The No. 3 Michigan State Spartans topped the Georgia Bulldogs 93-85 in their Maui Invitational matchup Tuesday afternoon, but Georgia's margin of defeat would have been much larger if not for freshman guard Anthony Edwards.
Edwards scored a game-high 37 points in the Bulldogs' loss on 11-of-26 shooting from the field, including 7-of-16 from three-point range. The Bulldogs were trailing 61-33 with 16:26 remaining in the second half when Edwards poured in 26 points to cut Michigan State's lead to 80-76 with 3:50 to go.
The Spartans were able to pull away again and secure the victory, but they did not pull the spotlight off of Edwards:
Mike SchmitzIf anyone was wondering why we had been touting Anthony Edwards as a potential #1 pick, that’s why.