UGA

Catchings, Cyril lead second-half rally as No. 18 Georgia beats South Carolina 75-70

AP
Jan 10, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Kanon Catchings scored 20 points, Somto Cyril had 14 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 18 Georgia Bulldogs rallied from eight points down with less than nine minutes left to defeat South Carolina Gamecocks 75-70 on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (14-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) had trailed by as many as 12 points and were down 62-54 after Eli Ellis' basket with 8:45 remaining. That's when Georgia started a 15-2 run, fueled by reserve Marcus Millender's jumper and 3-pointer.

South Carolina (10-6, 1-2) took its final lead, 64-63, on Elijah Strong's inside basket with 5:42 to go. On Georgia’s next possession, Gamecocks guard Kobe Knox was called for a flagrant foul against Cyril, who made two foul shots to put Georgia ahead to stay.

Meechie Johnson's long 3-pointer brought South Carolina within 73-70 with 5.2 seconds left, but Millender hit two foul shots to seal things.

The hard-fought victory was a welcome one for the Bulldogs, who were beaten by defending national champion Florida earlier this week.

Mike Sharavjamts had 18 points, one shy of his career high, to lead the Gamecocks. Knox finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Georgia came in leading the country in points per game (97.1) and was anxious to get back on the winning track after a 92-77 loss at Florida earlier this week. The Bulldogs came out with a 7-0 burst, but the Gamecocks quickly tied things and moved in front, 25-24, on Myles Stute's 3-pointer 12 minutes in.

That began a 16-4 surge as the Gamecocks opened a 38-26 lead. Catchings scored six of the next eight points, including a behind the back, reverse layup as Georgia cut the lead to 40-34 by halftime.

Georgia: The Bulldogs return home to play Ole Miss on Wednesday night.

