SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at Florida

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Georgia visits Florida on Wednesday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a prediction of the game’s final score.

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Team Statistical Comparison

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Georgia	0.448	0.301	0.683	262	814	296	161	73	314
Georgia OPP	0.444	0.324	0.640	244	760	272	132	79	296
Florida	0.448	0.335	0.718	224	760	246	129	84	246
Florida OPP	0.409	0.310	0.727	210	702	240	116	55	281

Statistical Leaders

Georgia Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Anthony Edwards	Georgia	19.3	138	81	49
Rayshaun Hammonds	Georgia	12.5	100	40	23
Sahvir Wheeler	Georgia	7.7	58	30	7
Tyree Crump	Georgia	7.2	50	17	35
Toumani Camara	Georgia	6.3	53	23	3
Donnell Gresham Jr.	Georgia	6.1	41	35	11
Tye Fagan	Georgia	4.1	35	13	3
Christian Brown	Georgia	3.6	25	22	4
Rodney Howard	Georgia	1.3	10	5	0

Georgia Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Rayshaun Hammonds	Georgia	49	111	160	7.6
Anthony Edwards	Georgia	15	94	109	5.2
Donnell Gresham Jr.	Georgia	35	67	102	4.9
Toumani Camara	Georgia	32	57	89	4.2
Tyree Crump	Georgia	8	44	52	2.5
Sahvir Wheeler	Georgia	11	38	49	2.5
Christian Brown	Georgia	14	28	42	2.0
Jordan Harris	Georgia	15	25	40	3.3
Tye Fagan	Georgia	15	17	32	1.5
Rodney Howard	Georgia	12	13	25	1.3
Mike Peake	Georgia	10	13	23	1.8
Amanze Ngumezi	Georgia	5	12	17	2.4
Stan Turnier	Georgia	1	2	3	0.4
Jaykwon Walton	Georgia	0	3	3	0.4
Jaxon Etter	Georgia	0	1	1	0.1

Florida Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Kerry Blackshear Jr.	Florida	14.0	82	111	19
Keyontae Johnson	Florida	13.3	109	40	21
Andrew Nembhard	Florida	11.1	87	38	21
Noah Locke	Florida	10.2	73	16	52
Scottie Lewis	Florida	8.3	51	51	12
Ques Glover	Florida	5.4	46	13	8
Tre Mann	Florida	5.1	34	17	11
Omar Payne	Florida	4.7	44	11	0

Florida Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Kerry Blackshear Jr.	Florida	56	118	174	8.3
Keyontae Johnson	Florida	33	105	138	6.6
Omar Payne	Florida	44	44	88	4.2
Scottie Lewis	Florida	20	59	79	4.0
Noah Locke	Florida	4	55	59	2.8
Andrew Nembhard	Florida	2	57	59	2.8
Tre Mann	Florida	4	30	34	1.8
Dontay Bassett	Florida	11	14	25	2.1
Ques Glover	Florida	6	19	25	1.2
Jason Jitoboh	Florida	5	5	10	0.9
Gorjok Gak	Florida	1	2	3	1.5

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NCAA RPI

Georgia: 90

Florida: 42

Georgia Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Donnell Gresham Jr.	G	6′-3″	195	SR	Saint Paul, MN
1	Jaykwon Walton	F	6′-7″	205	FR	Columbus, GA
2	Jordan Harris	G	6′-5″	195	SR	Iron City, GA
3	Christian Brown	F	6′-6″	215	FR	Hopkins, SC
4	Tyree Crump	G	6′-1″	185	SR	Bainbridge, GA
5	Anthony Edwards	G	6′-5″	225	FR	Atlanta, GA
10	Toumani Camara	F	6′-8″	220	FR	Hollywood, FL
11	Jaxon Etter	G	6′-4″	205	FR	Woodstock, GA
14	Tye Fagan	G	6′-3″	185	SO	Logtown, GA
15	Sahvir Wheeler	G	5′-10″	180	FR	Houston, TX
20	Rayshaun Hammonds	F	6′-9″	235	JR	Norcross, GA
24	Rodney Howard	F	6′-11″	245	FR	Ypsilanti, MI
25	Amanze Ngumezi	F	6′-9″	235	SO	Savannah, GA
30	Mike Peake	F	6′-8″	220	FR	Chicago, IL
32	Stan Turnier	G	6′-4″	185	FR	Louisville, KY

