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Game 26 GeorgiaUGA Under Head Coach Mark Fox: 4 20-win seasons • 4 Postseason Bids • 27 UGA Graduates • 3 NBA Draft Picks 2016-17 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP OVERALL RECORD: 14-11 Georgia: 14-11, 5-7 SEC VS. MISS. ST.: 14-10, 5-7 SEC HOME: 9-4 • ROAD: 4-6 • NEUTRAL: 1-1 SEC RECORD: 5-7 DATE: Tuesday, February 14 HOME: 2-3 • ROAD: 3-4 TIPOFF: 9:00 p.m. ET NOVEMBER ARENA: Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Fri. 11 at Clemson (FSS) L 64-74 LOCATION: Athens, Ga. Mon. 14 ^ UNC Asheville (SECN+) W 60-46 Thur. 17 ^ Furman (SECN) W 84-78 COACH: Mark Fox COACH: Ben Howland Mon. 21 ^ vs. G. Washington (ESPNU) W 81-73 Tues. 22 ^ #5 Kansas (ESPN2) L 54-65 149-114 in 8th season at UGA 28-27 in 2nd season at MSU Fri. 25 Gardner-Webb (SECN+) W 77-59 263-157 in 13th season overall 429-233 in 21st season overall Wed. 30 vs. Morehouse (SECN+) W 82-76 DECEMBER MOST RECENT STARTERS Sun. 4 Marquette (ESPNU) L 79-89 NO. NAME PPG RPG NO. NAME PPG RPG Wed. 14 UL Lafayette (SECN) W 73-60 Sat. 17 Charleston So. (SECN) W 84-64 4 TYREE CRUMP 2.6 0.6 G 1 LAMAR PETERS 12.0 2.0 Tues. 20 at Georgia Tech (ESPNU) W 60-43 (6-1; 180; Fr.; Bainbridge, Ga.) (6-0; 188; Fr.; New Orleans, La.) Fri. 23 at Oakland (espn3) L 79-86 30 J.J. FRAZIER 16.6 3.4 G 11 QUINNDARY WEATHERSPOON 16.8 5.0 Thur. 29 * at Auburn (ESPNU) W 96-84 (5-10; 155; Sr.; Glennville, Ga.) (6-4; 205; Soph; Canton, Miss.) JANUARY Wed. 4 * S. Carolina (ESPNU) L 61-67 1 YANTE MATEN 19.2 7.1 F • G 3 XAVIAN STAPLETON 6.7 2.4 Sat. 7 * Missouri (SECN) W 71-66 (6-8; 240; Jr.; Pontiac, Mich.) (6-6; 195; Soph; Flora, Miss.) Wed. 11 * at Ole Miss (ESPNU) W 69-47 Sat. 14 * at #23 Florida (ESPN2) L O T- 76-80 32 MIKE EDWARDS 4.0 3.9 F • G 4 MARIO KEGLER 10.3 5.6 Tues. 17 * Vanderbilt (ESPNU) W 76-68 (6-9; 225; Soph.; Westland, Mich.) (6-7; 220; Fr.; Jackson, Miss.) Sat. 21 * at Texas A&M (ESPN2) L 62-63 Wed. 25 * Alabama (ESPNU) L 60-80 34 DEREK OGBEIDE 7.0 7.2 F 34 SCHNIDER HERARD 5.4 5.5 Sat. 28 # Texas (ESPN) W 59-57 (6-8; 245; Soph.; Atlanta, Ga.) (6-10; 250; Fr.; Plano, Texas) Tues. 31 * at # 8/6 Kentucky (ESPN) L O T- 81-90 FEBRUARY OFF THE BENCH Sat. 4 * at # 19/20 S. Carolina (ESPN2) L 75-77 Tues. 7 * #17 Florida (ESPN2) L 60-72 3 JUWAN PARKER 9.3 5.5 G • F 35 ARIC HOLMAN 8.8 6.3 Sat. 11 * at Tennessee (ESPNU) W 76-75 (6-4; 205; R-Jr.; Tulsa, Okla.) (6-10; 222; Soph.; Owensboro, Ky.) Tues. 14 * Miss. State (ESPNU) 9:00 2 JORDAN HARRIS 5.4 1.6 G 23 TYSON CARTER 7.5 1.8 Sat. 18 * Kentucky (ESPN) 6:00 (6-4; 185; Fr.; Iron City, Ga.) (6-4; 157; Fr.; Starkville, Miss.) Thur. 23 * at Alabama (ESPN/2) 7:00 Sat. 25 * LSU (SECN) 6:00 0 WILLIAM JACKSON II 3.7 1.0 G 2 ELI WRIGHT 3.4 1.5 MARCH (6-4; 185; Soph.; Athens, Ga. ) (6-4; 203; Fr.; Owensboro, Ky.) Wed. 1 * Auburn (SECN) 6:30 Sat. 4 * at Arkansas (ESPN/2) 2:00 5 PAPE DIATTA 2.5 1.9 F • G 15 IJ READY 8.7 2.7 8-12 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) (6-7; 220; Jr.; Dakar, Senegal ) (5-11; 166; Fr.; Rixey, Ark.) ^ – CBE Hall of Fame Classic ◊ * – SEC ◊ # – SEC/Big 12 Challenge 25 KENNY PAUL GENO 1.9 1.6 F 45 E.J. DATCHER 0.9 1.5 Rankings, if different, are AP/USA Today ◊ All times EASTERN (6-6; 210; Sr.; Booneville, Miss.) (6-9; 240; Fr.; Harpersville, Ala.) t MEDIA COVERAGE THE STARTING 5... UGA leads the all-time series with MSU, 57-53, including a 28-19 advantage WATCH: ESPNU here in Athens. Mike Couzens (pbp); Yante Maten is on the 10-player final watch list for the Kareem Abdul- Brooke Weisbrod (analyst); Jabbar Award as the nation’s top center. LISTEN: GEORGIA NETWORK Derek Ogbeide grabs a team-high 8.0 rpg in SEC play, Scott Howard (pbp); including 10.2 rpg over UGA’s last six games. Chuck Dowdle (color); J.J. Frazier and Yante Maten are Division I’s 10th- Tony Schiavone (producer) best inside-outside scoring combo among Flagship: WSB AM 750 (Atlanta); teams with two top-250 scorers nationally. t t t t Sirius: 145; XM: 191. Mark Fox is the first coach ever to lead UGA to three-straight 20-win finishes. FOLLOW: UGA has notched three-conseuctive 20- WWW.STATBROADCAST.COM win efforts just twice in 111 seasons. SID: Mike Mobley • Email: [email protected] • Cell: 706-540-7486 • Social Media: @UGABasketball