We’re LIVE and Thompkins says, ‘We want to win it all’
Trey Thompkins led Georgia in game one against Arkansas with 23 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. (AP photo)
NASHVILLE — OK. Let’s play this thing already. This 9:45 p.m. stuff is getting kind of old.
Georgia knows if it can follow up Thursday’s win over Arkansas with an upset of Vanderbilt, it will play in Saturday’s semifinals against Mississippi State during non-vampire hours (3:15 p.m. EST).
Most wouldn’t fault the Bulldogs if they lost to the Commodores, who are 23-7 and a lock for the NCAA tournament. They got their one SEC tournament win, which is one more than most expected. But there is no sense of satisfaction in their locker room.
From Trey Thompkins: “We want to win it all. We didn’t come here to win one game. We plan on moving forward.”
Before the Georgia-Arkansas game, Vanderbilt players were quoted as saying they preferred to play the Razorbacks in game two, given the Bulldogs defeated them in Athens and nearly pulled off an upset in Nashville (Vandy won in overtime). Said Thompkins, “They know we’re going to fight them to the end. They understand that and we understand that.”
Vandy hasn’t matched up well with the Dogs on the front line. Georgia held an 83-63 rebounding advantage in the two games and outscored the Commodores, 70-52, in the paint and 27-19 on second-chance points.
A.J. Oglivy, the Commodores’ 6-11 center, was held to six points in Georgia’s win in Athens. He scored 17 in Vandy’s overtime win in Nashville, but 11 of those came on free throws. In the two games, he was 5-for-18 from the floor. Travis Leslie (39 points, 18 rebounds) and Thompkins (38, 14) led Georgia in the two meetings.
OK, time to declare. What happens tonight?
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Previous posts
♦ These Dogs are tired of talking about 2008 Dogs
♦ Georgia drills Arkansas — and could it happen again?
♦ We’re live from Nashville: Is it miracle time for Georgia?
♦ The T-shirt of the decade (whether you love or hate Kentucky)
♦ Trey Thompkins will be an early NBA draft pick (but likely in 2011)
♦ Bruce Pearl heaps praise on Dogs, Fox (and then quickly stops)
♦ About Arkansas, and did Calipari get jobbed for SEC coach of the year?
♦ How big a threat is Georgia in this tournament?
♦ FLASHBACK: Georgia upsets Tennessee
♦ FLASHBACK: Mark Fox’s early reality check as coach
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246 comments Add your comment
todd grantham
March 12th, 2010
10:46 pm
tompkins 0 for 6. surely he will get a bit hotter in teh second half.
Resign or Resign?
March 12th, 2010
10:47 pm
Is the game on TV in Macon? I have DISH and there are 2 channels with ACC and no SEC? (& I’m a TECH fan!) WPCH is not offerd!
todd grantham
March 12th, 2010
10:47 pm
35-27 at the half.
Jeff Schultz
March 12th, 2010
10:47 pm
That was ugly. Dogs down 35-27 and it would be worse if Vandy wasn’t 12 for 24 from the field. Leslie has 16 of the team’s points. Thompkins scoreless (0-6).
Matt
March 12th, 2010
10:47 pm
Wow … not a good half for the Dawgs They’d better do something the first 5 minutes of the 2nd half, or else conditioning will take over.
Old Dawg
March 12th, 2010
10:47 pm
We keep losing the battle on the boards we ARE TOAST.
todd grantham
March 12th, 2010
10:47 pm
resign, if you have comsouth you’re screwed.
Resign or Resign?
March 12th, 2010
10:47 pm
DUH!! “offered!”
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 12th, 2010
10:48 pm
Lackluster play except for leslie
Resign or Resign?
March 12th, 2010
10:49 pm
As I said, I have DISH; I’m actually in Milledgeville (Steeler Country!) , but wqe get the Macon channels.
Dayman
March 12th, 2010
10:49 pm
I’m fighting mad. I can watch a the pac 10, fsu/ncst and uc davis/ucsb, but no SEC basketball.
Resign or Resign?
March 12th, 2010
10:49 pm
WAY TOO LATE!! “WE”!
kevin stallings
March 12th, 2010
10:50 pm
Game’s in the bag for us, notice how we can continually hammer the dawgs whenever they go to the hoop and climbing over their backs on the offensive boards with no foul calls, but if a dawg looks at us wrong we get the foul call. SE officiating at it’s finest – thanks Mike Slive!
