National Basketball Association
Kentucky 66, Georgia 60
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 29, 2011
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Doug Shows, # Mike Thibodeaux
Attendance:
24352
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Freshman Doron Lamb came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points as 16th-ranked Kentucky defeated visiting Georgia 66-60 on Saturday.
Lamb made 7 of 11 from the field and 3 of 6 from 3-point range. Darius Miller added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (16-4, 4-2 SEC), who moved within a half-game of first-place Florida in the SEC East.
Dustin Ware scored 18 points, Gerald Robinson had 12 and Trey Thompkins added nine points and 11 rebounds for Georgia (14-6, 3-4), which has lost three of four.
Kentucky made six of its first eight shots from the field to take a 14-4 lead 5:08 into the game. Georgia crept within 16-11, but the Wildcats controlled things from there for a 39-24 halftime advantage.
Lamb made four of his five shots from the field to lead Kentucky in the first half with 11 and Miller had 10.
Top Game Performances
| Georgia |
|
Kentucky |
|
Dustin Ware 18 |
Scoring |
Doron Lamb 19 |
|
Travis Leslie 5 |
Assists |
Brandon Knight 4 |
|
Trey Thompkins 11 |
Rebounds |
Josh Harrellson 8 |
|
Travis Leslie 5 |
Free Throws Made |
DeAndre Liggins 5 |
|
Travis Leslie 2 |
Steals |
Josh Harrellson 3 |
|
Marcus Thornton 1 |
Blocks |
Josh Harrellson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Georgia
|
60 |
36.8 |
4-18 |
14-21 |
13 |
38 |
1 |
5 |
|
| Kentucky
|
66 |
43.1 |
6-17 |
16-25 |
8 |
31 |
5 |
6 |
|
