South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs Match Player Stats On Feb 12, 2020

A.J. Lawson scored 20 points as South Carolina continued to surge Wednesday night, racing past host Georgia 75-59 in Athens.

South Carolina (15-9, 7-4 SEC) has won five of its past six games. The loss was the third in a row for the Bulldogs (12-12, 2-9), who have lost seven of their last eight.

Jermaine Couisnard added 14 points for the Gamecocks. Keyshawn Bryant had 12, and Maik Kotsar added 11.

South Carolina opened with a 13-2 run, and the outcome was rarely in doubt, even when the Bulldogs tried to make a run midway through the second half. Donnell Gresham Jr. converted a four-point play to draw within 14 at the 11:25 mark.

Couisnard nailed a 3-pointer on South Carolina's next trip down the court to push the lead 58-41, and Georgia didn't get closer until there was about a minute left.

Anthony Edwards scored 16, followed by Jordan Harris with 10 to lead the Bulldogs, who connected on just 3 of 24 3-point attempts (12.5 percent).

It marked the worst percentage for the team since making 1 of 20 attempts against Tennessee in 1996.

In the first half, the Gamecocks shot 47.1 percent (16 of 34 from the field) and held a commanding 25-14 rebounding edge. Lawson led the way with 11 first-half points for South Carolina, which led by as many as 22 points.

The Bulldogs couldn't have started much worse, going just 1 of 17 from the field to start the game.

Georgia would stage a small rally, cutting the lead to 14 on a jumper by Edwards with 2:53 left in the half, but the Gamecocks outscored Georgia 7-3 over the final 2:25 to go into the locker room up 38-20.

--Field Level Media