UGA Basketball
Bulldogs fall to No. 4 Crimson Tide, 90-69

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Georgia Bulldogs (15-7, 3-6 SEC) fell to the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (19-3, 8-1 SEC), 90-69, on Saturday afternoon at the Coleman Coliseum. Two scorers reached double figures led by freshman forward Asa Newell’s 16 points on the day.
Fast Facts
• After Newell’s 16-point effort, junior forward RJ Godfrey followed with 10 points.
• Newell has reached double figure scoring in 20 out of 22 games this season, leading the Bulldogs in points for the 15th time.
• Godfrey reached double figure scoring for the fifth time this season while also marking his 15th-career outing with 10+ points on the board.
• Newell and Dylan James both tallied career highs in steals on the day with five and three, respectively.
• With one block on the day, freshman center Somto Cyril has tallied at least one block in 19 out of 22 games played this season.
Key Quote
“It’s definitely frustrating,” head coach Mike White said. “There are some positives though. You get beat 20 on the road, I know that may be a surprise for me to use the word positive, but I’m talking to myself as well. I’m talking to our guys in terms of just trying to keep it in perspective. We come into Alabama and have six turnovers and had two or three really loud ones. For the most part, made really good decisions, executed some stuff, got a lot of post touches, drew a lot of fouls. That’s what we do as well as anyone in the league. Put pressure on the rim from our wings, from Silas [Demary Jr.] and from our bigs, but the empty possessions at the foul line continue to haunt us. We’re past not talking about it. I’m going to try through trial and error. We’re going to try something different and we’re just going to talk about it nonstop and we’ll see where it goes.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return to Athens where they will face LSU on Wednesday, Feb. 5 with tipoff set at 9 p.m. ET at Stegeman Coliseum. The game will be televised on SEC Network.
