Georgia rolls past Missouri for third straight win

ATHENS, Ga. — Nemanja Djurisic scored 14 points to lead the way as the host Georgia Bulldogs routed the Missouri Tigers 68-44 Saturday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum.

Cameron Forte and J.J. Frazier added 10 points apiece off the bench for Georgia (19-9, 10-6 SEC), which has won three straight. Marcus Thornton finished with eight points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs, who used a dominant defensive effort to overcome an uneven offensive showing.

Johnathan Williams III collected 10 points and six rebounds and Namon Wright added 10 points for Missouri (8-21, 2-14), which has dropped 14 of its last 15 games. Georgia native Jakeenan Gant added eight points off the bench as the Tigers shot a season-low 28.6 percent from the field and went 4-of-17 from 3-point range.

Missouri took its only lead of the day at 3-2 on Wright’s 3-pointer in the opening minute before Georgia reeled off nine straight points to take control. The Bulldogs had a double-digit lead by the midway point of the half and held the Tigers without a field goal for seven minutes before Williams’ tip-in just before the buzzer made it 41-23 at the break.

The Tigers endured another drought of more than four minutes early in the second half as Georgia stretched the lead to 55-27. The Bulldogs then went 6 1/2 minutes without a field goal, but Missouri was only able to trim the deficit to 55-33 and didn’t get any closer the rest of the way.