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SEC’s 3 winning teams combined for less than 1 minute of lead time Wednesday night
By Andrew Olson
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SEC basketball fans may have felt they watched the same game 3 times on Wednesday night. In 3 thrilling outcomes, the team that trailed most of the game took the lead in the final seconds and held on for the win.
The Wednesday slate of Florida-South Carolina, Georgia-Arkansas and Texas A&M-Ole Miss delivered one of the wildest nights of SEC basketball ever. Florida, Arkansas and Texas A&M all pulled off improbable comebacks, combining for less than 1 minute of lead time. For Georgia, Ole Miss and South Carolina, these losses are going to sting for a while.
Georgia, Ole Miss and South Carolina led for 119:14 of 120 minutes of game time combined tonight.
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) January 23, 2025
They went 0-3.
Unreal
South Carolina’s collapse came latest into the game of the three. ESPN Analytics gave the Gamecocks a 92.6% chance to win when they went up 52-38 with 12:46 remaining in the second half. South Carolina turned it over 12 times in the 2nd half, including 9 times in the final 9 minutes.
Georgia was the only road team of the bunch to see its double-digit lead disappear. UGA had the largest collapse of the 3, leading by 15 points with 15:24 to go. In the 2nd half, Mike White’s team did not make a 3-point basket. John Calipari’s squad took advantage of 25 free-throw opportunities, making 22, while Georgia was 11-of-16 at the line over the final 20 minutes.
Ole Miss’s largest lead was just 11 points, a 29-18 advantage with 17:02 to go in the 2nd half. Texas A&M stayed in it, and the Rebels went cold at the wrong time. Over the final 3:49, Ole Miss missed its last 4 field-goal attempts. Texas A&M was 3-for-3 in the comeback win.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
