National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Georgia 72, Kentucky 62
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 7, 2013
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Jim Burr, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 10062

Georgia 72, Kentucky 62: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope collected 24 points and 10 rebounds and Nemanja Djurisic added 12 points as the host Bulldogs snapped a three-game losing streak against the Wildcats.

Donte' Williams chipped in 10 points and eight boards for Georgia (15-15, 9-8 SEC), which has won two straight and three of its last four to maintain its hopes of finishing at .500 or better and earning a postseason berth of some sort.

Archie Goodwin scored 20 points and Willie Cauley-Stein added 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (20-10, 11-6), who have dropped two straight to damage their hopes of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Kentucky led by as many as six early, but Georgia used a 6-0 burst to regain the lead and took a 31-26 advantage into halftime thanks to Caldwell-Pope's 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

The Bulldogs led throughout the second half. Kyle Wiltjer's 3-pointer capped a 7-0 run to pull Kentucky within 50-47 with 7:47 left, but Georgia answered with a 12-0 spurt to put it away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Caldwell-Pope has scored in double figures in every game this season. … Georgia has matched last season's win total and ensured it will finish at .500 or better in the SEC for the third time in the past 10 years. … Kentucky G Julius Mays was held scoreless and went 0-for-2 from 3-point range, snapping a streak of 18 consecutive games with at least one 3.

Top Game Performances
 
Kentucky   Georgia
Archie Goodwin 20 Scoring Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 24
Alex Poythress 3 Assists Charles Mann 4
Willie Cauley-Stein 11 Rebounds Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 10
Archie Goodwin 3 Free Throws Made Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 10
Archie Goodwin 2 Steals John Florveus 1
Willie Cauley-Stein 2 Blocks Donte Williams 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kentucky 62 37.1 6-26 10-18 8 38 2 4 10
Georgia 72 36.5 7-15 27-34 13 38 5 4 10
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