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 ATLANTA (AP) - A tornado. A doubleheader. An improbable trip to the NCAA tournament. Georgia completed its remarkable run through the Southeastern Conference tournament on Sunday, building a big lead in the first half and holding on to beat Arkansas 66-57 in the championship game, earning its first trip to the NCAAs since 2002.
The Bulldogs (17-16) became just the third team in the tournament's modern era to win four games in four days — actually, two came on the same day, an impromptu bit of scheduling forced by a tornado that slammed into the Georgia Dome.
Georgia cut down the nets on the home court of Georgia Tech, its bitter in-state rival and the replacement venue for the tournament after the dome was damaged Friday night. The Bulldogs then hung around to see where they'd be playing next, watching the NCAA selection show on the video board above the court.
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