Sweep Complete: Kentucky holds off Georgia 61-55

Kentucky completes the season sweep holding off the Georgia Bulldogs 61-55.

Senior Joe Crawford led the way for the ‘Cats with 23 points. While Freshman Patrick Patterson added 20 points, along with 9 boards.

With the help of three Joe Crawford 3-pointers, Kentucky built a 16 point lead early (20-4) . Georgia came storming back, but the Wildcats managed to take a 37-30 halftime lead.

The second half seen both an offensive and defensive struggle by both teams. Georgia had chances to tie, getting within 3 points on more than one occasion, but just couldn’t convert. Kentucky held off the Bulldogs down the stretch and managed to pull out the win.

Kentucky now runs their record to 14-10, 8-3 in the SEC.

Team Stats:

Georgia		Kentucky
55	Points	61
21/65 - 32%	Field Goals	22/54 - 41%
7/20 - 35%	3-Point FGs	4/14 - 29%
6/8 - 75%	Free Throws	13/18 - 72%
38 (15/23)	Rebounds (Off-Def)	40 (10/30)
8	1st Half Fouls	6
8	2nd Half Fouls	7
16	Total Fouls	13
1	Steals	3
3	Blocks	8
13	Assists	12
10	Turnovers	8
13 / 10	Assist/Turnover	12 / 8
9	Bench Points	3
12	Second Chance Points	16
13	Points Off Turnovers	10
22	Points In the Paint	34
0	Fastbreak Points	8

Notes:

• Kentucky has won five consecutive home games and seven of the last eight games overall.
• Kentucky is 8-0 when Ramel Bradley gets seven or more rebounds.
• Kentucky has won five consecutive home games and seven of the last eight.
• Joe Crawford moves into 27th place on UK’s all-time scoring list 1,286.
• Ramel Bradley moves into 36th place on UK’s all-time scoring list 1,212.