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Caldwell-Pope, Georgia top South Carolina 62-54 OT

By GEORGE HENRY
Associated Press

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 18 points, Charles Mann added 14 and Georgia beat South Carolina 62-54 in overtime on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (13-14, 7-7 Southeastern Conference) snapped a 3-game losing streak.

Bruce Ellington finished with 11 points and was the only player to score in double digits for South Carolina (13-14, 3-11).

Nemanja Djurisic had 11 points and Brandon Morris pulled down 11 rebounds for Georgia.

After Ellington's 3-pointer with 1:43 left in regulation made it 51-47 and gave South Carolina its biggest lead, the Gamecocks failed to score another field goal for the remainder of the game.

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