South Carolina: Heads to No. 15 Arkansas on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
UGA
Bulldogs
34
SCAR
Gamecocks
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Somto Cyril vs. Mike Sharavjamts (Jeremiah Wilkinson gains possession)
19:52		Kanon Catchings misses two point jump shot
19:50		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
19:47		Somto Cyril personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
19:28		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
19:26		Blue Cain defensive rebound
19:17		Myles Stute blocks Jordan Ross's two point layup
19:15		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
19:09		Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
19:07		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
18:48		Blue Cain misses two point layup
18:46		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
18:43	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point layup	2-0
18:22		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:20		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
18:09	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point layup	4-0
17:41		Jump ball. (Gamecocks gains possession)
17:35		Kanon Catchings blocks Meechie Johnson's three point jump shot
17:33		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
17:21	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot	7-0
17:05	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup	7-2
16:53	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point jump shot	9-2
16:35		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
16:33		Kobe Knox offensive rebound
16:26	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point jump shot	9-4
16:00		Kanon Catchings misses two point jump shot
15:58		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
15:53	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point layup (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	9-6
15:30		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
15:28		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
15:20		Blue Cain personal foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
15:20		TV timeout
15:00		Eli Ellis misses two point jump shot
14:58		Justin Abson defensive rebound
14:51	+2	Blue Cain makes two point jump shot	11-6
14:23	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup (Meechie Johnson assists)	11-8
14:23		Marcus Millender shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
14:23	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-9
14:05		Dylan James misses two point jump shot
14:03		Dylan James offensive rebound
14:01		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
13:59		Dylan James offensive rebound
13:56		Dylan James turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Knox steals)
13:35		Dylan James shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-10
13:35	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-11
13:26		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
13:24		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
13:14	+3	Eli Ellis makes three point jump shot (Hayden Assemian assists)	11-14
13:00		Eli Ellis personal foul (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul)
12:49		Dylan James misses two point jump shot
12:47		Justin Abson offensive rebound
12:42		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
12:40		Eli Ellis defensive rebound
12:22		Jordan Butler turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Wilkinson steals)
12:18	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point dunk	13-14
11:45		Dylan James blocks Hayden Assemian's two point jump shot
11:43		Justin Bailey defensive rebound
11:41		Kobe Knox shooting foul (Justin Bailey draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+1	Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-14
11:41	+1	Justin Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-14
11:31		Gamecocks turnover (10-second violation)
11:23	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point jump shot	17-14
11:06	+3	Eli Ellis makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	17-17
10:58		Meechie Johnson blocks Jeremiah Wilkinson's two point layup
10:56		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
10:45	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	17-19
10:32	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point layup (Marcus Millender assists)	19-19
10:19		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
10:17		Bulldogs defensive rebound
10:05		Elijah Strong personal foul (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul)
10:03	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ross assists)	22-19
9:36		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
9:34		Jeremiah Wilkinson defensive rebound
9:28		Jake Wilkins misses three point jump shot
9:26		Eli Ellis defensive rebound
9:16	+3	Mike Sharavjamts makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	22-22
8:55		Meechie Johnson blocks Jeremiah Wilkinson's two point layup
8:53		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
8:51		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
8:45	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	22-25
8:34		Christ Essandoko shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-25
8:34	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-25
8:13		Somto Cyril blocks Meechie Johnson's two point layup
8:11		Gamecocks offensive rebound
8:11		Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Justin Bailey steals)
8:07		Blue Cain misses two point layup
8:05		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
7:45		Somto Cyril shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
7:45	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-27
7:27		Meechie Johnson personal foul (Kareem Stagg draws the foul)
7:26		Kareem Stagg offensive foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
7:26		Kareem Stagg turnover (offensive foul)
7:09	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup	24-29
6:50		Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot
6:48		Christ Essandoko defensive rebound
6:26		Jordan Ross shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
6:26		Kobe Knox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:26	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-30
6:14		Marcus Millender turnover (lost ball) (Mike Sharavjamts steals)
6:08		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point layup
6:06		Bulldogs defensive rebound
5:57	+2	Blue Cain makes two point jump shot	26-30
5:33		Justin Abson shooting foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
5:33	+1	Elijah Strong makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-31
5:33		Elijah Strong misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:33		Dylan James defensive rebound
5:25		Justin Abson turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Knox steals)
5:20	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup (Kobe Knox assists)	26-33
5:04		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
5:02		Eli Ellis defensive rebound
4:44	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point jump shot	26-35
4:28		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
4:26		Eli Ellis defensive rebound
4:12	+2	Meechie Johnson makes two point layup	26-37
4:10		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:10		TV timeout
3:53		Dylan James misses three point jump shot
3:51		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
3:26		Justin Abson shooting foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
3:26		Kobe Knox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:26	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-38
3:15		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
3:13		Dylan James offensive rebound
3:03		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
3:01		Kanon Catchings offensive rebound
2:57		Myles Stute shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-38
2:57	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-38
2:37		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:35		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
2:32		Justin Bailey misses three point jump shot
2:25		Eli Ellis personal foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
2:25		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:25		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
2:07		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (lost ball) (Dylan James steals)
2:02	+2	Jordan Ross makes two point layup (Marcus Millender assists)	30-38
1:24		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
1:22		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
1:22		Elijah Strong personal foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-38
1:21	+1	Kanon Catchings makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-38
1:02		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
1:00		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
0:52	+2	Kanon Catchings makes two point layup (Marcus Millender assists)	34-38
0:30		Dylan James shooting foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-39
0:30	+1	Meechie Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-40
0:02		Jordan Ross misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UGA
Bulldogs
41
SCAR
Gamecocks
30

