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Georgia outpaces Texas for 98-88 Big 12-SEC Challenge win

For the second time in three years, the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas Longhorns met in Athens on Saturday for the annual Big 12-SEC challenge. First-year Georgia head coach Tom Crean and his coaching staff came out wearing football-like windbreakers in hopes to avenge the school’s Sugar Bowl loss, and they were able to accomplish just that with a 98-88 win.

This win puts Crean and the Georgia Bulldogs above .500 at 10-9 overall while the loss drops the Texas Longhorns to 11-9 overall.

Georgia shot a scorching 32-for-48 (66.7%) from the floor and 12-for-17 (70.