Asia Avinger scored 19 points, including four during a closing 11-2 run, and No. 12 seed Georgia rallied to defeat No. 13 Arkansas 79-74 in the first round of the SEC women's tournament Wednesday afternoon in Greenville, S.C. De'Mauri Flournoy added 15 points, Trinity Turner scored 11 and Mia Woolfolk had 10 for the Bulldogs (13-18), who will play No. 5 Oklahoma in the second round Thursday. Izzy Higginbottom scored 38 points to lead the Razorbacks (10-22), who scored just two points in the final 3:29. Flournoy's field goal started an 8-3 run that got Georgia within a point early in the fourth quarter.
SEC tournament roundup: Georgia rallies past Arkansas
