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James Morgan

Georgia basketball adds huge final SEC game to schedule

The Georgia Bulldogs will have one final chance to boost their NCAA Tournament hopes on March 6 when they face the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama is currently ranked No. 6 in the country and is the top team in the SEC.

If Georgia can defeat Alabama, then they will have a much better chance at sneaking into the NCAA Tournament field. Tom Crean and Georgia basketball are 7-9 in conference play this season. Georgia needs to finish conference play 9-9 to have a legitimate chance to make the NCAA Tournament.

Georgia basketball is 14-9 overall on the season and could use a win versus a top ten opponent. UGA faces South Carolina, then Alabama in their final two games of the regular season.

Georgia basketball announced the additional game via their Twitter account:

Alabama defeated Georgia 115-87 just two weeks ago. The Dawgs must have a better effort on March 6.

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