PAGE 2 Georgia VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE GAME NOTES @UGABASKETBALL DOGS HOST STATE IN VALENTINE’S t t TALE OF THE TAPE KEEPING AN EYE ON NIGHT MATCHUP AT STEGEMAN STATISTIC UGA MSU The Georgia Bulldogs return to action on ENTERING TODAY’S GAME: Points Per Game 72.1 74.5 Valentine’s Day looking to extend the momen- AMONG UGA’S CAREER LEADERS Opp. Point Per Game 69.4 71.5 tum of their lovely comeback in Knoxville last Scoring Margin +2.7 +3.0 Saturday. The Bulldogs, who rallied from a J.J. FRAZIER IS... Field Goal Pct. .445 .454 14-point, second-half deficit to knock off the • 9 points from No. 13 Charles Mann Opp. Field Goal Pct. .404 .434 • 12 points from No. 12 Carlos Strong Volunteers, will host Mississippi State in at • 28 from No. 11 James Banks 3-Point Pct. .328 .368 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday. 3-Pointers Per Game 5.2 8.2 • 49 points from No. 10 D.A. Layne Opp. 3-Point Pct. .334 .321 J.J. Frazier poured in a season-high 29 • 3 3FGs from No. 7 G.G. Smith Free Throw Pct. .740 .687 points – and distributed six assists that result- • 4 3FGs from No. 6 Dustin Ware Free Throws Per Game 17.0 14.9 ed in 16 more points – to lead Georgia. • 23 3FGs from co-No. 4s Ezra Williams and Rebounds Per Game 38.0 35.2 “We got it done because J.J. Frazier loves Kenny Gaines Opp. Rebound Per Game 34.3 36.7 playing for this school,” Mark Fox said. “J.J. • 3 3FGAs from No. 6 Dustin Ware Rebound Margin +3.7 -1.5 just refused to give in, and he did what se- • 11 3FGAs from No. 5 Litterial Green Assists Per Game 13.8 12.3 niors do: he led the fight.” • 9 FTs from No. 4 Vern Fleming Turnovers Per Game 13.8 13.0 The Bulldogs improved to 14-11 overall • 180 FTs from No. 3 Litterial Green Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 1.0 0.9 • 2 FTAs from No. 12 James Banks and 5-7 in SEC play. The comeback was even • 33 FTAs from No. 11 Terry Fair Turnover Margin -1.8 +0.7 more improbable considering Yante Maten, Steals Per Game 5.7 7.2 • 10 assists from No. 8 Pertha Robinson Blocks Per Game 4.1 4.2 Georgia’s leading scorer and rebounder, • 16 steals from co-No. 8s Rashad Wright fouled out in a season-low 17 minutes. and Chris Daniels Maten, one of 10 players on the final watch YANTE MATEN IS... t UGA QUICK FACTS list of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award as • 24 blocks from No. 3 Terrell Bell the nation’s top center, leads the Bulldogs in • 28 points from No. 27 Ray Harrison LOCATION ...........................Athens, Ga. scoring (19.2 ppg). Among SEC leaders, Mat- • 32 points from No. 26 Jacky Dorsey ENROLLMENT ..............................36,130 en is third in scoring and sixth in rebounding • 38 points from No. 25 Jimmy Pitts FOUNDED ........................................1785 (7.1 rpg), as well as third in field goal percent- CONFERENCE ..................Southeastern age (.529) and fourth in double-doubles (five). The two Bulldogs last met in last year’s NICKNAME ...............................Bulldogs Frazier is adding 16.6 ppg (No. 6 in the SEC Tournament, with Georgia securing a MASCOT ....................................... Uga X SEC) and leads the league in playing time, 79-69 victory. COLORS .............................. Red & Black overall (34.2 mpg) and in SEC play (36.6 mpg). J.J. Frazier and Yante Maten both broke PRESIDENT Maten, a junior forward, and Frazier, a the 20-point barrier. Frazier finished with a ..... Jere W. Morehead (UGA J.D. ‘80) senior guard, are one of the nation’s most po- game-high 28 points, while Maten added 20 FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE tent inside-outside offensive tandems. Their and grabbed eight rebounds to share team- ................ David Shipley (Oberlin ‘72) combined average of 35.8 ppg ranks No. 10 high honors with Kenny Paul Geno. J. REID PARKER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS nationally among guard-forward scoring duos After a back and forth opening several ..............Greg McGarity (Georgia ‘76) with both players ranked among the nation’s minutes, Georgia picked up some momen- UGA: FIRST & STILL FOREMOST top-250 scorers. They are the only teammates tum with a 9-1 run to take a 40-29 lead with • UGA was chartered on Jan.