Kentucky-Georgia Postgame Notes

Jan. 25, 2014

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Kentucky is 15-4, 5-1 in the Southeastern Conference. Georgia is 10-8, 4-2 in league play.
Kentucky leads the series 116-26. The Wildcats lead 57-5 in Lexington, including 32-4 in Rupp Arena.
This is the only time the teams will meet during the regular season.
The coaching staff of both teams wore sneakers in honor of “Coaches vs. Cancer” weekend to promote awareness of cancer prevention and treatment.
Kentucky begins a two-game road swing Tuesday at Louisiana State. Game time is 9 p.m. EST (8 p.m. CST in Baton Rouge) and it will be televised by ESPN.

Kentucky started Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, James Young, Julius Randle and Willie Cauley-Stein for the 12th-consecutive game.
Ahead 12-10, UK went on a 13-0 run for a 25-10 lead. The Wildcats held Georgia scoreless for five and one-half minutes during that stretch.
The Bulldogs narrowed the lead to 10 before the Wildcats took a 34-22 advantage into halftime. The Cats had good scoring balance with eight different players tallying in the first half.

After Kentucky got the first basket of the second half, Georgia went on a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 37-31.
The Bulldogs got no closer as the Wildcats had runs of 7-0, 5-0, and 12-0 to put the game away.

Kentucky has won 21 consecutive home games, including 12 straight SEC home contests.
- UK is 80-2 in Rupp Arena under Coach Calipari.
Defense was the big key for Kentucky today:
- UK held Georgia to 32.7 percent from the field
- UK tied a season high with 11 blocked shots
- UK forced 20 Bulldog turnovers, leading to a 19-6 advantage in second-chance points
UK is now 34-0 in the Calipari era when holding the opponent to 55 or fewer points.
On the offensive end there was balanced scoring as 11 Cats entered the scoring column and six players scored at least seven points.
UK shot 50 percent from the field, the sixth time this season and first against an SEC opponent that the Wildcats have made at least half their shots.
UK made 5 of 12 3-pointers today, 41.7 percent.
- This was the fifth consecutive game that the Wildcats made at least five triples.
UK hit 16 of 20 fouls shots today, 80 percent.
- Over the last three games, the Wildcats have made 80.3 percent at the charity stripe (57 of 71).

Willie Cauley-Stein had eight points and was a major contributor to the defensive effort with six blocked shots and a career-high six steals.
- The six steals tied for the most for a Wildcat in the Calipari era and is the most since Nerlens Noel had six thefts vs. Baylor on Dec. 1, 2012.
Aaron Harrison led UK with 15 points. He also had three assists and no turnovers in 30 minutes of action.
Once again, Alex Poythress came off the bench to make a strong contribution, totaling 11 points and five rebounds in 16 minutes of play.
- Poythress is averaging 10.7 points in UK’s six SEC games.
James Young notched 13 points, including three 3-pointers.
- It’s his fourth-straight game with multiple 3-pointers.
Julius Randle collected 14 points and nine rebounds.
Andrew Harrison got seven points and paced the UK distribution with five assists.
Derek Willis scored for the first time since Nov. 17 and Jon Hood got his first points since Nov. 19.

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