Tennessee Stays Winless on the Road Falling to Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – J.J. Frazier and Kenny Gaines handled almost all the scoring in Georgia’s decisive second-half run after trailing by nine points and the Bulldogs beat Tennessee 81-72 on Wednesday night.

Tennessee led 43-34 early in the second half before Georgia used a 25-6 run to take a 59-49 lead. Frazier, who had 28 points and Gaines, who had 23, combined for the last 23 points in the run.

After the Vols answered with five straight points, another jumper from Gaines pushed the duo’s streak to 25 straight points for Georgia.

Georgia (9-5, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) committed 18 first-half turnovers but protected the ball better in the second half to finish with 20.

Kevin Punter and Detrick Mostella each had 16 points to lead Tennessee (8-8, 1-3).

Tennessee, 8-1 in home games, fell to 0-7 away from Knoxville.

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