National Basketball Association
Kentucky 79, Georgia 49
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 1, 2012
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Gary Maxwell, # Antinio Petty, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
24382
By SportsDirect Inc.
NO. 1 KENTUCKY 79, GEORGIA 49: Kentucky made an SEC-high 15 3-pointers to win its 21st straight game and 52nd consecutive at home.
Three players knocked down three or more 3-pointers for the Wildcats: Darius Miller with five, and Doron Lamb and Kyle Wiltjer with three. Kentucky shot 49.1 percent from the field and 55.6 percent on 3-pointers.
Kentucky (29-1, 15-0 SEC) got 17 points from Miller, 13 from Lamb and 12 points and seven rebounds from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Anthony Davis and Terrence Jones each had nine points and eight rebounds.
Donte Williams posted 17 points and six rebounds for Georgia (13-16, 4-11 SEC). But the Bulldogs shot only 33.9 percent, including a 2-for-12 effort from leading scorer Gerald Robinson. Georgia made only 3 of 19 3-point tries.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wildcats celebrated Senior Night and started the team’s only two seniors: Miller and Eloy Vargas, who had two points and five assists in his final appearance at Rupp Arena. . . . Kentucky’s bench outscored the Georgia reserves 31-11. . . . Kentucky was so good from the outside, it didn’t need to pound it inside that often. The Wildcats scored only 16 points in the paint.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
Kentucky |
|
Donte Williams 17 |
Scoring |
Darius Miller 17 |
|
Vincent Williams 4 |
Assists |
Marquis Teague 4 |
|
Marcus Thornton 6 |
Rebounds |
Anthony Davis 8 |
|
Donte Williams 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 5 |
|
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2 |
Steals |
Anthony Davis 1 |
|
Marcus Thornton 3 |
Blocks |
Anthony Davis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
49 |
33.9 |
3-19 |
8-10 |
9 |
28 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
| Kentucky
|
79 |
49.1 |
15-27 |
8-11 |
16 |
36 |
6 |
4 |
7 |