Four months ago, optimism was abound about Georgia’s chances at an NCAA Tournament berth.
Fast forward to March and Georgia was once again scrapping for late-season wins to establish a case for one. Entering Friday, there was a belief Georgia would need to defeat top-seeded Kentucky in Friday’s SEC Tournament quarterfinals in order to punch a ticket to the big dance.
Instead, the Bulldogs ran into a Kentucky squad that set an early defensive tone in a 71-60 loss. Georgia will now wait to see if it is included into the NCAA Tournament. More than likely it won’t be, at least according to the national analysts that had the Bulldogs on the outside looking in before Friday’s game.