Social media reacts to Georgia basketball's brutally slow start vs Gonzaga in March Madness
Georgia basketball's first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 years hasn't gone to plan. In fact, the Bulldogs' first half showing has been so disappointing that the deficit is being compared to a football score.
Of course, the jokes are obvious given Georgia's prominence on the gridiron. Bulldogs fans weren't laughing when they saw their team down 27-3 in the first half to Gonzaga.
Georgia was able to make the deficit a bit more respectable with a decent showing through the final 10 minutes of the first half, but the (other) Bulldogs still took a 48-27 lead into halftime with Georgia shooting 8 of 29 from the field. In Georgia's defense, Gonzaga, one of the most successful programs in recent memory, ranks No. 9 in KenPom despite being an 8-seed in March Madness.
Georgia's hopes of winning an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since 2002 aren't high right now, but crazier things have happened in March Madness.
Here's how social media reacted to Georgia's slow start against Gonzaga on Thursday, and the football jokes that ensued:
Social media reacts to Georgia-Gonzaga basketball
Here are the best reactions to Georgia basketball's slow start in the NCAA Tournament:
Georgia walking out to play Gonzaga
— Cole Adams (@coleadamss) March 20, 2025
pic.twitter.com/PgdU6RUiMc
Georgia basketball pic.twitter.com/Rnrz7mICHZ
— πͺπππ π© (@Three_Cone) March 20, 2025
Georgiaβs back in the NCAA Tournament! pic.twitter.com/IJiw9rrLLZ
— Patrick Brown (@pbrown247) March 20, 2025
Unusually slow start for Georgia, a school not known for slowness. pic.twitter.com/aX16Cy45as
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 20, 2025
Not a good start for Georgia π³ pic.twitter.com/Gp1YLZUCwS
— ESPN (@espn) March 20, 2025
Not so funny when a postseason opponent does it to you, eh Georgia?? pic.twitter.com/kw1JBwp9nx
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 20, 2025
Only one man can save Georgia right now against Gonzaga pic.twitter.com/2xBS90H965
— J.D. PicKell (@jdpickell) March 20, 2025
Georgia's worst start since the Alabama game last fall pic.twitter.com/NKaaA1TZD3
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) March 20, 2025
Mayyyyyyybe we start nudging a team up a line or two in the bracket in the rare event their resume suggests one seed but their predictive metrics strongly indicate another.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 20, 2025
Gonzaga is gouging Georgia.
So now Houston gets the toughest second-round test of any 1-seed ... ever. pic.twitter.com/XbCfNXcSZl
Is Georgia aware that they are playing in the NCAA Tournament?
— Jake Marsh (@JakeMarsh18) March 20, 2025
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Georgia basketball vs Gonzaga: Social media reacts to Georgia's slow start
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