The Georgia Bulldogs men’s basketball team fell short on the road against Mississippi State, 75-62, in a game where the Dawgs couldn’t hold any long-term momentum.
To start the game, Georgia couldn’t get a shot to fall. With 13:22 left in the first half, Jabri Abdur-Rahim drained a three-pointer, making the score 8-6 in favor of Mississippi State. This was the Bulldogs first basket since Noah Thomasson’s three-pointer just two minutes into the game. With 9:43 left in the first half, Blue Cain sank the Bulldogs’ first shot inside the arc, cutting the deficit to six. Mississippi State extended their lead to 11 with 6:16 left before the break, but Noah Thomasson drilled another three-point basket a minute later to shorten State’s lead to eight and slow their momentum.