SEC Basketball: Aggies and Volunteers stumble out of the gate
Dawgs and Cats in Lexington
Kentucky invited Georgia into Rupp Arena to open the season, and as usual, Georgia immediately turned the contest into a dog fight.
Georgia played too much of the game without its only reliable point guard, Turtle Jackson, and the Dawgs fell in a tight contest, 66 – 61.
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Gators chomp
Florida used a 90% shooting night from the free throw stripe to hold off Vanderbilt at home, 81-74. The Gators made 15 of 16 from the charity stripe to end the game.
Florida entered conference play with a 4 – 4 record in its last eight games.
Said Gator graduate-transfer Egor Koulechov, “It’s a new season. We talked about it amongst ourselves, so that’s how it felt.” Koulechov had missed 30 of his previous 37 shots from the 3-point line, but against the Commodores was 2-for-4. “I think that’s why we had a better rhythm offensively. We have to get to that defensively, but it was a good feeling to get back out there in the front of the home crowd and get a win.”
The Gators then took their new season attitude in College Station and handed Texas A&M its second SEC loss in as many games, 83-66.
