NCAAB Game Recap - LSU at Georgia
Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:00 PM EST

Tenn
69
KY
86
F
NCSU
78
Duke
94
F
Gonz
79
USD
67
F
ND
54
UVA
60
F
MD
52
Mich
65
F
Nev
82
Wyo
49
F
UNC
95
Wake
57
F
PSU
64
Purd
76
F
WVU
53
Kansas
78
F
Baylor
61
TxTch
86
F
Clem
55
Lou
56
F
FSU
69
GaTec
47
F
IaSt
78
KSU
64
F
LSU
83
UGA
79
F
Iowa
71
Rut
69
F
VaTec
70
Pitt
64
F
Aub
64
Vand
53
F
Okla
71
TCU
62
F
SIU
79
IndSt
57
F
GrgWas
69
Duques
85
F
Buck
71
HolyC
72
F
Detr
73
WIGB
82
F
OkSt
57
Tex
69
F
TAMU
77
SouthCar
84
F
Stony
66
UNH
64
F
UMassL
66
UMBC
70
F
N TX
59
FIU
69
F
Drex
77
Tows
92
F
Mia-O
79
W MI
84
F(OT)
Ford
66
URI
63
F(OT)
Xav
75
Prov
61
F
Ind
63
Minn
84
F
Rice
41
FAU
60
F
Fla
71
Bama
53
F
Citad
82
WCU
103
F
UNCC
60
ODU
73
F
MTSU
93
Marsh
98
F
SacHr
84
LIU
92
F
Akr
56
Ball
57
F
CoCar
79
App
88
F
Army
68
Navy
79
F
SDak
80
W IL
67
F
TN-M
73
SIU-E
69
F
UAB
68
W Ky
60
F
UTEP
47
USM
77
F
UTSA
67
LaTec
72
F
Valpa
79
Drake
84
F
USC-Up
79
Longw
83
F(OT)
GrCan
90
ChiSt
59
F
Mizzu
65
Miss
75
F
NCAT
85
How
81
F
BYU
70
LoyMa
62
F
NFla
64
NJIT
63
F
FlGlf
55
Stetsn
67
F
CenCT
79
StFNY
90
F
VCU
69
Dayt
68
F
NE
79
Charl
88
F(OT)
TxSt
67
ArkLR
60
F
Colg
83
Amer
81
F(OT)
UtSt
76
AF
62
F
Merrim
58
MtStM
56
F
Mercer
69
ETSU
88
F
SEMO
88
E IL
79
F
AbCh
68
InWor
48
F
SFA
72
NWSt
87
F
Lipsco
83
KennSt
67
F
Leh
84
Boston
79
F
Lib
80
N AL
70
F
Copp
58
MD-ES
55
F
BGSU
87
NIU
67
F
Bry
84
FaDi
97
F
Ohio
80
CenMI
87
F
BethC
98
SCSt
73
F
APSU
73
MorSt
70
F
VMI
62
Furm
96
F
Campbl
71
Presb
76
F
McNee
52
SeLA
88
F
TexAr
79
ArkSt
83
F
SDSt
78
NDSU
77
F
UNLV
71
SJSU
64
F
LaSal
49
StLou
62
F
Chat
76
Samf
80
F(OT)
Winth
60
GWebb
64
F
Vermt
77
Hartfo
75
F
N CO
78
E WA
88
F(OT)
TXAMC
58
NOrl
68
F
SHSU
72
Lamar
75
F
IPFW
71
NebOm
74
F
Radf
52
ChaSo
53
F
Alc
68
MsVl
76
F
Temp
70
SoFL
69
F(OT)
Mem
72
UCF
79
F
IL-C
73
YSU
81
F
TXSo
86
Gram
85
F
PVAM
79
JackSt
66
F
NCC
71
Norf
75
F(OT)
AlaAM
62
ASU
68
F
HiPt
86
Hamp
81
F(OT)
FlaAM
78
Savan
74
F
Hof
79
UNCW
87
F
CSBak
67
UMKC
75
F
W&M
84
Elon
74
F
UNCG
50
Woff
80
F
Bois
65
SDSU
71
F
Murr
102
E KY
70
F
Yale
98
Corn
92
F
Fres
81
NM
73
F
Oakl
89
WIMil
73
F
IUPUI
86
Clev
89
F
RobM
69
StFPA
72
F
Dart
68
Princ
69
F
Harv
75
Penn
68
F(OT)
E MI
58
Kent
71
F
Brown
65
Colum
63
F
ORU
73
UND
85
F
Wash
72
WaSt
70
F
USC
89
Cal
66
F
UtVal
76
UTRGV
64
F
Del
61
JMU
68
F
Nich
82
HCU
88
F
ULM
76
UL
83
F
DeP
78
Butl
91
F
Brad
65
IlSt
59
F
NW
50
Nebras
59
F
South
45
ArkPB
61
F
MissSt
77
Ark
67
F
Belm
93
TNTec
65
F
Seatt
53
NMSt
59
F
MTSt
82
Web
94
F
Pacif
59
SCla
64
F
TNSt
65
JSU
84
F
Mont
80
IdaSt
68
F
AzSt
98
Utah
87
F
UCLA
80
Stan
104
F
CS-Ful
78
CSNor
71
F
USF
68
Portl
63
F(OT)
LongB
73
UCDav
77
F
S UT
69
PorSt
78
F
NoAZ
78
Sac
66
F
Oreg
57
OrSt
72
F
Pepp
65
StMar
72
F
UCSB
70
UCIrv
83
F
UCRiv
64
HI
87
F

