Braelen Bridges shares mindset in final minutes of Kentucky win
On Saturday, Braelen Bridges and the Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Kentucky Wildcats, which doesn’t happen often for the former on the court.
It was a euphoric moment for the Bulldogs, who have had an up and down season thus far. Bridges was huge for his team down the stretch, nailing some clutch baskets, which he elaborated on after the victory.
“Just believing in myself. My teammates got me the ball in good spots,” stated Bridges. “I work on that every day.”
While it’s been a tough season for the Wildcats, Georgia will always take a victory over one of the SEC’s perennial powerhouses.
Moving forward, Bridges and the Bulldogs will look to close out a three-game home stand with a positive record, as they host LSU on Valentine’s Day next week.
From there a tough road test against Alabama and Arkansas awaits as they attempt to move back into the positive side of the win column after a tough past month.
Braelen Bridges says beating Kentucky is ‘something you dream about’
Moreover, Braelen Bridges had a good way of describing the victory over Kentucky for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Saturday’s 75-68 win over the Wildcats was just the second Georgia victory over Kentucky in men’s basketball in the last 10 years. It’s something Bridges always hoped to get to do.
“It feels good. It’s something you dream about, playing against Kentucky. Just getting a win against them is a big accomplishment. John Calipari is a great coach with a lot of pros, so it’s a good win,” Bridges said.
Additionally, Bulldogs coach Mike White gave a shoutout to Kentucky’s skill and toughness after the win, as they battled injury on their end, but he wanted to make sure it didn’t take away from his team’s accomplishment in the matchup.
While speaking with media members postgame, White was asked about the team’s excitement level in the locker room and how it felt to watch them earn a tough win at home.
“Very. Very,” answered White. “It’s been a tough stretch for us, you know? The environment at home’s been great, our record at home’s been good and we’ve played well at home and we had a couple we didn’t quite take advantage of down the stretch of course. And that’s the SEC, right? That’s what it is. And to bounce back like this at home against a very good team, it’s great for our guys.
“Our guys work. We prepare well. I thought we prepared really well going in the Ole Miss game and prepared equally as well today. Probably played a little bit better. But again, Ole Miss had a lot to do with that the other day too. These guys will continue to work, we’ll be ready to go tomorrow. But that said, it doesn’t matter… you know, records, programs, the names on jerseys… I mean, all these teams are really good. And we’ve gotta continue to get better.”
On3’s Andrew Graham contributed to this article.