Missouri rallies behind Kobe Brown to top Georgia

AP
Mar 05, 2022

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Kobe Brown scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half when Missouri came back from an 11-point deficit to beat Georgia 79-69 in an SEC regular-season finale and snap a six-game losing streak on Saturday.

Javon Pickett scored all 12 of his points in the second half. Ronnie DeGray III and Jarron Coleman also had 12 points apiece for the Tigers (11-20, 5-13).

Braelen Bridges scored 19 points, Kario Oquendo had 17 and Aaron Cook 16 for the Bulldogs (6-25, 1-17), who lost their 11th straight.

Brown fed Trevon Brazile - who had a career-high 10 rebounds plus four blocks - with an alley-oop feed for a dunk that ended a brief Georgia spurt and gave the Tigers a seven-point lead with three minutes left. Missouri made 8 of 10 free throws from there.

A Cook bucket after halftime extended a Georgia lead to 11 but Coleman responded with a 3-pointer as Missouri worked its way back. His third from the arc in the second half gave the Tigers their first lead at 54-52 and Pickett and Amari Davis added buckets for a six-point edge with 8 1/2 minutes to go.

Missouri shot 65% in the second half and 49% overall. Georgia shot 33% in the second half when it had a stretch over nearly 13 minutes during which it made just 1 of 12 shots, including eight straight misses.

Georgia made its first 10 shots and had a 14-point lead with five minutes left in the first half that ended 39-30.

Georgia didn't take full advantage at the line, making 21 of 33. Though it scored 22 points off turnovers, the Bulldogs lost the boards 43-24 with Missouri getting 19 second-chance points off 14 offensive rebounds.

Both teams head for SEC tournament in Tampa, Fla., that runs Wednesday through next Sunday.

