COLUMBIA, Mo. (Interstat) — The Georgia Bulldogs held off a second-half rally to defeat the Missouri Tigers 74-72 in a Southeastern Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena.

Georgia led 29-26 at halftime and withstood a 46-point second-half effort from Missouri. The Bulldogs improved to 16-3 overall, while the Tigers fell to 13-6. Attendance was 11,065.

Missouri dominated points in the paint 36-22, but Georgia scored 19 points off turnovers, nine more than the Tigers. Missouri had been a slight pregame favorite.