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Georgia's Charles Mann passes through pressure from Trevor Releford on Saturday in Athens.

(Associated Press )

When things go wrong for the Alabama basketball team, it looks a lot like this.

Nothing from the perimeter.

Trevor Releford struggled most of the afternoon.

Free-throw opportunities just weren't as plentiful.

All of that happened Saturday afternoon in the 66-58 loss at Georgia as the Crimson Tide's five-game winning streak against the Bulldogs ended. Georgia moved to 8-6 and 2-0 in the SEC after beating No. 21 Missouri earlier in the week.

Alabama (7-8, 1-1 SEC) never got its offense moving as Georgia seized control with a 12-4 first-half run. The Tide trailed by as much as 13 in the second half before cutting it to five with 2:20 left.

On a day that neither team shot well from the field, the Bulldogs won it at the free-throw line. Georgia had 19 more attempts made 15 more than Alabama as the hosts scored almost exclusively from the line in the second half. The hosts made just four field goals after halftime.

A 60-percent free-throw shooting team entering Saturday, the Bulldogs shot 70.5 percent against Alabama. The Tide, meanwhile, took just four from the line in the first 25 minutes of the game.

Alabama entered shooting 51 more free throws than the opposition, but had no such advantage Saturday. It was 16 for 23 overall from the line and was whistled for 29 fouls to Georgia's 17.

Releford, the team's leading scorer with an 18.3 average, scored just two first-half points and appeared to limp throughout the game. He helped rally the Tide in the second half, though, as the senior guard finished with 17 points on 7-for-15 shooting.

The outside shooting continued to trouble the Tide as well. A 4-for-19 performance left it below its already low season percentage of 34.5 percent. Releford was 1 for 8 from behind the arc.

Rebounding was also an issue as Georgia finished with a 41-32 advantage including a 14-8 edge on the offensive end.

A total of 10 Alabama shots were blocked as the visitors shot just 36.5 percent from the field. That, however, bettered Georgia's 32.6 percent shooting that included making 4 of 21 shots in the second half.

Charles Mann and Kenny Gaines each scored 22 for Georgia with Mann's 13-for-18 free-throw shooting leading the way.

Shannon Hale continued to be the bright spot for the Tide, but production dropped after a fast start.

His 14-point game was his third double-figure game in the past five outings. The freshman scored 11 of Alabama's first 13 points, but went 13 minutes in the second half without taking a shot.

Rodney Cooper also had a spark off the bench with a 15-point game that narrowly missed his season high of 16.