Feb. 11, 2003
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Final Score: Kentucky 87, Georgia 67
Records: Kentucky 19-3, 9-0 SEC; Georgia 13-7, 5-4 SEC
The Wildcats’ win streak improves to 13 games, tying the longest win streak in a single season during the Tubby Smith era at Kentucky (1998). The Cats won their first four of the next season to total a 17-game win streak during the Smith era.
UK is now 8-1 at home this season.
Cats are now 8-1 versus ranked opponents this season.
Georgia leads the SEC in scoring this season, averaging 80.9 points per game, and were held 13 points below their average. UK handed the Dogs their largest margin of defeat this season at 20, including the largest halftime deficit (-12).
Key Run: Leading 42-30 at halftime, the Cats opened the second half on a 13-2 run and went on to lead by as many as 31 points (74-43) in the second-half.
Leading scorers were Marquis Estill with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Gerald Fitch added 14 while Erik Daniels and Keith Bogans each charted 12. Chuck Hayes had 11 points while Cliff Hawkins also dropped in 11 points, a new season-high.
Six Wildcats scored in double-figures for the first time since Feb. 17, 1999.
Marquis Estill had his third career double-double and second double-double of the season.
Chuck Hayes also had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. It was his fifth career and fourth season double-double.
It marks the first time since March 10, 2001 that two UK players recorded double-doubles in the same game.
Kentucky won the battle of the boards 45-31. The 14-point margin marks UK’s second-largest rebounding margin this season and the most against an SEC opponent.
UK is 14-2 when outrebounding its opponent this season.
UK’s has nailed at least six three-pointers in each of the last six games.
The Cats hit 11 three-pointers to match their season-high also made against Tennessee State on Dec. 30, 2002.
Gerald Fitch matched his career-high with four three-pointers.
Cliff Hawkins drained three treys, tying his career-high.
UK won its 100th game in the all-time series versus Georgia. UK holds a 100-19 lead in the all-time series, including a 51-3 advantage in Lexington.
The win snaps a two-game losing streak to the Bulldogs.
UK has won 17 of the last 18 meetings against Georgia in Lexington.
Coach Smith is 9-2 against his former employer.
Smith garnered his 275th career win. He now has 151 wins at UK.
Bogans extends his three-point shooting streak to 25 games. The senior has knocked down a three in every game this season and all three NCAA tournament games last year. The streak is the third-longest in school history.
The Cats will play host to LSU on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. ET in Rupp Arena. It marks the first time since mid-January that UK has played back-to-back home games. The game will be televised live on Jefferson-Pilot.
