Cook tops milestone, Georgia beats South Carolina St. 76-60
Georgia's Kario Oquendo steals the ball, then unleashes the windmill dunk in transition. (0:22)
ATHENS, Ga. -- — Aaron Cook scored 22 points to surpass 1,000 in his career and sparked Georgia to a 76-60 victory over South Carolina State on Tuesday night.
Cook, who came into the game eight points shy of the milestone, knocked down a 3-pointer in the first minute of the game and had seven points in the Bulldogs' 17-6 run to open the contest.
Cook scored his ninth on a layup with 2:21 left in the first half. He finished shooting 8 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 5 from long range, dished seven assists and collecting three steals.
Kario Oquendo had four steals and finished with 17 points and Braelen Bridges added 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Georgia (2-0).
Omer Croskey hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points to lead South Carolina State (0-5). He was the lone Bulldogs to reach double-figure scoring.
Georgia coach Tom Crean won his 399th career game.
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2021-22 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Norfolk State | 12-2 | - | 24-7 |
Howard | 9-5 | 3 | 16-13 |
North Carolina Central | 8-5 | 3.5 | 16-15 |
Morgan State | 7-6 | 4.5 | 13-15 |
South Carolina State | 7-7 | 5 | 15-16 |
Maryland-Eastern Shore | 6-8 | 6 | 11-16 |
Coppin State | 6-8 | 6 | 9-23 |
Delaware State | 0-14 | 12 | 2-26 |
2021-22 Southeastern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Auburn | 15-3 | - | 28-6 |
Tennessee | 14-4 | 1 | 27-8 |
Kentucky | 14-4 | 1 | 26-8 |
Arkansas | 13-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
Texas A&M | 9-9 | 6 | 27-13 |
LSU | 9-9 | 6 | 22-12 |
Florida | 9-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
South Carolina | 9-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
Alabama | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
Mississippi State | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Vanderbilt | 7-11 | 8 | 19-17 |
Missouri | 5-13 | 10 | 12-21 |
Ole Miss | 4-14 | 11 | 13-19 |
Georgia | 1-17 | 14 | 6-26 |