BATON ROUGE, La. (Interstat) — The Georgia Bulldogs earned an 83-71 Southeastern Conference road victory over the LSU Tigers on Saturday at Maravich Assembly Center.

Georgia led 42-37 at halftime and maintained control throughout the second half. The Bulldogs’ offense was efficient, shooting 50.8% from the floor and hitting 10 3-pointers. LSU shot just 41.8% overall and 5 for 23 from beyond the arc.

Kanon Catchings led Georgia with 23 points. Jeremiah Wilkinson added 18 and Somto Cyril scored 12. LSU’s Max Mackinnon scored a game-high 26 points. Marquel Sutton contributed 14 for the Tigers.

Georgia improved to 17-6 overall. LSU fell to 14-9. Attendance was 7,270.