What channel is Georgia basketball vs Auburn? Time, TV schedule for Saturday

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Georgia basketball gets a shot at a No. 1 team for the 19th time in program history on Saturday.

It is still seeking its first ever win over a top-ranked team.

Auburn comes to Stegeman Coliseum as a formidable foe, but is expected to play its second straight game without 6-foot-10 Johni Broome. A leading candidate for national player of the year, Broome sustained an ankle injury last Saturday in a 3-point win at South Carolina.

Georgia lost to a No. 1 Auburn 74-72 on Feb. 5, 2022 in Tom Crean’s final season as Bulldogs coach. The Bulldogs led by two in the final minutes before losing.

The No. 23 Bulldogs are coming off a 74-56 road loss at No. 6 Tennessee Wednesday, but beat ranked opponents Kentucky and Oklahoma last week in Athens.

“We’ll be ready,” coach Mike White said. “Our guys will be ready to compete. Our guys will be prepared. We’ll have to play well, of course, to beat a team who is ranked No. 1 and played really well (Tuesday) night, the adjustments that they made without arguably the best player in the country. …They’re terrific offensively, defensively. It’s going to be a battle.”

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Auburn is projected to win by 10, according to barttorvik.com.

Guard/forward Chad Baker-Mazera put up 20 points and forward Chaney Johnson added 17 and 4 blocks in an 88-66 home rout of Mississippi State on Tuesday.

Georgia had 19 turnovers against Tennessee and is tied with LSU for most turnovers per game in league play at 13.7.

“It’s been a huge concern all year,” White said. “We’ve had good wins and we’ve got really good defensive numbers and we’ve got a lot of good offensive numbers but that one number has been glaring all year. We’ve talked about it. We’ve done a lot of stuff in practices, we’ve done a lot of film work. We’ve addressed it.”

White said he’s confident Georgia will improve in that area.

“Tennessee will expose you if you’re soft with the basketball, if you make poor…

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Publish date : 2025-01-17 11:07:00

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