E125 BH All good things must come to an end as Alabama loses at Georgia 98 to 88

E125 BH All good things must come to an end as Alabama loses at Georgia and the winning streak is over. #HowBoutThemDawgs #KanonCatchingFire #StreakSnapped #StegemanStunner #BamaTrapGame #SECBasketball #MarchIsComing #TideStepBack #GoDawgs #RollTide All good things must come to an end as Alabama loses at Georgia 98 to 88 and the winning streak is over. Alabama was just out of gas after the 8 game winning streak and the quick turnaround after the big win on Saturday at Knoxville. Bama loses its first game in the month of March, but time to reset and start a new winning streak on Saturday against Auburn and put the road loss in the rear view mirror. No. 18 Alabama is (now 22-8 overall and 12-5 in SEC after losing to Georgia by 10 pts on the road in Athens 98 to 88. The Bulldogs led for nearly the entire contest, fueled by a standout performance from transfer Kanon Catchings, who scored a career-high 32 points. Georgia used a 12–0 run midway through the first half to establish a double-digit lead they never surrendered as Georgia led 50 to 43 at half and then were able to keep the lead and extend it to 10 pts by the end of the game. While Alabama attempted several second-half rallies, cutting the lead to five points at one stage, they were unable to overcome significant deficits in rebounding and points in the paint. Key Individual Performances • Kanon Catchings (UGA): 32 points (career high), 12-for-20 from the floor, and 7-for-13 from 3-point range. • Labaron Philon Jr. (BAMA): Led the Crimson Tide with 26 points and four 3-pointers. • Blue Cain (UGA): 16 points, finishing just one point shy of his 1,000th career point. • Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (BAMA): 19 points and 5 rebounds. NCAA Tournament Implications: This victory served as a significant "Quad 1" win for Georgia, likely securing their second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. • Conference Standing: Alabama fell to 22–8 (12–5 SEC), missing an opportunity to improve their tournament seeding. Stars of the Game LaBaron Philon scored 26 pts, had 4 rebs, 3 assists, 2 steals, and only 1 TO Other notables: Latrell Wrightsell had 19 pts, 5 rebs, 2 assists, 2 steals, and only 1 TO Aden Holloway had 15 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 TO’s. Aiden Sherrell had 12 pts, 4 rebs, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 2 TO’s No one else made any significant contributions Highlights Bama had four players score in double figures led by Philon’s 26 pts. Issues Outrebounded and outplayed by GA in the post again Outphysicaled for much of the game by a big, taller, and stronger GA team. Bama was out of gas after the quick turnaround from the win in Knoxville to have to go to Athens for another road game. Too much Kanon Catchings as Bama could not slow him down as he poured in 32 pts. Stats Bama makes 16 3’s to 13 for GA as Bama shoots 38% from 3 and while GA makes 45% from 3. Bama makes 22 FT’s to just 15 for GA Bama has 10 TO’s to 14 for GA. Bama gets outrebounded by GA 40 to 30 Georgia scored 40 pts in the paint to just 18 for Bama Georgia got 21 pts off TO’s to just 15 for Alabama Georgia shot 53% from the field to just 39% for AL Bama currently is slotted for a 4 seed in the NCAA’s, but is still set up to get a 3 seed if Bama can beat Auburn and get to the finals of the SEC tournament. Next up: Alabama returns home to face rival Auburn on Saturday, March 7, to conclude the regular season. • Next Matchup: Alabama returns home to face rival Auburn on Saturday, March 7, to conclude the regular season. Bama needs to beat Auburn in order to secure 2nd place in the SEC and to keep building their NCAA tournament resume if they want to get a 3 seed in the NCAA tournament. The winning streak is over after 8 games and going a month without losing as Bama starts off the month of March with a loss. Time to get a bounce back win over Auburn on Saturday.