6:32 pm
February 16

#20 Missouri @ Georgia

Who will WIN this matchup?

#20 Missouri Tigers (13-5)

@ Georgia Bulldogs (12-8)

 

Current odds:

Missouri Tigers: (-155)

Georgia Bulldogs: (+135)

 

• The line for this game is Missouri by 3 points.

• The Missouri Tigers will try to regain their NCAA Tournament trajectory when they face the host Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday in Athens, Ga. The Tigers (13-5, 6-5 SEC) peaked last week at No. 10 in the Top 25. The NCAA Tournament selection committee placed them as a No. 4 seed on Saturday in its first mock bracket reveal. But then Missouri suffered an 86-81 overtime loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday at home, which came on the heels of its 80-59 loss at Ole Miss on Wednesday night. The Tigers fell to No. 20 in the AP Top 25 poll released Monday.

• The Tigers will seek to rebound against the Bulldogs (12-8, 5-8), which has also lost its past two games, 89-81 at No. 16 Tennessee last Wednesday and 115-82 at No. 11 Alabama on Saturday.

• The Tigers faced Arkansas without center Jeremiah Tilmon, who averages 12.8 points and a team-high 7.8 rebounds per game. He stepped away from the team due to a death in his family and Martin wasn’t sure if he would face the Bulldogs. Tilmon’s absence left the Tigers vulnerable with their interior defense. On the plus side, they hit a season-high 13 shots from three-point range while using smaller lineups.

• Torrence Watson hit three of them after making just three all season. Drew Buggs knocked down his first trey of the season. Mitchell Smith, a 21.9-percent shooter from three-point range, hit the first two he tried while replacing Tilmon.

• The Bulldogs will try to play better defense Tuesday night after allowing 115 points against the Crimson Tide, who shot 64.3 percent (36-for-56) from the field, including 60 percent (18-for-30) from behind the 3-point line.

• Offensively, Crean wants to see the Bulldogs attacking the basket. They missed 17 of 19 shots from behind the arc and that helped the Crimson Tide get out on the fast break. Georgia guard K.D. Johnson hit the only two three-pointers against Alabama while scoring 24 points.

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#20 Missouri Tigers
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