Florida Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Ques Glover	G	5′-11″	176	FR	Knoxville, TN
1	Tre Mann	G	6′-4″	172	FR	Gainesville, FL
2	Andrew Nembhard	G	6′-5″	193	SO	Aurora, ON
3	Alex Klatsky	G	6′-3″	189	FR	Colts Neck, NJ
4	Anthony Duruji	F	6′-7″	213	JR	Germantown, MD
5	Omar Payne	F	6′-10″	223	FR	Kissimmee, FL
10	Noah Locke	G	6′-3″	207	SO	Baltimore, MD
11	Keyontae Johnson	F	6′-5″	231	SO	Norfolk, VA
12	Gorjok Gak	C	6′-11″	244	JR	Sydney, NSW
21	Dontay Bassett	F	6′-9″	236	JR	Oakland, CA
22	Tyree Appleby	G	6′-1″	163	JR	Jacksonville, AR
23	Scottie Lewis	G	6′-5″	185	FR	Hazlet, NJ
24	Kerry Blackshear Jr.	F	6′-10″	241	SR	Orlando, FL
33	Jason Jitoboh	C	6′-11″	300	FR	Chattanooga, TN

Scouting Report

Florida (13-8, 5-3 SEC) defeated Vanderbilt 61-55 on Saturday in Nashville. Florida held the lead through most of the first half leading by as much as eight points. The Gators would lead 26-21 at the half. In the second half the Gators built an 51-34 lead at 8:26 mark. However, vandy would battle back and cut the Gator lead to as little as five before time ran out of the Commodores. Scotty Pippen Jr. led the Commodores with 15 points. Keyontae Johnson topped the Gators with 20 points. The Gators out-shot the Commodores from both 3-point range (39.1% to 23.3%) and in field goals (40.7% to 37.8%). The ‘Dores made 75% of free throws compared to the Gators 61.5%.

Kerry Blackshear is the Gators top scorer so far this season averaging 14.0 points per game. He’s also the Gator’s top rebounder (8.3 rpg). The second top points producer is Keyontae Johnson (13.3 ppg). Team statistics wise, Florida doesn’t shine or struggle in any particular statistical category. In most stats the Gators are in the middle of the pack. Two areas the Gators somewhat stands out in is rebounding margin (5th, +3.3) and 3-point shooting (3rd, 33.2%). Florida does struggle in the area of blocks (9th, 4.1 bpg) and assists (12th, 11.7 apg) and steals (11th, 6.2 spg).

Georgia (12-9, 2-6 SEC) defeated Texas A&M 63-48 on Saturday in Athens. This game was fairly close in the first half. A&M held a 12-7 lead with 11 minutes to play in the half. Georgia took a 17-14 lead with 5:14 to play in the first half on an Anthony Edwards 3-pointer. The Bulldogs headed to halftime on top 24-21. Georgia maintained that lead throughout the second half, building as much as a 17-point lead. Edwards paced the Bulldogs with 29 points. Wendell Mitchell topped the Aggies with 13 points. The Bulldogs won this game by out-shooting and out-rebounding the Aggies. Georgia was also able to shut down the Aggies’ best player, Josh Nebo, who was limited to only 2 points in 25 minutes of play.

Anthony Edwards (19.3 ppg) leads Georgia in scoring. He’s also the top 3-point shooting threat with 49 made threes. Forward Rayshaun Hammonds (12.5 ppg) is the only other double digit scorer for the Bulldogs. Georgia has a solid offense and is fourth in the SEC in scoring offense (76.3 ppg). The Bulldogs are fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (45.0%). Georgia is 13th in the SEC in scoring defense (74.7 ppg). Georgia also struggles in field goal defense (13th, 45.0%) and 3-point defense (12th, 33.1%). Two more superlatives, Georgia is fourth in the SEC in assists (14.1 apg) and tied for second in steals (7.6 spg).

If this game were being played at Georgia the Bulldogs would be the favorite, however, playing in Gainesville the Gators are more likely to win.

Georgia-Florida Prediction

Florida 73, Georgia 69

Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT). TV: ESPNU.