Georgia Bulldogs vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Mar 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UGA	42	60	102
MSST	47	49	96

Game Recap

Catchings scores 23 points, Georgia beats Mississippi State 102-96. Kanon Catchings scored 23 points, and Georgia erupted for 60 second-half points to defeat Mississippi State 102-96 on Saturday in a regular-season finale for both teams.

Player Stats

GEORGIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Kanon Catchings	24	7-12	5-7	4-4	6	1	2	0	0	3	23
1Kareem Stagg	18	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	0	6
2Somtochukwu Cyril	24	4-4	0-0	2-3	5	2	2	2	2	2	10
0Blue Cain	29	4-6	3-3	4-4	6	5	2	0	1	3	15
3Jordan Ross	23	2-5	1-1	2-2	0	3	0	0	3	2	7
25Justin Abson	9	0-0	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	0	0	0	2
21Jake Wilkins	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
11Dylan James	9	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4
4Marcus Millender	30	5-11	3-5	5-6	1	5	0	0	2	1	18
5Jeremiah Wilkinson	27	4-13	3-7	4-5	1	2	3	0	0	1	15
7Justin Bailey	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	17-2958.6%	23-2688.5%	29	19	11	2	12	13	102

MISSISSIPPI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99Achor Achor	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	1	4
15Quincy Ballard	21	3-4	0-0	2-2	4	2	2	2	2	1	8
10Jayden Epps	34	6-14	1-6	0-0	6	4	0	1	4	1	13
5Shawn Jones Jr.	28	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	3	3	0	2	2	2
12Josh Hubbard	34	16-27	7-15	3-3	5	4	0	0	3	2	42
11Sergej Macura	18	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	2	1	3
0Jamarion Davis-Fleming	23	1-1	0-0	2-2	6	2	0	1	0	3	4
2Ja'Borri McGhee	24	8-13	1-2	3-4	1	0	1	0	1	4	20



