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ATHENS, Georgia — — Tyrin Lawrence scored 13 of his 14 points in the second half as Georgia rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat South Carolina State 79-72 and push its win streak to seven in a non-conference final for both teams on Sunday.
Lawrence needed just a free throw to showcase his first-half effort for Georgia’s Bulldogs (12-1), who improved to 9-0 at home. But he made four of six shots with a 3-pointer and all four were foul shots after Georgia trailed 41-24 at intermission.
RJ Godfrey also scored 14 for Georgia and added six rebounds. Asa Newell and reservations Dakota Leffew both scored 12. Silas Demary Jr. had 11 points and five rebounds, while De’Shayne Montgomery scored 10 from the bench.
Jayden Johnson topped the South Carolina State Bulldogs (6-9) with 16 points. Michael Teal had 13 points and Wilson Dubinski scored 12. All three players came off the bench.
Johnson scored 14 in the first half – including two 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds – to help South Carolina State take the big lead into the break.
Newell scored all twelve points in the second half to spark the comeback in Georgia. Demary also got just one free throw in the first half before scoring 10 in the rally.
Georgia didn’t grab the lead until Lawrence’s back-to-back three-point plays made it 60-55 with 6:44 to play and the Bulldogs stayed ahead from then on.
Georgia hasn’t lost since an 80-69 setback to then-No. 15 Market.
Georgia travels Saturday to play No. 16 Mississippi in a Southeastern Conference opener. South Carolina State travels Saturday to play Morgan State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener.
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