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Georgia Bulldogs basketball loses to No. 15 Marquette

Georgia falls to No. 15 Marquette in their first loss of the season.

The Georgia Bulldogs basketball team has a huge weekend, facing two ranked teams in the Bahamas. Their first matchup was against the No. 15 Marquette Golden Eagles.

While the Bulldogs kept the game close for a long time, they weren’t able to upset the Golden Eagles, losing 80-69. The game was 36-35 Marquette at halftime and 44-40 near the beginning of the second half, but the Golden Eagles went on an 11-0 run. Georgia kept being pesky, though, scoring to make it 69-66 Marquette, but the Golden Eagles went on a 9-0 run to ice it.

The Bulldogs were able to hang on thanks to a brilliant game from their guards. Blue Cain had 17 points and made five of his ten attempts from behind the arc, matching a career high. Tyrin Lawrence also scored 15 points and had three steals.

The perimeter shooting outside of Cain doomed Georgia. While Cain went 5-10 on his three-point attempts, the other Georgia Bulldogs players only shot 3-15 from downtown. They also lost the turnover battle, committing 18 turnovers, including eight from Silas Demary Jr.

Georgia fell to 5-1 and will have another game in the Bahamas against No. 20 St. John’s.

UGA basketball named as NCAA Tournament bubble team

The Georgia Bulldogs are 5-0 and play a pair of ranked opponents over the weekend

The Georgia Bulldogs have been named as an NCAA Tournament bubble team according to ESPN. Joe Lunardi, who updated his projections on Tuesday, has Georgia as one of the next four teams out of March Madness.

Yes, it is very early in the season, but Georgia is already 5-0. The Bulldogs just recorded their largest margin over victory (48 points) since 2006, which is an excellent sign.

Georgia has a potential first-round NBA draft pick in true freshman Asa Newell along with several other talented newcomers.

“We’re all trying to grow as programs and as teams,” said Georgia basketball coach Mike White. The Bulldogs already have an impressive win at Georgia Tech and are looking to build off that ahead of a pair of challenging games.

On Saturday, Nov. 23 Georgia plays No. 14 Marquette at 11:00 a.m. ET at neutral site in the Bahamas. Georgia won’t get much rest before the Dawgs play No. 21 St. John’s on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 11:00 a.m. ET.

“We’ve been really good at times defensively, but have we put 40 (minutes) together,” said White. Georgia will have to play its best to beat a talented pair of undefeated Big East opponents.

This weekend represents Georgia basketball’s biggest nonconference test before UGA begins SEC play on Jan. 4.