Kentucky Wins Over Georgia 68-45

Favorite Role Doesn’t Phase Cats as Kentucky Claws the Dawgs

In the third straight Eastern division showdown, the Kentucky Wildcats flexed their muscle again and dominated the Georgia Bulldogs 68-45.

The Wildcats began the game going on a quick 7-0 run before the Bulldogs could even catch their breath.

Then, with 8 minutes remaining in the first half, the hottest player in the nation Jodie Meeks was once again at the right place at the right time. Following a Perry Stevenson missed jumper, Meeks was able to take the rebound in mid-air and jam it home to put the Cats up 20-9.
The rest of the half was more of the same type of luck for the Wildcats; they entered the half with a dominating 38-19 lead.

Out of the half, Kentucky again picked up where they had left off. Both Patrick Patterson and Jodie Meeks continued their stellar play by each scoring in double digits. Meeks scored 22 points and went 3 of 8 from the three-point line, while Patrick Patterson put up a solid 15 points of his own. Patterson also added 4 blocked shots and 5 rebounds.

With all the high-fly-scoring put up by the Wildcats, Kentucky continued to be sloppy with the ball. Kentucky turned the ball over 18 times. With the massive amount of mistakes and chances the Cats gave Georgia, they were unable to capitalize which led to another Kentucky victory.

With the victory, Kentucky is now 3-0 in SEC play and has outscored SEC opponents by an average of 17 points.

Next up for the Wildcats is a match up with the Auburn Tigers at Rupp Arena Wednesday…and with the top-25 rankings coming out tomorrow, the Wildcats might be welcomed to Rupp with a national ranking for the first time in over two years.