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South Carolina leads 51-48 with 11:47 to go. It's been back-and-forth again this half, with South Carolina really tightening its defense, and getting a few extra opportunities. Maten is playing with three fouls, and seemed afraid to pick up his fourth just now, allowing Chris Silva to drive on him and make a layup.
Record note: Yante Maten has four blocks, moving him into a tie for fourth all-time at Georgia, alongside an obscure player named Dominique Wilkins.
Mark Fox suit-jacket off point: 9:04 left in the second half. Fox was upset about a foul called on Juwan Parker, which sent Thornwell to the free throw line.
Georgia's got to get something going besides the Maten hook shot. It's a 50-50 shot but those odds decrease when the other team knows its coming.
And now South Carolina has taken a five-point lead. While it's been very back-and-forth, this feels like a very precarious time for Georgia. It needs something good to happen.
Yes, the wheels are starting to come off for Georgia, as a Thornwell 3 makes it 59-51 with 7:21 left. Fox calls timeout.
It's over now.
Georgia just had to use two straight timeouts, the second one after failing to get the ball inbounds. There's still a lot of time left, 7:21, but it just doesn't feel very good for the Bulldogs right now. They're not getting anything easy on offense, and the Gamecocks have too much shooting firepower.
Free crump. He can't be any worse than turtle Jackson. Play Frazier, Harris and crump!
If SC can get a coach like Frank Martin, how come UGA can't do better.
So Georgia got it back to a 5-point game and had the ball, but an ill-advised turnover by Frazier at the top of the key turned into a Thornwell layup on the other end.
There's no way UGA can come back because they ca't make 3's
Offensive rebounds now looming as a big problem for Georgia: Yante Maten picked up his fourth foul off a South Carolina miss. So instead of Georgia with the ball down 4, South Carolina hits free throws and takes a 6-point lead, and Maten is one foul from being out.
And yet another offensive rebound for South Carolina leads to points, this time a 3 to make it 67-58.
Those problems on the defensive glass are the difference in the second half.
8 minutes without a bucket. How much more pathetic can you get?
Fox gotta go
Georgia staying within striking distance but not pressuring or fouling.
Turtle Jackson had a chance to cut it to three with 26 seconds left but only went 1-for-2 from the line. After free throws on the other end, Georgia gets the ball down 74-69 with 23.7 seconds left.
Gonna take a miracle.
Georgia going the quick-2 route rather than trying 3s, and they get within two with nine seconds left.
But Justin McKie hits two free throws with 7.7 seconds left to make it a two-possession game.
Final: South Carolina 77, Georgia 75.
Bulldogs drop to 13-10 overall and 4-6 in the SEC.
Mann, Gaines and Jackson have all seemingly regressed under fox. The players seem too scared to make a mistake rather than go make a play. It's time for a new coach. I always thought Felton was a better coach. Couldn't recruit but knew his X's and O's.
Get a young coach that employs an exciting brand of basketball. Watching fox's teams are akin to watching weeds grow.