LSU 83, Georgia 79

Feb 16, 2019, 6:00 PM EST

Final

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(19) LSU

41

42

83

Georgia

37

42

79

Waters, Smart lead No. 19 LSU over Georgia, 83-79
Sat Feb 16, 2019 9:45 PM

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Ja'vonte Smart was a little too emotional after hitting a 3-pointer for LSU midway through the second half.

He yelled out to celebrate and was whistled for a technical foul, helping Georgia take a three-point lead. Smart gathered himself, though, and hit another 3 two possessions later, and the Tigers didn't trail again.

"I was just playing with the flow of the game, trying to bring energy on (defense)," Smart said. "Once we got stops, I wanted to put the ball in the hole and doing whatever I could to help us win."

Tremont Waters scored 20 points, Smart added 19 and No. 19 LSU won its fourth straight game, holding on for an 83-79 victory Saturday night.

The Tigers (21-4, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) are off to their best start in league play since the 1981 Final Four team was 11-0. Georgia stayed close but the Tigers had enough quickness and size to wear down the Bulldogs.

"In the second half, we just didn't turn the ball over, and that's why we were able to pull it out," LSU coach Will Wade said. "Georgia played tremendously, and we were very fortunate to pull it out."

LSU was down six midway through the first half, but went on a 17-2 run to take a 31-22 lead on Skylar Mays' layup. Georgia remained in the game, thanks in part to a sixth straight sellout crowd at Stegeman Coliseum making it tough on the Tigers.

Nicolas Claxton finished with 17 points and Rayshaun Hammonds had 13 for Georgia (10-15, 1-11). The Bulldogs have lost six straight in their first season under coach Tom Crean.

Claxton liked his team's effort even though Georgia came up short.

"I would say it is progress, just playing our hardest for the whole 40 minutes," Claxton said. "Not coming out in the second half and being in a drought."

TIP-INS

LSU: The Tigers keep finding ways to win on the road. They sneaked out of Rupp Arena this week with an upset victory on Kavel Bigby-Williams' last-second tip-in against Kentucky, and they've won three times in overtime. It's a big turnaround after LSU lost its final seven SEC road games last season and dropped nine in a row away from Baton Rouge before starting league play this year. The Tigers are 7-0 on the road in the SEC for the first time since 1981.

"Coach really told us to take rebounding and defense with us," Smart said. "You can't really take offense on the road because it's hard to get sometimes, but you can always take rebounding and defense. That's a big part of our success."

Georgia: In 24 SEC halves played this season, the Bulldogs have been outscored 19 times. ... Crean went with a three-guard starting lineup, sitting forward Derek Ogbeide and guard Teshaun Hightower in favor of Turtle Jackson, Jordan Harris and walk-on redshirt senior Christian Harrison. ... The Bulldogs have struggled all season off the dribble and in giving help, so Crean mostly used a 2-3 zone in hopes to jump-starting the defense. It didn't help much as LSU, the SEC's best free-throw shooting team, still made it to the rim to draw fouls and score 18 points from the foul line.

UP NEXT

LSU: Hosts Florida on Wednesday.

Georgia: Hosts Mississippi State on Wednesday.

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Leaders

LSU PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Waters 20 0 5 1 2 0
J. Smart 19 0 0 1 0 0
Georgia PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
N. Claxton 17 0 4 6 0 1
R. Hammonds 13 0 0 2 0 0

Team Comparison

LSU UGA
Points For 83 79
Field Goals 30/54-56% 27/57-47%
Three Pointers 5/13-38% 7/16-44%
Free Throws 18/23-78% 18/25-72%
Offensive Rebounds 11 14
Defensive Rebounds 19 16
Rebounds 34 34
Blocks 5 3
Steals 6 5
Turnovers 8 11
Personal Fouls 19 19
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - LSU Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Wed Jan 23 UGA 82 @ LSU 92 R. Hammonds 18 T. Waters 26
Sat Feb 16 LSU 83 @ UGA 79 T. Waters 20 N. Claxton 17

Game Information

Stadium: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Attendance: 10,298
Game Time: