MBB Preview: Mizzou travels to compete against Georgia against Katt -tested Georgia

After a drubbing from Oklahoma, the Missouri Tigers (18-6, 7-4 seconds) want to continue to build their tournament life structure if they face a Georgia Bulldogs squad, whose 16-9 record (4-8 seconds) The case is fair for them. Of these nine losses, eight of which came against the 25 top -25 teams, including nagier biter against No. 1 Auburn and No. 22 Mississippi State.

Dennis Gates is 1-2 against Georgia as head coach of Mizzou, and he and the opposing head coach Michael White joined their teams at the beginning of the 2022-23 season. Coach White has maintained the best defense that Georgia has had for years, and it helped them to secure great victories towards opponents such as St. John’s, Kentucky and Oklahoma.

Mizzou is on the street on the street against non -captive opponents this season and actually stand as an outsider for this Matchup, even though he is a ripks. Can you achieve your first victory in a situation in which you have to struggle so far?

Game information

If | 2.30 p.m. CT

Where | Stegeman Coliseum; Athens, GA.

TV | SEC network | ESPN+

Radio | Tiger Radio network // Sirius/XM -119/199

Twitter | @Mizzouhoops

ESPN probability | 44.1% chance

The starter

No. 21 Mizzou (18-6, 7-4 seconds)

G: Anthony Robinson II (Sun, 9.1 ppg)

G: Tamar Bates (SR, 13.5 ppg)

G: Tony Perkins (SR, 8.3 ppg)

F: Mark Mitchell (Jr., 12.9 ppg)

F: Trent Pierce (Sun, 7.3 ppg)

Remarkable sixth man: Caleb Grill (SR, 12.7 ppg)

Georgia (16-9, 4-8 seconds)

G: Silas Demary Jr. (Sun, 11.8 ppg)

G: Blue Cain (8.8 ppg)

G: Dakota Leffew (SR, 10.7 ppg)

G: Tyrin Lawrence (SR, 8.3 ppg)

F: Asa Newell (FR, 15.0 ppg)

Remarkable sixth man: Rj Godfrey (Jr., 7.2 ppg)

Note: These starting positions are projected.

Get to know Georgia

With a 14: 2 start with victories against St. Johns, Kentucky and Oklahoma head coach Michael White’s Group, Georgia Basketball seemed to bring his best season since 1982-83 when the Bulldogs up to the last four marched losing against Jimmy V And the NC State Wolfpack, who was God himself on a run, can not write down better. Since then, the Bulldogs 2-7 and have the risk of falling on deck with No. 21 Missouri, No. 1 Auburn and No. 3 Florida.

In every other conference, this Georgia team is a castle for the tournament in any other year, but the Sec is irreconcilable and could free the world of a condifier story. As a school, Georgia has only accumulated six tournament victories in her history, half of which came from 1982-83 from 1982-83. Under the direction of Freshman Big Asa Newell, the Bulldogs play a very opportunistic game that is based on almost standing opportunities and buckets of the second chance.

Defensively, the Bulldogs competitions shoot up in a very difficult way and, as such, refer the 25th ranking in the percentage of the field gate. This defense style prompted her to give strong crimes such as Auburn and St. Johns to low points, and has led to Georgia allowed her lowest points per game in eight years.

Michael White started his D1 coaching career at Louisiana Tech, where he won the regular season title in WAC and C-USA for three years in a row, since he was unfortunately unable to receive a tournament offer in one of these seasons. His performance with the Bulldogs brought him a job at Florida, where he tried to materialize a team of the national championship caliber with which the Gator administration was familiar. Florida has been in a different direction since then, so he jumped on Georgia when he tries to complete one of the toughest reconstructions of College basketball.

Apart from Newell, this Georgia team is very capable, with Silas Demary Jr. and Dakota Leffew being offensive. After Deary Jr. only achieved the performance this season, he was two games in a row in Georgia’s leading goal scorer when the second security guard was included, and is a clear threat to Mizzou if they want to contain Newell.

3 keys to the game

Get your hands into passing lanes

This Georgia team is 190. In potential fast points that allow tearing theft, and Mizzou is one of the best team in the country to create these opportunities. So look for active hands all night. Anthony Robinson, Tony Perkins, Tamar Bates and Caleb Grill are all people who live in passing lanes and with Demary, Cain and Newell, all of whom start in Georgia, expect five sloppy on the passes of all three.

Be aggressive on the defensive glass

Newell is one of the best players and Georgia is one of the best team in the country to collect points in the second chance, and we saw how Texas A&M achieved strength in the first half in the last half last Saturday. The tiger cannot afford a similar start, and since Mark Mitchell plays his strongest ball and Josh Gray and even Marcus everyone come to his own, it is absolutely necessary that the bulldogs do not have cheap cheap chance buckets against the Tigers.

Get the ball out of your hands!

It seems easy, but this Georgia team denies really well, but they still allow open looks in their defense structure. Caleb grill will be observed like a falcon, but something he did really well against Oklahoma was the good that he is as a bait in the Mizzou offensive. He must continue to lure two defenders with shot fakes and bring the ball inside the big thing when Mizzou gets out with a win.

Game forecast

My prediction: Missouri 74, Georgia 61

I think Mizzou will keep the floor running and play a sound game. Look for Mark Mitchell and Jacob Crews, which in particular organize large games, but do not sleep on Tamar Bates who will itch after a quiet performance against Oklahoma for a few buckets. Dennis Gates loves to challenge his players, and Trent Pierce has recently had a lack of minutes, but I expect him to come out and bounce off to start the game. At the end of the day, I do not believe that Georgia will wake up the defense of Mizzous so well, and the cheap points that you give up will be too much in the end.