Kentucky-Georgia Postgame Notes

March 7, 2013

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Kentucky drops to 20-10 overall and 11-6 in Southeastern Conference action. Georgia improves to 15-15 and 9-8 in league competition.
UK still leads the series 115-26, and 40-17 in Athens. Kentucky has won 14 of the last 19 meetings between the two teams.
Kentucky returns to action for its final home game of the season on Saturday, March 9. UK will take on No. 11/9 Florida at Noon ET. The game will air live on CBS.
Prior to the game, UK will honor its two seniors Twany Beckham and Julius Mays in traditional Senior Day ceremonies.

Kentucky used the starting combination of Willie Cauley-Stein, Archie Goodwin, Ryan Harrow, Julius Mays and Alex Poythress for the fifth-straight game. That combination falls to 3-2 on the year.
Kyle Wiltjer was the first sub off the bench for the Blue and White. He has been the first substation a team-leading 16 times this year.
-Goodwin connected on Kentucky’s first made 3-point attempt. The basket extended UK’s 3-point streak to 857 consecutive games which is a standard that ranks as the third longest such streak in the nation.
Kentucky trailed at the break and is 2-9 this season when behind at half time.

Hauled in three rebounds and scored four points. He has seven rebounds in the last two games.
His two free throws made are the first of the season, and match a career-high.

With 20 points tonight, he has scored in double-figures in 22 of 30 games this season.
Hit multiple 3-pointers for the fifth time in his career.

Reached double-figure scoring for the 17th time in his last 20 outings and in five-straight with 11 points in tonight’s game.

Notched a double-double effort with 10 points and 11 rebounds. He has four double-double efforts on the year, and this is the first time he has posted a double-double in consecutive outings.
Scored the game’s first basket on UK’s opening possession. It marks the third time this season he’s been the game’s first scorer.
Drew his third career charge late in the opening half. He’s drawn at least one charge in consecutive games.
Snatched 11 rebounds and has 10 or more boards in consecutive games for the first time in his career.