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University of Tennessee
17-3, 4-2
Georgia
13-7, 6-1
Georgia Defeats Tennessee 77-75 in Double OT
January 27, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Tennessee's Marcus Haislip scores over Georgia's Stephen Thomas. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) |
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Chris Daniels scored on a layup with 7.3 seconds left in the second overtime to lift Georgia to a 77-75 win over No. 6 Tennessee at Stegman Coliseum.
The surprising Bulldogs, leading the Southeastern Conference but unheralded at the national level, watched the Volunteers tie it when Tony Harris scored on a drive to the basket with 11.6 seconds remaining.
Georgia (13-7, 6-1 SEC) quickly inbounded the ball and Rashad Wright found Daniels alone at the other end of the court. The freshman hauled in the long pass and laid it in, sending the first home sellout crowd in two years into a frenzy.
Harris raced to the other end of the court as the clock wound down, but his off-balance 3-pointer bounced off the rim and the buzzer sounded.
The student section stormed on to the court to celebrate, actually knocking down Georgia's 6-foot-7, 265-pound center, Anthony Evans.
The Volunteers (17-3, 4-2) built a 16-point lead in the first half, only to shoot just 8-of-30 in the second half to let Georgia back in the game.
D.A. Layne, who missed last-second shots that could have won the game for Georgia in regulation and in the first overtime, led the Bulldogs with 24 points. Isiah Victor paced Tennessee with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Georgia, which has played the toughest schedule in the country, will probably move back into the Top 25 for the first time since early in the 1997-98 season when the new rankings come out.
Tennessee had won its last four meetings against Georgia by an average margin of 17.5 points, and this one started out with the makings of another rout.
Showing their inside-outside versatility, the Vols repeatedly dunked over the Bulldogs and stepped outside to hit four 3-pointers. A 3-pointer by Terrence Woods gave Tennessee its biggest lead, 42-26 with 2:32 left in the half.
Georgia scored the final three points of the period, then focused during the break on stepping up its defensive pressure.
Tennessee's Tony Harris passes around Georgia's Ezra Williams (5). (AP Photo/John Bazemore) |
Georgia led 56-51 after Shon Coleman scored with 5:59 remaining, but the Bulldogs squandered several chances to stretch their margin at the foul line.
The Bulldogs hit only three of their last seven attempts in regulation, with Wright missing two that could have given the Bulldogs a five-point lead with 1:19 remaining.
Harris responded with a 3-pointer, tying the game at 59.
The teams traded baskets in the final minute before Georgia was left with a chance to win it at the end. Layne worked into the lane, but his shot rolled off the rim at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime at 61-61.
Layne made a brilliant defensive play to give the Bulldogs another chance at the end of the first overtime. He stripped the ball from Vincent Yarbrough and flipped it to Wright before tumbling out of bounds.
Georgia called a timeout to set up another play for Layne, but his shot didn't even reach the rim as he was doubled up by the Tennessee defense.
