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For the first time in a long time, the Georgia men’s basketball team and their fans have something to cheer about. Senior Dave Bliss banked a shot with under a second left in overtime to give the Bulldogs a 97-85 win over Ole Miss.

The Bulldogs led by as many as 13 in the 2nd half, but the Rebels came back and actually took the lead. Many times this season, Georgia has squandered leads and failed to fight back, but this time they kept at it.

The Dawgs were led by Terrance Woodbury’s 25 points and 2nd-team All-SEC guard Sundiata Gaines’ 22. The team shot well all night, shooting 54 percent from the field and 41 percent from beyond the arc.

Twice Georgia made big mistakes by fouling the shooter when the opponent took a 3-point shot in the closing seconds. First Billy Humphrey made the mistake and Ole Miss tied the game in regulation and then Corey Butler did it late into overtime and the Rebels tied the game again.

But with 5.5 seconds left, Butler redeemed himself driving down the court and finding Bliss on the side, made a great pass, and then the big guy from Wisconsin banked it home.

The win gave the Dawgs the win and improved to 14-16 on the season while Ole Miss falls to 21-10. Georgia now faces Kentucky in a 2nd round game that will start sometime after 9:45 pm.

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