Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Georgia Bulldogs (12-4, 2-1 SEC) continue their SEC schedule with a visit to Oxford, Mississippi on Saturday to play against the Ole Miss Rebels (8-8, 0-4 SEC). Georgia defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 58-50 in their most recent SEC game and the Bulldogs have won five of the last six. Ole Miss was defeated by the Auburn Tigers 82-73 last time out and have lost each of the last five. Ole Miss is the only team in the SEC without a win in conference play. Georgia and Ole Miss do not have any players on their injury lists.
Georgia has won 12 of its first 14 games thanks to an excellent defense that is holding opponents to an average of 64.3 points per game which is 57th in the nation. The Bulldogs are allowing a field goal shooting percentage of just 40.8% and a three-point shooting percentage of only 28.4% which are 66th and 15th respectively. Georgia's offense is scoring an average of 71.0 points per game while shooting 42.7% overall and 34.3% from three point land.
The leading scorer for Georgia is Terry Roberts with an average of 15.7 points per game, but the guard is shooting only 40.3% overall and 32.8% from long range. Kario Oquendo is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.0 points per game, while shooting 41.5% overall and 33.3% from behind the line. three of Georgia's top four scorers are shooting 41.5% or less. Roberts is also the leader in assists with an average of 4.1 dishes per contest. Georgia averages 12.1 assists and 14.1 turnovers per game. On the boards, Georgia is averaging 39.1 rebounds per game led by Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe with an average of 5.6 boards per contest. Roberts is the leader in steals with an average of 1.8 steals per game and Frank Anselem is the swat leader with an average of 0.8 blocked shots per contest.