Cameron Forte keys Georgia Bulldogs to significant road win

The bleeding has stopped.

Cameron Forte connected on a jump shot with 10 seconds remaining in overtime, and that particular conversion was enough to propel the Georgia Bulldogs to a much-needed 65-64 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Forte, a 6-foot-7 forward, was actually UGA’s leading rebounder in the contest with 10, but one of his three field goals proved to be his single biggest contribution to the effort.

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The Dawgs entered the game on the heels of back-to-back home losses, and those defeats severely wounded the team’s candidacy for an at-large bid. That placed additional emphasis on Forte’s shot and the overall performance, and even on a night when Georgia shot just 38% from the floor and 20% from 3-point range, they were able to prevail with a road victory over a solid opponent.

Nemanja Djurisic led the Georgia Bulldogs with 14 points and 7 rebounds, while Charles Mann (13 points, 4 rebounds) and Marcus Thornton (10 points, 6 rebounds) joined him in double figures. It was certainly a team-wide effort on this night, but Forte’s near double-double was hugely needed off the bench, and on the defensive end, the Bulldogs held Alabama to just 37.5% shooting as a team.

Mark Fox and the Bulldogs will be in action again on Wednesday as they look to improve on what is now an 8-6 mark in SEC play in match-up against Ole Miss. Stay tuned.