The Georgia men¹s basketball team couldn¹t repeat last season¹s postseason success as the Bulldogs dropped a 79-60 decision to Mississippi State in the first round of the SEC Tournament Thursday afternoon in Tampa.

Devan Downey scored 23 points and South Carolina protected its NCAA tournament hopes by pulling away in the second half to beat Georgia 68-51 on Saturday.

Rotnei Clark scored 19 points and Michael Washington added 17 as Arkansas outscored Georgia 29-12 over the first half’s final 11 minutes and cruised past the Bulldogs 89-67 in the two teams’ only regular-season meeting Sunday afternoon.

Tennessee placed five scorers in double figures led by Tyler Smith with 15 points as the Vols cruised to a 79-48 win over Georgia Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Nick Calathes had the second
triple-double of his career, finishing with 20 points, 13 rebounds
and 10 assists, and Florida thumped Georgia 83-57 Wednesday night.

Zachery Peacock scored 18 points and Georgia Tech
rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Georgia 67-62 on Tuesday
night, completing a sweep of its state rival in the two major
sports.

Trey Thompkins led five Georgia scorers in double figures with
22 points including 18 in the first half as the Bulldogs cruised to a 98-68 win over North Carolina A&T Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum.