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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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