Georgia found itself in perhaps a tougher-than-expected game against South Carolina-Upstate Tuesday night. A lot of that had to do with the Bulldogs being baited into the 3-pointer when they were on offense.
The Spartans elected to play a zone defense for the majority of the game. The goal, it seemed, was to give what Georgia players might feel were open deep shots.
The strategy worked.
Georgia shot a lot more 3-pointers than it is accustomed to putting up, ending with 22 attempts in Tuesday’s 74-65 win over USC-Upstate. And unfortunately for the Bulldogs, only five sank through the bottom of the net.