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03/21 15:14 CDT Virginia outlasts Georgia in overtime, 82-73, to advance to
second round of March Madness
Virginia outlasts Georgia in overtime, 82-73, to advance to second round of
March Madness
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) --- Kymora Johnson scored 28 points and Sa'Myah Smith
added a career-high 23 to go with 11 rebounds as 10th seed Virginia beat
seventh seed Georgia 82-73 in an NCAA Tournament =first-round game on Saturday.
The Cavaliers (21-11) became the first lower seed to win in March Madness this
season. Virginia will play either second seed Iowa or 15th seed Fairleigh
Dickinson in Monday's second round.
Virginia, which became the second team ever that played in the first four to
win a game, outscored Georgia (22-10) 11-2 in overtime. Smith, who was held
scoreless in the second half, scored five of the Cavaliers' points.
Georgia had two chances to win the game in the final seconds of regulation.
Trinity Turner's shot with four seconds left missed, and Savannah Henderson
grabbed the offensive rebound before being tied up by Smith. The possession
arrow favored Georgia with seven-tenths of a second remaining, giving the
Bulldogs a final shot. But Mia Woolfolk's 10-foot jumper hit off the left rim
as the buzzer sounded.
It was warm inside the building with temperatures in the 80s as the arena
doesn't have air conditioning.
Woolfolk led Georgia with 27 points. Rylie Theuerkauf had 22 points, all but
two points coming in the first half. Henderson had 11 points.
Romi Levy added 14 points for Virginia.
Virginia led 26-16 with 9:16 left in the second quarter before the Bulldogs
rallied to lead 43-42 at halftime. Theuerkauf, who was 5 of 5 in 3-point
shooting in the quarter, scored 17 points in the final 9:03 of the half.
Up next
The Cavaliers will be playing their third game in five days on Monday. They
defeated Arizona State 57-55 in Thursday's First Four game.
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coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness
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