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Myles Stute personal foul
19:39	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Kanon Catchings assists)	36-40
19:13		Meechie Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:11		Blue Cain defensive rebound
19:00	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot (Blue Cain assists)	39-40
18:34	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup	39-42
18:22		Elijah Strong personal foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
18:11	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Kanon Catchings assists)	41-42
17:41		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:39		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point layup (Jordan Ross assists)	43-42
17:08	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot	43-44
16:49		Jordan Ross misses two point jump shot
16:47		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
16:35		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
16:33		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
16:25		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
16:23		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
16:03	+3	Mike Sharavjamts makes three point jump shot (Hayden Assemian assists)	43-47
15:34	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point layup	45-47
15:34		Kobe Knox shooting foul (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul)
15:34		TV timeout
15:34	+1	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-47
15:09		Hayden Assemian turnover (lost ball) (Dylan James steals)
14:58		Eli Ellis blocks Jeremiah Wilkinson's two point layup
14:56		Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:54		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
14:52		Myles Stute defensive rebound
14:30	+2	Kobe Knox makes two point jump shot	46-49
14:23	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup (Marcus Millender assists)	48-49
14:02		Justin Abson blocks Kobe Knox's two point jump shot
14:00		Kobe Knox offensive rebound
13:57		Eli Ellis misses three point jump shot
13:55		Dylan James defensive rebound
13:38	+3	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists)	51-49
13:24		Jeremiah Wilkinson personal foul (Christ Essandoko draws the foul)
13:14		Christ Essandoko misses two point layup
13:12		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
13:11		Christ Essandoko misses two point layup
13:09		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
13:09	+2	Christ Essandoko makes two point layup	51-51
12:53		Marcus Millender turnover (lost ball)
12:31		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:29		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
12:24		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
12:22		Eli Ellis defensive rebound
12:09	+3	Myles Stute makes three point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	51-54
11:47		Eli Ellis personal foul (Justin Bailey draws the foul)
11:47		TV timeout
11:39	+3	Kanon Catchings makes three point jump shot	54-54
11:13		Eli Ellis misses two point layup
11:11		Christ Essandoko offensive rebound
11:05		Somto Cyril shooting foul (Christ Essandoko draws the foul)
11:05		Christ Essandoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:05	+1	Christ Essandoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-55
10:51		Elijah Strong shooting foul (Kanon Catchings draws the foul)
10:51		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:51		Kanon Catchings misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:51		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
10:35		Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Millender steals)
10:24		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
10:22		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
10:00		Jordan Ross shooting foul (Eli Ellis draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Eli Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-56
10:00		Eli Ellis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:00		Justin Bailey defensive rebound
9:51		Justin Bailey offensive foul (Meechie Johnson draws the foul)
9:51		Justin Bailey turnover (offensive foul)
9:34	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point jump shot (Meechie Johnson assists)	54-58
9:17		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point jump shot
9:15		Dylan James offensive rebound
9:11		Dylan James misses two point jump shot
9:09		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
8:45	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point layup	54-60
8:23		Blue Cain turnover (lost ball) (Eli Ellis steals)
8:18	+2	Eli Ellis makes two point layup	54-62
8:05	+2	Marcus Millender makes two point jump shot	56-62
7:44		Somto Cyril blocks Christ Essandoko's two point layup
7:42		Jordan Ross defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Kanon Catchings assists)	58-62
7:22		TV timeout
7:09		Blue Cain personal foul (Elijah Strong draws the foul)
7:08		Meechie Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
6:53	+3	Marcus Millender makes three point jump shot (Kanon Catchings assists)	61-62
6:21		Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
6:19		Kobe Knox offensive rebound
6:19		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
5:56		Eli Ellis shooting foul (Jordan Ross draws the foul)
5:56	+1	Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-62
5:56	+1	Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-62
5:43	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup	63-64
5:27		Kobe Knox flagrant 1 (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Somto Cyril makes flagrant free throw 1 of 1	64-64
5:27	+1	Somto Cyril makes flagrant free throw 1 of 1	65-64
5:18		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
5:14		Myles Stute personal foul (Marcus Millender draws the foul)
5:14		Marcus Millender misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:14		Eli Ellis defensive rebound
4:57		Somto Cyril blocks Elijah Strong's two point layup
4:55		Eli Ellis offensive rebound
4:47		Eli Ellis misses two point jump shot
4:43		Gamecocks offensive rebound
4:43		TV timeout
4:26		Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
4:24		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
4:04		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
4:01		Gamecocks defensive rebound
3:40		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:38		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
3:22		Marcus Millender misses three point jump shot
3:20		Blue Cain offensive rebound
3:18		Blue Cain misses two point layup
3:16		Blue Cain offensive rebound
3:06		Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
3:04		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
3:00		Somto Cyril turnover (lost ball) (Meechie Johnson steals)
2:55		Kobe Knox misses two point jump shot
2:53		Blue Cain defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	67-64
2:21		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
2:19		Marcus Millender defensive rebound
1:51		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
1:49		Meechie Johnson defensive rebound
1:37		Meechie Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:35		Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
1:25		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
1:25		TV timeout
1:10	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Marcus Millender assists)	69-64
0:54		Myles Stute misses three point jump shot
0:52		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
0:49		Meechie Johnson personal foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
0:49		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:49		Kobe Knox defensive rebound
0:37		Gamecocks 60 second timeout
0:26		Somto Cyril shooting foul (Mike Sharavjamts draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Mike Sharavjamts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
0:26		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:26		Mike Sharavjamts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:26		Blue Cain defensive rebound
0:19	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Blue Cain assists)	71-65
0:14		Kanon Catchings personal foul (Kobe Knox draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-66
0:14	+1	Kobe Knox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-67
0:14		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:10		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:08		Meechie Johnson personal foul (Jordan Ross draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-67
0:08	+1	Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-67
0:08		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:05	+3	Meechie Johnson makes three point jump shot	73-70
0:04		Meechie Johnson shooting foul (Marcus Millender draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Marcus Millender makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-70
0:04	+1	Marcus Millender makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-70
0:02		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point layup
0:00		Dylan James defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dylan James defensive rebound