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Host Georgia rallies to upset No. 20 Missouri

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Georgia 80, No. 20 Missouri 70: Toumani Camara scored 15 points, including a big three-point play, and Georgia rallied to beat No. 20 Missouri 80-70 on Tuesday night.

Missouri (13-6, 6-6 Southeaste­rn Conference) lost its third straight game. It blew a 48-35 lead following a dominant start to the second half.

Justin Kier led Georgia (13-8, 6-8) with 16 points. The Bulldogs had dropped two in a row, each to ranked teams.

Camara’s three-point play with 4:55 left broke a 62-all tie, launching an 18-8 run to end the game.

Kobe Brown led the Tigers with a career-high 21 points. Mark Smith and Xavier Pinson had 11 apiece.

No. 24 Arkansas 75, Florida 64: Davonte Davis led four Arkansas players in double figures with 18 points, propelling the No. 24 Razorbacks over Florida.

Arkansas (17-5, 9-4 Southeaste­rn Conference) entered the Top 25 on Monday for the first time since 2018 and has won seven straight league games.

Florida (10-6, 6-5) turned a 15-point, second-half deficit into a lead with 4:40 left after Tyree Appleby’s lay-up. Davis and Jalen Tate made back-to-back buckets, Justin Smith blocked Anthony Duruji at the rim and Moses Moody made a pair of free throws to push Arkansas back ahead by two possession­s with less than 1:30 left.

Top 25 women

No. 11 Michigan 86, Michigan State 82: Naz Hillmon had 31 points and seven rebounds, Leigha Brown added 20 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Michigan beat rival Michigan State.

Hillmon and Brown combined for a 7-0 run to give Michigan a 79-69 lead with 3:09 remaining. The duo scored 12 of Michigan’s final 14 points despite both playing the entire fourth quarter with four fouls. Hillmon scored six points in five fourth-quarter minutes and Brown added six points in seven minutes.

Akienreh Johnson had 11 points and nine rebounds for Michigan (12-1, 7-1 Big Ten Conference.

Nia Clouden led Michigan State (11-6, 6-6) with a career-high 34 points.

 ?? BRYNN ANDERSON/AP ?? Georgia forward Andrew Garcia, middle, shoots during the first half against Missouri on Tuesday in Athens, Ga.
BRYNN ANDERSON/AP Georgia forward Andrew Garcia, middle, shoots during the first half against Missouri on Tuesday in Athens, Ga.

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