Tom Crean’s Georgia Bulldogs (8-4, 0-0 SEC) are set to open conference play this afternoon with a stout test, tipping it off at 3:30 eastern against #3 Tennessee in Knoxville (SEC Network).
The Red and Black enter the weekend off a solid 91-72 victory over UMass, in which Nic Claxton once again stood out, putting home 20 points and nabbing 11 rebounds. Since losing a come-from-ahead heart breaker to #20 Arizona State the ‘Dawgs have won three in a row, including their now-annual reminder to Georgia Tech fans that waiting until basketball season isn’t the best strategy.
6’7 junior forward Grant Williams leads the Vols in scoring at 20.