TOTAL	-	38-6558.5%	9-2339.1%	11-1384.6%	31	16	8	4	15	15	96

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUGAMSST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Georgia.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Mississippi State.
(19:44) Kanon Catchings misses 19-foot jumper.
(19:41) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) Jayden Epps misses layup.
(19:31) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Blue Cain misses layup.
(19:17) Quincy Ballard Block.
(19:14) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:11) Josh Hubbard makes 9-foot jumper.
02
(18:53) Kareem Stagg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:50) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Jayden Epps misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:34) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
(18:28) Jordan Ross bad pass turnover.
(18:28) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
(18:13) Josh Hubbard misses 14-foot jumper.
(18:11) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Kanon Catchings misses layup.
(17:57) Somtochukwu Cyril Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:55) Blue Cain makes 27-foot three point jumper (Somtochukwu Cyril assists).
32
+2 (17:36) Shawn Jones Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Quincy Ballard assists).
34
(17:17) Jordan Ross misses layup.
(17:15) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
(17:05) Josh Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(17:05) Blue Cain Steal.
(17:01) Jordan Ross bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:47) Sergej Macura makes layup (Jamarion Davis-Fleming assists).
36
+3 (16:34) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Millender assists).
66
(15:56) Jayden Epps bad pass turnover.
+3 (15:41) Marcus Millender makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kanon Catchings assists).
96
(15:15) Ja'Borri McGhee bad pass turnover.
(15:15) Jeremiah Wilkinson Steal.
+2 (15:12) Kanon Catchings makes 1-foot dunk.
116
(14:47) Foul on Kanon Catchings.
+1 (14:47) Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes free throw 1 of 2.
117
+1 (14:47) Jamarion Davis-Fleming makes free throw 2 of 2.
118
(14:21) Marcus Millender bad pass turnover.
(14:21) Sergej Macura Steal.
+2 (14:16) Ja'Borri McGhee makes layup (Josh Hubbard assists).
1110
(14:06) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:03) Blue Cain Offensive Rebound.
(13:46) Kareem Stagg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:43) Sergej Macura Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:18) Ja'Borri McGhee makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1113
(13:11) Foul on Ja'Borri McGhee.
(13:01) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
(13:01) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:01) Georgia Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:01) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1213
(12:42) Ja'Borri McGhee misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:39) Jeremiah Wilkinson Defensive Rebound.
(12:25) Dylan James misses 9-foot jumper.
(12:23) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:15) Josh Hubbard makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1216
+3 (11:59) Jordan Ross makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists).
1516
(11:30) Josh Hubbard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Jamarion Davis-Fleming Offensive Rebound.
(11:14) Josh Hubbard bad pass turnover.
(11:14) Justin Bailey Steal.
(10:59) Justin Bailey bad pass turnover.
(10:59) Shawn Jones Jr. Steal.
(10:53) Foul on Justin Bailey.
+3 (10:37) Josh Hubbard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Jones Jr. assists).
1519
(10:25) Jordan Ross misses layup.
(10:23) Achor Achor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:19) Achor Achor makes 1-foot dunk.
1521
+3 (9:52) Kanon Catchings makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1821
(9:39) Quincy Ballard out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(9:21) Marcus Millender bad pass turnover.
(9:21) Quincy Ballard Steal.
(9:07) Foul on Kanon Catchings.
(8:57) Jayden Epps misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:53) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Kareem Stagg bad pass turnover.
(8:40) Ja'Borri McGhee Steal.
(8:35) Georgia Coach's Challenge (Upheld) Georgia charged with a timeout.
+2 (8:20) Ja'Borri McGhee makes 12-foot jumper (Jayden Epps assists).
1823
+3 (8:11) Kareem Stagg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blue Cain assists).
2123
+2 (7:42) Ja'Borri McGhee makes layup.
2125
(7:26) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:19) Kareem Stagg Offensive Rebound.
(7:12) Foul on Sergej Macura.
+1 (7:12) Marcus Millender makes free throw 1 of 2.
2225
+1 (7:12) Marcus Millender makes free throw 2 of 2.
2325
(6:51) Foul on Jeremiah Wilkinson.
(6:45) Josh Hubbard misses 18-foot jumper.
(6:41) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:31) Somtochukwu Cyril makes 5-foot jumper (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists).
2525
(6:31) Foul on Jamarion Davis-Fleming.
+1 (6:31) Somtochukwu Cyril makes free throw 1 of 1.
2625
+2 (6:14) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
2627
(5:56) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses layup.
(5:54) Jayden Epps Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:50) Jayden Epps makes layup.
2629
(5:39) Jake Wilkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:35) Justin Abson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:31) Jake Wilkins makes layup (Blue Cain assists).
2829
(5:19) Jayden Epps bad pass turnover.
(5:19) Jeremiah Wilkinson Steal.
(5:13) Blue Cain misses layup.
(5:11) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
(4:59) Foul on Blue Cain.
+1 (4:59) Quincy Ballard makes free throw 1 of 2.
2830
+1 (4:59) Quincy Ballard makes free throw 2 of 2.
2831
+3 (4:44) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Abson assists).
3131
+2 (4:22) Achor Achor makes 3-foot dunk (Josh Hubbard assists).
3133
(4:14) Foul on Jayden Epps.
+1 (4:14) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3233
+1 (4:14) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3333
(3:49) Foul on Jordan Ross.
(3:48) Foul on Blue Cain.
+1 (3:48) Sergej Macura makes free throw 1 of 2.
3334
(3:48) Sergej Macura misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:47) Justin Abson Defensive Rebound.
(3:39) Kareem Stagg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:36) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:31) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
3336
(3:23) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 6-foot jumper.
(3:22) Justin Abson Offensive Rebound.
(3:13) Kareem Stagg bad pass turnover.
(3:13) Quincy Ballard Steal.
+2 (3:08) Josh Hubbard makes layup.
3338
+2 (2:44) Jordan Ross makes layup.
3538
+3 (2:13) Jayden Epps makes 27-foot three point jumper (Quincy Ballard assists).
3541
(2:05) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(2:01) Shawn Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:53) Quincy Ballard makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Hubbard assists).
3543
+2 (1:37) Dylan James makes 3-foot dunk (Marcus Millender assists).
3743
+2 (1:09) Josh Hubbard makes 18-foot jumper.
3745
(0:58) Marcus Millender misses layup.
(0:55) Dylan James Offensive Rebound.
(0:55) Dylan James misses tip in layup.
(0:54) Quincy Ballard Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) Josh Hubbard bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:44) Somtochukwu Cyril makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Ross assists).
3945
(0:22) Jayden Epps bad pass turnover.
(0:22) Somtochukwu Cyril Steal.
+3 (0:18) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Ross assists).
4245
+2 (0:02) Quincy Ballard makes layup (Josh Hubbard assists).
4247

2nd half

Team Stats

UGA

MSST

102Points96

31-62(50.0%)Field Goal(%)38-65(58.5%)

17-29(58.6%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

23-26(88.5%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)

30(9)Rebounds(Offensive)31(7)

19Assists16

11Steals8

2Blocks4

13Turnovers16

13(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

15Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS

attendance: 6,670 (63.5%)

tv: SEC Network

spread: UGA -5.5

over/under: 167.5