Georgia got out to its hottest start in quite some time and never looked back, taking down South Carolina 71-60 in the two teams’ 123rd all-time meeting.

Georgia (15-6; 3-5) had dropped four straight before hosting South Carolina on Tuesday and it was desperate need of a tally in the win column. It got exactly what it needed in a 71-60 defeat of South Carolina behind 17 points from freshman standout Asa Newell and a first-half surge from sophomore forward Dylan James.

Georgia basketball never trailed Tuesday night in a game the Bulldogs needed to have. UGA cut down on turnovers and snapped a 4-game losing skid