ATHENS, Ga. – The Georgia Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8) defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-17, 3-13) on Saturday afternoon in Stegeman Coliseum, 87-68. Jeremiah Wilkinson led the Bulldogs with 18 points, his fourth straight game with double digits.
 
Fast Facts:

• The Bulldogs have accomplished their third-consecutive 20-win campaign. This has only been achieved two other times in Georgia program history (1996-98 and 2014-16).
• This win brought Georgia to the 20-win mark for the 16th time overall but for only the sixth occasion during the regular season.
• Five Bulldogs scored in double figures. Somto Cyril added 12 points on a 6-of-7 shooting effort from the field, Kareem Stagg posted a career-high 11 points and Marcus “Smurf” Millender and Justin Bailey tallied 10 points apiece.
• Georgia never trailed in the entirety of the game. As South Carolina was battling back in the second half, a driving layup from Blue Cain started Georgia’s 10-0 run at 8:48. A pair of free throws and a layup from Bailey gave Georgia a 16 point lead.
• Cain set a season high in assists with eight, matching his career high. Millender was right behind him with six. Jaden Newell recorded his first rebound of the season.
• The Bulldogs outscored the Gamecocks in points in the paint (40-28), assists (23-9), fastbreak points (22-2), bench points (43-22) and blocks (8-0).

 
Key Quotes:
Head Coach Mike White
Opening Statement
“It’s a good win for us. I thought our turnout was nice, to celebrate our seniors and our non-seniors. Overall, it was a good atmosphere. South Carolina was really good offensively in the first half. They were really good early second half and made it really interesting, despite the fact that our first half offensively was about as sharp as we’ve been. Those guys at that program is always going to be as sold and as prepared positionally, with their attention to detail and their physicality. They make you shoot jump shots, and we struggled at the rim at times, and we made some threes. We got it going there; we passed it really well. 23 assists to six turnovers; you’re not going to get that most nights in the SEC. I liked our level of unselfishness; our attention to detail, defensively, wasn’t quite as sharp as theirs. We just made shots and any win in the SEC is a big and those guys are really capable.”
 
Jeremiah Wilkinson | G | So.
On what these games mean to him after playing at Cal…
“Yeah, it’s everything I could ask for. This is exactly what I wanted when I chose to come to Georgia, playing at home, having a chance to go deep in the tournament and be around great guys. And that’s exactly what it is. I love playing with this group and the fact that there’s high stakes on every game doesn’t scare me. It’s exactly what I want.”
 
Jake Wilkins | F | Fr.
On the amount of bench points…
“I mean, it’s really just a stay ready mentality. Always trying to be ready when your number’s called. Really just staying locked into what the coaches are saying and what the coaches are doing. When you stay ready, you’ll play good.”
 
Up Next:
Georgia competes in their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday, March 3 against the Alabama Crimson Tide in Stegeman Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN News. Tickets for all Bulldog home games can be found on GeorgiaDogs.com.