Georgia doesn’t double down on big men too often.
But with a player like Mississippi forward Sebastian Saiz to deal with, head coach Mark Fox figured he’d need to tinker with the game-plan just a little bit. Saiz entered the game averaging 15.6 points per game while converting 52.7 percent of his shots.
But during Georgia’s 69-47 win over Mississippi Wednesday, Saiz was held to 3-of-9 shooting from the field for 11 points.
Georgia forward Derek Ogbeide checked Saiz when the Bulldogs were in a man defense, with forward Yante Maten helping to double him. And in Georgia’s zone, the two collapsed on Saiz and made each shot difficult for the big man to take.