Jeremy Price scored on a layup at the buzzer as visiting Georgia rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to topple St. Louis 61-59 on Saturday night.
Travis Leslie scored six points down the stretch to help the Bulldogs turn a four-point deficit into a 59-57 lead with 40 seconds left. But the Billikens responded with a short jumper by Jordair Jett with 22 seconds left before Price got the game-winner.
Leslie finished with 19 points and six rebounds and Price added 16 points and seven rebounds for Georgia (3-0), which trailed by 14 twice in the first half and was behind 44-30 early in the second half.
Rob Loe scored 19 points and drained 5 of 8 shots from the arc and Kyle Cassity had 13 points and three 3-pointers for the Billikens (1-2), who shot 9 of 17 from the arc to help offset 52.3 percent shooting by Georgia.
Georgia | Saint Louis | |
Travis Leslie 19 | Scoring | Rob Loe 19 |
Gerald Robinson Jr. 8 | Assists | Jordair Jett 4 |
Jeremy Price 7 | Rebounds | Cory Remekun 9 |
Travis Leslie 5 | Free Throws Made | Dwayne Evans 5 |
Connor Nolte 3 | Steals | Kyle Cassity 2 |
Connor Nolte 2 | Blocks | Cory Remekun 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Georgia | 61 | 52.3 | 3-6 | 12-18 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 10 | |
Saint Louis | 59 | 45.5 | 9-17 | 10-16 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 9 |