Marcus Williams hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to lift Texas A&M to an 81-79 victory over Georgia in an SEC men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Stegeman Coliseum.

Georgia trailed by as many as 18 points, 46-28, late in the first half. The Bulldogs came back and made it a close game for much of the second half. Georgia tied the game at 76-76 on a 3-pointer from Noah Baumann with 38 seconds left. The Bulldogs took the lead with five seconds remaining, 79-78, when Kario Oquendo completed a three-point play with a free throw.

The lead was short lived as Williams followed with the game-winner.

Georgia's Tom Crean coaches against Texas A&M at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

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Williams came off a screen to take the in-bounds pass and found space to take the open 3.

Texas A&M (12-2, 1-0) has won five straight games and the victory gave the Aggies their sixth win in 11 games all-time with Georgia.

Henry Coleman III had a game-high 23 points for Texas A&M. Williams finished with 18 points.

Georgia, which has lost three straight and four of its last five games, travels to face No. 16 Kentucky Saturday.

Oquendo led Georgia (5-9, 0-1 SEC) with 21 points. Baumann hit 5 of 10 from behind the 3-point arc and finished with 19 points and Braelen Bridges added a dozen points, seven rebounds and three assists.

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