Georgia basketball was simply outshot from behind the 3-point line in its 85-77 loss to Vanderbilt Saturday.

The Commodores (11-9, 3-5) shot 52% from 3-point range while the Bulldogs (6-15, 1-7) finished shooting 24% from deep at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn.

Both teams made 28 field goals and 17 free throws, but Vanderbilt’s 12 3-pointers trumped UGA’s 4 in the win.

“When you go on the road and the same thing at home, being on the attack and having an aggressive mentality is far more important on the defensive end than it even is on the offensive end,” Georgia coach Tom Crean said. “We have got to do a better job of being aggressive defensively to start games.

“Now, they may make shots, but it won’t be because they were open.”

The win swept the season series for Vanderbilt after it downed Georgia 73-66 two weeks ago.

Kario Oquendo led the Bulldog attack with 15 points before leaving the game with an apparent injury at the 14:51 mark of the second half. Oquendo took an inadvertent elbow to the nose and never returned to action.

Braelen Bridges took over for UGA in the paint after that, scoring 12 of his 14 points in the second half. The UIC transfer also grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 3 assists in the loss.

Scotty Pippen Jr. headed the Commodore offense to the tune of 23 points, a season-high 9 assists and a rebound.

Georgia indebted itself early to the Commodores, who jumped out to a swift 16-6 lead at the 14:48 mark. The Bulldogs kept pace with Vanderbilt from there but could not slow it down in the first half.

The Commodores was 7-of-11 shooting from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes. UGA finished just 1 of 8.

A Tyrin Lawrence 3-pointer at the buzzer put Vanderbilt ahead 46-36 at halftime.

Pippen Jr., the son of Chicago Bulls great Scotty Pippen, finished the first half with 10 points and 6 assists.

Vanderbilt continued to dominate from beyond the arc in the second half. A Myles Stute 3-pointer at the 11:15 mark made Vanderbilt’s biggest lead at 65-47.

Georgia started to find rhythm on offense and even pulled within single digits of the Commodore lead, but it couldn’t get enough stops to break even. A 25-foot Pippen 3-pointer gave his team all the gas it needed to keep UGA in the rearview mirror.

“The bottom line is we let them be comfortable at the beginning of the game,” Crean said. “We have to be more active. We have to be more active with our feet and our hands and our mouth.”

Georgia is back in action hosting Arkansas at 7 p.m. Wednesday night.