8-seed Bulldogs fall to 9-seed Saint Louis, 102-77, in NCAA Tournament Round of 64

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The 8-seed Georgia Bulldogs (22-11, 10-8 SEC) fell to the 9-seed Saint Louis Billikens (29-5, 15-3 A-10), 102-77, in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 on Thursday evening at KeyBank Arena.

FAST FACTS
• Despite the Bulldogs loss, they maintain a 2-1 all-time record against the Billikens.
• Sophomore Jeremiah Wilkinson led the Bulldogs with 30 points and broke his career high in three-pointers with seven.
• Marcus “Smurf” Millender chipped in 13 points and a game-high six assists.
• Dylan James sparked a 17–2 run at the 4:07 mark, helping Georgia build momentum.
• Georgia outscored Saint Louis in bench points (53-43), fastbreak points (15-12), and points off turnovers (18-14).

KEY QUOTES

Head Coach Mike White

On tonight’s performance…
“… I did not see that coming. I expected to win the game. These guys have practiced really hard all week, been locked in and in our preparation. We played as disconnected as we’ve played all season. Really proud of our regular season. We broke records. We did things that have never happened, obviously, in the history of Georgia basketball. But our plan was to come here and play well and compete and advance. Just a tough way to end it.”