ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Anthony Robinson II scored 15 points, including seven in a decisive 15-0 run in the second half, leading No. 21 Missouri past Georgia 87-74 on Saturday.
Caleb Grill also scored 15 points and Mark Mitchell added 14 as Missouri (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) enjoyed a dominant second half after trailing 41-38 at halftime.
Freshman Asa Newell led Georgia (16-10, 4-9) with 23 points and 10 rebounds. The Bulldogs suffered their third straight loss as they failed to improve their NCAA Tournament hopes.
Newell enjoyed a resurgence after he was held to a season-low six points while making only one shot from the field in Tuesday night’s 69-53 loss at Texas A&M.
Missouri: The Tigers, coming off an impressive 82-58 rout of Oklahoma, outscored the Bulldogs 49-33 in the second half.
Georgia: The Bulldogs’ three consecutive losses have come against Top 25 teams, including a 76-75 home loss to No. 22 Mississippi State and the loss at Texas A&M. The visit from the Tigers was Georgia’s 12th Top-25 matchup of the season, the most in the nation and a school record.
A steal by Tamar Bates set up a basket by Grill that was a key play early in the 15-0 run as the Tigers extended their lead to double figures for the first time. Robinson had two jams and a 3-pointer in the run as the Tigers took their biggest lead at 73-54.
Missouri outscored Georgia 19-0 on fast-break points.
Missouri plays host to No. 2 Alabama on Wednesday night. Georgia plays yet another Top 25 game at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday. Auburn escaped with a 70-68 win at Georgia on Jan. 18.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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A. Robinson II G | 15PTS | 5REB | 7AST | |
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14
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A. Newell F | 23PTS | 10REB | 2AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Robinson II | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| M. Mitchell | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Bates | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Pierce | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Perkins | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| C. Grill | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Crews | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Gray | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| P. Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Warrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Shaw | – | – | – | – |
| D. Stephens | – | – | – | – |
| J. Brown | – | – | – | – |
| A. Boateng | – | – | – | – |
| T. Barrett | – | – | – | – |
| J. Sanchez | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 87 | 33 | 18 | 13 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Newell | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| S. Demary Jr. | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| B. Cain | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| R. Godfrey | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| D. Leffew | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| S. Cyril | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Abson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| D. Montgomery | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| D. James | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Klatsky | – | – | – | – |
| J. Newell | – | – | – | – |
| M. Jennings | – | – | – | – |
| S. Drezgic | – | – | – | – |
| J. Kee | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 74 | 25 | 15 | 13 |