Abdur-Rahim leads Georgia against No. 4 Tennessee after 21-point performance

Georgia Bulldogs (13-6, 3-3 SEC) at Tennessee Volunteers (16-3, 6-1 SEC)

Knoxville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia faces the No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers after Jabri Abdur-Rahim scored 21 points in Georgia’s 85-82 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The Volunteers have gone 8-1 in home games. Tennessee ranks second in the SEC in rebounding with 36.9 rebounds. Julian Phillips leads the Volunteers with 5.5 boards.

The Bulldogs are 3-3 in SEC play. Georgia ranks third in the SEC with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe averaging 3.5.

The Volunteers and Bulldogs match up Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Santiago Vescovi is shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers, while averaging 12.5 points, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals. Zakai Zeigler is shooting 37.6% and averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games for Tennessee.

Terry Roberts is shooting 31.8% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 15.9 points, 4.2 assists and 1.7 steals. Kario Oquendo is shooting 42.6% and averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games for Georgia.

LAST 10 GAMES: Volunteers: 8-2, averaging 72.7 points, 36.1 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 57.2 points per game.

Bulldogs: 6-4, averaging 72.8 points, 32.6 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 5.1 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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