Georgia Takes Down Mississippi State in Regular-Season Finale, 102-96

Saturday, March 7

Starkville, Miss.

3:30

University of Georgia

22-9,10-8SEC

102

Mississippi State

13-18,5-13SEC

Georgia

102

Mississippi St.

Georgia Takes Down Mississippi State in Regular-Season Finale, 102-96

March 07, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

STARKVILLE, Miss. — The Georgia Bulldogs (22-9, 10-8) defeated Mississippi State (13-18, 5-13) 102-96 on Saturday afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum. Sophomore Kanon Catchings led Georgia with 23 points, shooting 5-of-7 from the three-point line.

Fast Facts:

Georgia's win today notched the most regular-season wins in program history (22). This brings the Bulldogs closer to their program record of 24 total wins in a single season. Today also evened the all-time series with Mississippi State at 60-60.
The Bulldogs broke the school record for total points with 2,802. The previous record was 2,764.
A second chance three-point jumper at the 17:55 mark gave junior Blue Cain his 1,000th career point. He joins Marcus "Smurf" Millender, who achieved this milestone on Jan. 24 against Texas.
Millender joined Catchings in the double figures with 18 points. Jeremiah Wilkinson and Cain also added 15 apiece, while Somto Cyril chipped in 10.
After seven lead changes, Catchings sank back-to-back three-pointers at the 15:55 mark to take the lead. Georgia maintained it for the rest of the game, widening the margin to 15 points at the 5:13 mark.
Georgia outscored Mississippi State in assists (19-16), steals (11-8), and bench points (41-27).
This is the eighth time this season Georgia has reached 100 points in a game, surpassing the previous school record of five times in 1990-1991.

Up Next:
Georgia awaits seeding for the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament set to start next Wednesday, March 11 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.