High Fives (win over Ole Miss)

The Georgia Bulldogs’ men’s basketball team snapped their four-game losing streak and won their first conference game of the season as they defeated Ole Miss 78-74 on Saturday. It was a combination of Georgia’s hot shooting and Ole Miss’ low percentage from the free-throw line (5-for-15) that led the Bulldogs to a win. Here are some of the key stats and info you may not have realized about the Dawgs' victory.

1 - Georgia started the season 7-0. Then the SEC season began, and things went downhill quickly. The Bulldogs struggled to make baskets as they shot a combined 43.2 percent from the field, including 33.7 percent from beyond the arc. Saturday it was a little different, as you can see.

Georgia Shooing in SEC Games this season

	Field Goal Pct	3-pt Field Goal Pct	Free Throw Pct

vs. Mississippi State	40.0	36.0	66.7
at LSU	47.9	34.3	66.7
at Arkansas	42.9	26.3	76.9
vs. Auburn	41.8	40.0	50.0
at Ole Miss	58.7	60.0	88.2

2 - Throughout the years, Georgia hasn't shot that well on the road. On Saturday, Georgia had one of its best performances away from Stegeman over the last 25 seasons.

Georgia - Highest FG Pct in a Road Game since 1996-97 season

	Opponent	FG / FG attempts	FG Pct

December 18, 1999	at Marshall	30 / 46	65.2
January 15, 2011	at Ole Miss	33 / 52	63.5
December 2, 2014	at Chattanooga	31 / 49	63.3
January 27, 2010	at Florida	28 / 47	59.6
January 16, 2021	at Ole Miss	27 / 46	58.7

3 - Individually, several Dawgs stood out on Saturday. Four Bulldogs scored in double-figures as Tye Fagan (19), Sahvir Wheeler (18), K.D. Johnson (14) and Toumani Camara (13) led the way for Georgia. Fagan had his second-best scoring performance as a collegian. His 19 points came with a perfect 9-for-9 effort from the field. That is the best shooting performance by a Georgia player since the 1996-97 season.

Georgia - Most FG Attempts in Perfect Game from field since 1996-97

	Date and Opponent	Field Goals

Tye Fagan	January 16, 2021 vs. Ole Miss	9-for-9
G.G. Smith	March 8, 1997 vs. South Carolina	8-for-8
Jonas Hayes	December 5, 2003 vs. Florida A&M	8-for-8
Toumani Camara	December 23, 2019 vs. Georgia Southern	8-for-8
Cameron Forte	January 3, 2014 vs. George Washington	7-for-7

Other notes on Fagan's performance:

- He was the first SEC player since Omar Payne on January 18, 2020 to be perfect from the field with at least nine attempts.

- He was one of 11 players in the nation this season who was perfect from the field with at least nine attempts, but one of only two guards (Derrick Alston, Jr.)

4 - Switching to Sahvir Wheeler, Georgia's point guard performances have been a mix of highs and lows this season. While the assists have looked great, the turnovers have not. On Saturday, Wheeler had nine assists and five turnovers. This was the fifth game (out of 12) for him to have nine or more assists in a game, compared to last season in which he had zero. His 7.4 assists per game at the moment is the highest ever by a Bulldog (Pertha Robinson's 6.3 in 1994-95 in the current high). Wheeler's average is currently the highest in the SEC (Vanderbilt's Scotty Pippen, Jr. is at 5.3). Wheeler is also fifth in the nation. Here are the top five players in the NCAA in this selfless category.

NCAA - Highest Points Per Game this season

	Team	Assists Per Game

Chandler Vaudrin	Winthrop	7.9
Kendric Davis	SMU	7.7
Jalen Moore	Oakland	7.6
Colbey Ross	Pepperdine	7.5
Sahvir Wheeler	Georgia	7.4

5 - One spark as of late has been the recently eligible K.D. Johnson. While, he did not get the fanfare of the star freshman of last season, Anthony Edwards, his numbers are equally impressive through their first two games.

Anthony Edwards and K.D. Johnson's 1st 2 Collegiate Games Combined

	Anthony Edwards	K.D. Johnson

Season	2019 - 2020	2020 - 2021
Opponents	Western Carolina and The Citadel	Auburn and Ole Miss
Points	53	35
Field Goals	17 / 39 (43.6 pct)	14 / 27 (51.9 pct)
3-pt Field Goals	6 / 16 (37.5 pct)	6 / 9 (66.7 pct)
Rebounds	14	7
Assists	7	2
Steals	7	6
Blocks	0	2

(cover photo courtesy of Georgia Sports Communication)