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01/05 03:43 CST Wilkinson leads No. 23 Georgia against No. 22 Florida after
31-point showing
Wilkinson leads No. 23 Georgia against No. 22 Florida after 31-point showing
By The Associated Press
Georgia Bulldogs (13-1, 1-0 SEC) at Florida Gators (9-5, 0-1 SEC)
Gainesville, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Georgia visits No. 22 Florida after Jeremiah Wilkinson
scored 31 points in Georgia's 104-100 overtime victory against the Auburn
Tigers.
The Gators have gone 6-0 in home games. Florida leads the SEC with 28.2
defensive rebounds per game led by Rueben Chinyelu averaging 6.9.
The Bulldogs have gone 1-0 against SEC opponents. Georgia is 1-1 in games
decided by 3 points or fewer.
Florida makes 45.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 5.8
percentage points higher than Georgia has allowed to its opponents (39.9%).
Georgia scores 28.6 more points per game (99.4) than Florida gives up (70.8).
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas Haugh averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the
Gators, scoring 17.2 points while shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc. Alex
Condon is averaging 14.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists over the last 10
games.
Wilkinson averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, scoring 18.3
points while shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc. Blue Cain is shooting 50.5%
and averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Gators: 6-4, averaging 82.9 points, 40.8 rebounds, 14.8 assists,
5.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.
Bulldogs: 9-1, averaging 98.1 points, 39.5 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 8.3 steals
and 7.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 78.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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