ATHENS, Ga. — Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 20 points, Blue Cain added 18, and the 21st-ranked Georgia men’s basketball team jumped out to a quick double-digit lead, then outlasted a second-half run by Arkansas to beat the No. 17 Razorbacks 90-76 on Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum.
Arkansas trailed 55-36 less than four minutes into the second half of the Southeastern Conference matchup but went on a 20-3 run over a roughly five-minute span to cut Georgia’s lead to 62-61. Arkansas tied the game at 68 when Darius Acuff Jr., who led the Razorbacks with 20 points, made a 3-pointer with 6:43 remaining.
Georgia (15-3, 3-2 SEC) responded with a 12-2 run to take an 80-70 lead. During that run, the Bulldogs held Arkansas (13-5, 3-2) scoreless for almost four minutes.
Cain scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half. It was the 16th time he has reached double-digit points in 18 games this season.
Somto Cyril scored just six points but had a career-high seven blocks with five rebounds for Georgia. With help from Cyril, Georgia scored 29 points off 17 Arkansas turnovers.