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 12th, 2010
10:50 pm
the baseball team is crappy too
Resign or Resign?
March 12th, 2010
10:51 pm
There are seven channels carrying college basketball tournaments and none of them is the SEC!!
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 12th, 2010
10:54 pm
i bet uga will have to hang on to win in most of their football games this fall. its become a trademark for mark richt….
Matt
March 12th, 2010
10:54 pm
whatever stallings, each team has 7 fouls. Check your stats before you make such stupid statements.
jc_dawgs
March 12th, 2010
10:56 pm
Dawgs are in trouble…..they face an uphill climb here. Only hope is to zone it on defense and slow things down on offense. That should keep them semi-fresh. That and a whole lot of praying that Vandy’s shots dont drop. Dawgs must rebound!
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 12th, 2010
10:57 pm
hey kevin stallings…. i think you are right on….
william cranman
March 12th, 2010
10:59 pm
Jeff, how many defensive rebounds do we have in this game? That combined with Thompkins is killing us.
Floundering Fox Hounds Batman!
March 12th, 2010
11:00 pm
mcphee isnt doing well either. he looks like he’ll make some careless decisions as the game wears on.
JJ
March 12th, 2010
11:00 pm
“It would be worse if Vandy wasn’t 12 for 24 from the field”.
You say that like shooting 50% is struggling, Jeff. Heck, It would be a lot better if Trey had his normal 10 at this point too.
Old Dawg
March 12th, 2010
11:00 pm
Maybe I’m just an Old Dawg but it’s to late to be playing basketball
heywood jablomey
March 12th, 2010
11:01 pm
hey jeff, 118 comments in a couple of hours. how many would u have
had this time last year w/that UGA team?
JJ
March 12th, 2010
11:01 pm
Leslie saving the day in the 1st. IF Trey gets it going they’ll be fine. If not, it won’t be pretty.
Also need to rebound much better. That will help solve a lot of the problems.
73-66
March 12th, 2010
11:03 pm
and 30-24
and 55,000 joke by coke
and 8 of 9
and 60-39-5
March 16 will bring further humiliation to Trek
Old Dawg
March 12th, 2010
11:04 pm
Leslie highlight!!!
heywood jablomey
March 12th, 2010
11:04 pm
2 blocks and a sky dunk. AWESOME!
Jeff Schultz
March 12th, 2010
11:04 pm
And Thompkins is on the board.
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:04 pm
here comes trey
Fred
March 12th, 2010
11:04 pm
LOL Resign, does SEC BB this year deserve a channel, even if there are 7?
Jeff Schultz
March 12th, 2010
11:05 pm
Again.
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:06 pm
transition defense will win it for the dawgs
JJ
March 12th, 2010
11:06 pm
As I said…..Get Trey going and look out.
todd grantham
March 12th, 2010
11:07 pm
37-33 vandy
mike on lake hartwell
March 12th, 2010
11:08 pm
very streaky game. was not worried w/that halftime deficit.
i think UGA wants it more. they are as good as VANDY,
therefore they win.
Dayman
March 12th, 2010
11:09 pm
feel free to throw in a score at the bottom of posts. ESPN couldn’t care less.
todd grantham
March 12th, 2010
11:09 pm
37-35
Fred
March 12th, 2010
11:09 pm
Fortuitous foul
Dayman
March 12th, 2010
11:09 pm
you da man TG
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:10 pm
r these sec football officials?
JEM
March 12th, 2010
11:10 pm
Come on, Dawgs. Get aggressive! Maybe not. Oh well.
todd grantham
March 12th, 2010
11:10 pm
refs pretty bad in this one
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:11 pm
who pays these refs?
Fred
March 12th, 2010
11:11 pm
Sorry Dayman. Will do although the TV is in a different room than the computer and I type slowly so I my be a tad behind………..
dominique magnifeat
March 12th, 2010
11:11 pm
Enter your comments here
mike on lake hartwell
March 12th, 2010
11:12 pm
we need that tall white dude to foul out
shreveport
March 12th, 2010
11:12 pm
vandy in a walk away….
Fred
March 12th, 2010
11:12 pm
Vandy racking up some quick fouls here. 40-35 Dayman. two shots i think.
Mark Fox
March 12th, 2010
11:12 pm
40=37