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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Asia Avinger scored 13 of her 19 points in the second half, De'Mauri Flournoy added 15 points and Georgia closed on an 11-2 run to beat Arkansas 79-74 in the opening round of the SEC Tournament. Georgia will play No. 5 seed and 10th-ranked Oklahoma on Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs lost the only regular-season matchup. Izzy Higginbottom had Arkansas in control through three quarters as she reached 29 points after a three-point play with 4:52 left in the frame for a 57-46 lead. But Georgia opened the fourth on an 8-3 run to get within 63-62 on Roxane Makolo's fast-break layup. Trinity Turner sank a floater in the lane with 2:01 left in the fourth to give Georgia its first lead, 74-72, since it was 32-30 in the second quarter.
