Georgia Underdogs

Georgia had tremendous heart going into today's game against Xavier. The underdogs got out to an early lead with Gaines and Woodbury. Soon, Xavier began battling cutting the lead to two. Surged, Woodbury hit a floater in the after 3 straight misses by the Underdogs. Hard defense by both teams makes it hard for anyone to score. Bliss got into foul trouble early with 2 foul midway through the 1st half. Gaines leads his team giving the a 7 point lead. At the break Georgia leads 36-26.
The 2ND half started out with a Georgia bucket by Bliss. The Underdogs showed great confidence and that the SEC is still a tough conference. The Under Dogs were having fun and relaxed. A steal by Lavender gives Xavier a serge. Still Georgia finds a way to score. Gaines ,playing like a pro, gets yet another steal and dunks on the other end. Now forced to call a time out 41- 30.Woodbury played like a pro with stop an pops when his team needed them. # 31 answers with the three. High intensity and sloppy play keeps the game close with a 10 point lead for Georgia. Xavier cuts it to 6 with aggression by Duncan. Fouls hurt Georgia . Humphrey picked up two in 10 seconds. Wow, turnovers and sloppy play allowed Xavier to come back. Rebounds and steals by Gaines keep hoop alive for Georgia. Stop and pop for three by Humphry. On defense, Georgia uses a 1-3-1. This zone defense is very effective for the underdogs. Turnovers hurt Georgia late. Woodbury tries to carry some of the load from Gaines. Gaines gets two the hard way but no foul. Still carrying the team, Gaines picks up #4. Gaines and Bliss use the pick and roll to keep the game close. The game starts to slip away under th minuete mark.