forward Justin ABSON led the bulldogs in assists (5), blocks (2) and steal (3).

-Georgia shot almost 68 percent in the first half, while building the 16-point half-time advantage. This included 7-of-9 shots from a 3-point range.

– This victory was Georgia's first victory over Florida since March 2, 2019.

-Georgia's last victory against a top three opponent came against Georgia Tech in 2004.