SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Georgia at Missouri

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

By 14Powers Hoops

Team Statistical Comparison

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Georgia	0.450	0.300	0.677	240	738	272	146	65	277
Georgia OPP	0.451	0.325	0.634	223	695	253	119	75	267
Missouri	0.412	0.305	0.774	199	656	222	141	55	273
Missouri OPP	0.396	0.298	0.747	180	636	202	112	66	288

Statistical Leaders

Georgia Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Anthony Edwards	Georgia	18.6	119	74	42
Rayshaun Hammonds	Georgia	13.4	97	39	22
Sahvir Wheeler	Georgia	7.6	55	28	6
Tyree Crump	Georgia	7.2	45	15	31
Donnell Gresham Jr.	Georgia	6.3	39	30	11
Toumani Camara	Georgia	6.2	47	21	3
Tye Fagan	Georgia	4.3	33	13	2
Christian Brown	Georgia	4.0	25	22	4
Rodney Howard	Georgia	1.4	9	5	0

Georgia Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Rayshaun Hammonds	Georgia	48	105	153	8.1
Donnell Gresham Jr.	Georgia	33	63	96	5.1
Anthony Edwards	Georgia	12	72	84	4.4
Toumani Camara	Georgia	30	51	81	4.3
Tyree Crump	Georgia	7	43	50	2.6
Sahvir Wheeler	Georgia	9	36	45	2.4
Christian Brown	Georgia	13	26	39	2.1
Jordan Harris	Georgia	11	21	32	3.2
Tye Fagan	Georgia	14	15	29	1.5
Rodney Howard	Georgia	10	12	22	1.3
Mike Peake	Georgia	9	13	22	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

Missouri Scoring Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
PLAYER	TEAM	PPG	FGM	FTM	3PTM
Dru Smith	Missouri	11.6	69	68	14
Mark Smith	Missouri	11.4	67	35	48
Xavier Pinson	Missouri	7.3	44	41	9
Javon Pickett	Missouri	6.9	52	18	10
Kobe Brown	Missouri	6.6	46	14	12
Torrence Watson	Missouri	5.8	34	15	28
Mitchell Smith	Missouri	4.4	26	17	10
Reed Nikko	Missouri	3.1	21	13	0
Tray Jackson	Missouri	2.5	11	14	2

Missouri Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
PLAYER	TEAM	OR	DR	TR	RPG
Dru Smith	Missouri	25	60	85	4.5
Mark Smith	Missouri	6	78	84	4.4
Mitchell Smith	Missouri	21	55	76	4.2
Javon Pickett	Missouri	28	46	74	3.9
Kobe Brown	Missouri	22	37	59	3.3
Jeremiah Tilmon	Missouri	23	28	51	4.3
Reed Nikko	Missouri	24	22	46	2.6
Xavier Pinson	Missouri	9	27	36	1.9
Torrence Watson	Missouri	3	27	30	1.6
Tray Jackson	Missouri	8	20	28	1.9
Parker Braun	Missouri	2	12	14	1.0
Mario McKinney Jr.	Missouri	5	6	11	1.6
Evan Yerkes	Missouri	1	1	2	0.5
Axel Okongo	Missouri	0	1	1	0.2

NCAA RPI

Georgia: 86

Missouri: 87

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

Missouri Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	City-State
0	Torrence Watson	G	6′-5″	205	SO	St. Louis, MO
1	Xavier Pinson	G	6′-2″	170	SO	Chicago, IL
2	Tray Jackson	F	6′-8″	215	FR	Detroit, MI
4	Javon Pickett	G	6′-5″	220	SO	Belleville, IL
5	Mitchell Smith	F	6′-10″	221	JR	Van Buren, AR
10	Evan Yerkes	G	6′-3″	187	SO	Tinley Park, IL
11	Mario McKinney Jr.	G	6′-2″	185	FR	St. Louis, MO
12	Dru Smith	G	6′-3″	203	JR	Evansville, IN
13	Mark Smith	G	6′-5″	220	JR	Edwardsville, IL
14	Reed Nikko	F	6′-10″	240	SR	Maple Grove, MN
15	Axel Okongo	F	7′-0″	240	JR	Saacy-sur-Marne, France
23	Jeremiah Tilmon	F	6′-10″	260	JR	East Saint Louis, IL
24	Kobe Brown	F	6′-7″	240	FR	Huntsville, AL
25	Brooks Ford	G	6′-0″	187	SO	St. Louis, MO
42	Parker Braun	F	6′-8″	217	FR	Overland Park, KS

Scouting Report

Missouri (9-10, 1-5 SEC) fell to West Virginia 74-51 on Saturday on Morgantown. The Mountaineers led this game from start to finish. In the first half WVU built as much as a 13-point lead but by halftime Mizzou narrowed that margin to just 24-23. In the second half WVU quickly reestablished its edge taking a 39-25 lead with 14:30 to play. Guard Torrence Watson led the Tigers with 19 points. Watson had a terrific shooting game making 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Jermaine Haley was West Virginia’s leading scorer.

Guard Dru Smith leads the Tigers in scoring (11.6 ppg). He also is No. 1 in the SEC in steals with 42 and is over 90% for his free throws. Another Smith, guard Mark Smith, is the second leading scorer (11.4 ppg). Mark also is the rebounding leader of the team (4.6 rpg). There is a third Smith on the team, forward Mitchell Smith. Missouri is among the worst teams in the SEC in scoring offense averaging just 66.3 points per contest. However, the Tigers are the second best team in the league in scoring defense, allowing just 62.3 points a game. Mizzou is No. 5 in the SEC in field goal defense (39.6%) and No. 4 in 3-point defense (29.8%).

Georgia (11-8, 1-5 SEC) fell to Ole Miss 70-60 on Saturday in Athens. The Rebels led this game throughout the first half building as much as a 10-point lead and then heading to the locker room up 35-29 at the half. In the second half Georgia took its first lead of the game on an Anthony Edwards 3-pointer with 12:31 remaining in the game. However, Ole Miss quickly retook the lead and would never trail again. The Rebs led by as much as 11 points in the final minutes of the game. Breein Tyree led Ole Miss in scoring with 20 points. Guard Jordan Harris paced Georgia with 15 points. The two teams were fairly even in shooting from the line and 3-point range. However, Ole Miss had a clear advantage from field goal range making 26 of 50 shots (52%) compared to the Bulldog’s 17 of 55 shots (31%).

Anthony Edwards (18.6 ppg) leads Georgia in scoring. He’s also the top 3-point shooting threat with 42 made threes. Forward Rayshaun Hammonds (13.4 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 (76.7 ppg). The Bulldogs are fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (45.0%). Georgia is 13th in the SEC in scoring defense (74.8 ppg). Georgia also struggles in field goal defense (13th, 45.1%) and 3-point defense (12th, 32.5%). Two more superlatives, Georgia is third in the SEC in assists (14.3 apg) and tied for second in steals (7.7 spg).

This is a battle between two teams that have been kind of in a tailspin of late. Georgia’s had three straight loses and Mizzou has lost four in a row. We go with the home team Mizzou here but anything can happen.

Georgia-Missouri Prediction

Missouri 71, Georgia 69

Tuesday‘s game tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT). TV: SEC Network.