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1st Half
UGA
Bulldogs
39
MIZZ
Tigers
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Braelen Bridges vs. Trevon Brazile (Jarron Coleman gains possession)
19:35		Jarron Coleman misses two point jump shot
19:33		Jaxon Etter defensive rebound
19:03		Trevon Brazile personal foul
18:51	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point hook shot	2-0
18:42		Jarron Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Cook steals)
18:36	+2	Aaron Cook makes two point dunk	4-0
18:26		Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot
18:24		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
18:18		Trevon Brazile turnover (lost ball) (Kario Oquendo steals)
18:10	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot	7-0
18:07		Tigers 30 second timeout
18:00		Jarron Coleman turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Cook steals)
17:55	+2	Aaron Cook makes two point dunk	9-0
17:43		Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
17:41		DaJuan Gordon offensive rebound
17:33	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point hook shot	9-2
17:16	+3	Jaxon Etter makes three point jump shot (Christian Wright assists)	12-2
16:55		Jarron Coleman turnover (back court violation)
16:37	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point layup	14-2
16:16		Javon Pickett misses two point jump shot
16:14		Javon Pickett offensive rebound
16:12		Javon Pickett misses two point layup
16:10		Aaron Cook defensive rebound
16:03		Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
16:03	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-2
16:03	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-2
15:47		Kaleb Brown misses three point jump shot
15:45		Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Ronnie DeGray III makes two point layup	16-4
15:12	+2	Jaxon Etter makes two point layup	18-4
14:51	+2	Amari Davis makes two point jump shot	18-6
14:51		Aaron Cook shooting foul (Amari Davis draws the foul)
14:51		TV timeout
14:51	+1	Amari Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-7
14:41	+2	Christian Wright makes two point layup (Braelen Bridges assists)	20-7
14:24	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Brown assists)	20-10
14:04		Christian Wright turnover (traveling)
13:47	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point hook shot	20-12
13:22	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point layup	22-12
13:10		Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
13:08		Kaleb Brown offensive rebound
12:55	+3	Ronnie DeGray III makes three point jump shot (Amari Davis assists)	22-15
12:31		Kobe Brown shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
12:31	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 3	23-15
12:31	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 3	24-15
12:31		Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 3 of 3
12:31		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
12:12		Amari Davis misses two point jump shot
12:10		Tigers offensive rebound
12:10		Kaleb Brown turnover (bad pass) (Kario Oquendo steals)
12:06		Amari Davis shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
12:06		Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:06		Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:06		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
11:48		Javon Pickett misses two point jump shot
11:46		Trevon Brazile offensive rebound
11:43	+2	Trevon Brazile makes two point putback dunk	24-17
11:16		Noah Baumann turnover (lost ball) (Javon Pickett steals)
11:11		Ronnie DeGray III turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Cook steals)
10:59	+3	Noah Baumann makes three point jump shot (Aaron Cook assists)	27-17
10:38		Amari Davis misses two point jump shot
10:36		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
10:26		Aaron Cook misses two point jump shot
10:24		Amari Davis defensive rebound
10:14		Jabri Abdur-Rahim shooting foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul)
10:14		TV timeout
10:14	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-18
10:14	+1	Ronnie DeGray III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-19
10:04		Braelen Bridges misses two point layup
10:02		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
9:47		Javon Pickett turnover (traveling)
9:33		Braelen Bridges misses two point layup
9:31		Braelen Bridges offensive rebound
9:30	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point layup	29-19
9:30		Amari Davis shooting foul (Braelen Bridges draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Braelen Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-19
9:15		Javon Pickett misses two point jump shot
9:13		Braelen Bridges defensive rebound
8:54		Trevon Brazile blocks Jabri Abdur-Rahim's two point jump shot
8:52		Jabri Abdur-Rahim offensive rebound
8:50		Jabri Abdur-Rahim turnover (traveling)
8:34		DaJuan Gordon misses two point jump shot
8:32		Christian Wright defensive rebound
8:27		Jaxon Etter misses three point jump shot
8:25		Jarron Coleman defensive rebound
8:11		DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot
8:09		Jaxon Etter defensive rebound
7:50		Christian Wright turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Brown steals)
7:44		Kobe Brown misses two point layup
7:42		Kobe Brown offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Kobe Brown makes two point layup	30-21
7:11		Kobe Brown shooting foul (Christian Wright draws the foul)
7:11		TV timeout
7:11	+1	Christian Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-21
7:11	+1	Christian Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-21
6:55		Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot
6:53		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
6:44		Kobe Brown personal foul (Braelen Bridges draws the foul)
6:44	+1	Braelen Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-21
6:44		Braelen Bridges misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:44		Javon Pickett defensive rebound
6:43		Dalen Ridgnal personal foul (Javon Pickett draws the foul)
6:24		Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
6:22		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
6:05		DaJuan Gordon blocks Jaxon Etter's two point layup
6:03		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
5:55		Trevon Brazile misses two point layup
5:53		Bulldogs defensive rebound
5:34	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point layup	35-21
5:13	+3	DaJuan Gordon makes three point jump shot (Javon Pickett assists)	35-24
4:55		Trevon Brazile blocks Dalen Ridgnal's two point layup
4:53		Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound
4:51		Dalen Ridgnal personal foul
4:37		Javon Pickett misses three point jump shot
4:35		DaJuan Gordon offensive rebound
4:35	+2	DaJuan Gordon makes two point layup	35-26
4:07		Ronnie DeGray III blocks Jaxon Etter's two point layup
4:05		Amari Davis defensive rebound
4:00		Javon Pickett offensive foul
4:00		Javon Pickett turnover
4:00		TV timeout
3:31	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point hook shot	37-26
2:58		Amari Davis misses two point jump shot
2:56		Braelen Bridges defensive rebound
2:42		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
2:40		Trevon Brazile defensive rebound
2:34	+2	Amari Davis makes two point layup (DaJuan Gordon assists)	37-28
2:09		Braelen Bridges offensive foul
2:09		Braelen Bridges turnover
1:49		DaJuan Gordon misses two point layup
1:47		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
1:41		Aaron Cook misses two point layup
1:39		Tigers defensive rebound
1:40		Kario Oquendo personal foul
1:27	+2	Jarron Coleman makes two point jump shot	37-30
0:57		Aaron Cook misses two point jump shot
0:55		Tigers defensive rebound
0:29		Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot
0:27		Noah Baumann defensive rebound
0:04	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup	39-30
0:00		End of period

Missouri rallies behind Kobe Brown to top Georgia

1st Half UGABulldogs39MIZZTigers30

1st Half
UGA
Bulldogs
39
MIZZ
Tigers
30