Georgia Bulldogs Secure Victory Over Mercer
RJ Melendez leads with 18 points in the Bulldogs' second win in three nights.
- Georgia Bulldogs defeated Mercer 80-69, with RJ Melendez scoring 18 points off the bench.
- Silas Demary Jr., Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Justin Hill, and Russel Tchewa also contributed significantly to the Bulldogs' victory.
- Georgia maintained a lead throughout the game, not requiring the comeback dramatics used in their previous game against Florida State.
- Mercer's Jalyn McCreary scored 15 points, but the rest of the Bears' starters combined to shoot 9-for-23.
- This was the first meeting between the two teams in nearly nine years, but the Bulldogs have now won 19 in a row in the series.