National Basketball Association
Kentucky 57, Georgia 44
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# John Cahill, # Tom Eades, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
10523
By SportsDirect Inc.
Senior Darius Miller scored 19 points to lift No. 1 Kentucky to its 12th straight win, a 57-44 decision at Georgia on Tuesday.
Miller had 13 of his points in the first half and wound up making 7-of-8 field goals, including 4-for-4 on 3-pointers.
The Wildcats (20-1, 6-0 SEC) also got 14 points and 11 rebounds from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Anthony Davis only scored four points, but had 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.
Georgia (10-10, 1-5) lost its second straight.
The Bulldogs got 12 points from Dustin Ware and 10 from Nemanja Djurisic. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the team's leading scorer, was held to seven points -- 7.7 points below his average.
Kentucky broke the game open late in the first half. After Georgia cut the lead to 23-22 on a dunk by Donte Williams with 6:40 left, the Wildcats went on a 15-4 run to end the half and diminish any Georgia's hopes for an upset.
Top Game Performances
| Kentucky |
|
Georgia |
|
Darius Miller 19 |
Scoring |
Dustin Ware 12 |
|
Marquis Teague 7 |
Assists |
Gerald Robinson 3 |
|
Anthony Davis 11 |
Rebounds |
Nemanja Djurisic 5 |
|
Anthony Davis 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Thornton 1 |
|
Terrence Jones 1 |
Steals |
Gerald Robinson 3 |
|
Anthony Davis 5 |
Blocks |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kentucky
|
57 |
43.8 |
8-18 |
7-12 |
13 |
39 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
| Georgia
|
44 |
34.5 |
5-18 |
1-3 |
9 |
18 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
