Kentucky-Georgia Postgame Notes

Jan. 18, 2009

Recap | Box Score

Kentucky is now 14-4, 3-0 on the season. Georgia falls 9-9, 0-3.
Kentucky leads the series 110-23. The Wildcats are 38-15 against Georgia in Athens, and 31-14 against the Bulldogs in Stegeman Coliseum.
The 68-45 final was the largest margin of victory in the series since UK defeated Georgia 95-68 in the 1997 SEC Tournament in Memphis.
UK’s 28-point lead in the second was its largest against Georgia since a 30-point lead in a 76-55 win in the 2005 season.
Kentucky returns to Rupp Arena on Wednesday, when they host the Auburn Tigers. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. with the game being televised on Raycom.

The Wildcats used the starting combination of Ramon Harris, Jodie Meeks, Patrick Patterson, Michael Porter and Perry Stevenson. Kentucky is 7-2 with that starting five.
UK won the opening tip. The Wildcats have won the opening tip 13 times this season. Patrick Patterson has jumped center for every game this year.
For the first time this season, Perry Stevenson scored the first points of the game. Stevenson gave UK a 2-0 lead hitting two free throws.
DeAndre Liggins was the first sub off the bench for Kentucky. It was his team leading eighth time this season to be the first Wildcat off the bench.
UK extended its string of 691 consecutive games making a three-pointer.
Kentucky held Georgia to 31.1 percent from the field, the lowest opponent field goal percentage since holding Central Michigan to 31.0 percent.

Hit his first free throw since going 2-for-2 against Tennessee State on Dec. 22.
Scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and the 15th time in his career.
Tallied 13th multi-block game this season.

Has hit a three-point field goal in 19 straight games, including all 18 this season.
Has hit multiple three-pointers in 12 straight games.
Scored in double-digits (15) for the 13th time this season and the seventh time in the last eight games. He is averaging 14.2 ppg in the first half this year.
Had his streak of 36 straight free throws broken. It was the 13th longest single season streak in SEC history and the third longest in UK history.
Recorded his fifth straight 20-point game. The last time a Wildcat recorded 20 in five straight games was Ramel Bradley last season.