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Box score from Kentucky’s 85-71 win over Georgia on a colossal night for Oscar Tshiebwe

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Game day: Kentucky 85, Georgia 71

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Tuesday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Georgia at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the University of Georgia at Rupp Arena in Lexington on Tuesday night. The unranked Wildcats defeated the unranked Bulldogs 85-71.

Next up for Kentucky is a home game against Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Tuesday’s game:

Points: Oscar Tshiebwe, 37

Rebounds: Oscar Tshiebwe, 24

Assists: Jacob Toppin, 4

Steals: Oscar Tshiebwe, 3

Blocks: Jacob Toppin, 2

Turnovers: Sahvir Wheeler, 2

Minutes: Oscar Tshiebwe, Jacob Toppin, 38

Three-pointers made: Cason Wallace 2-4, CJ Fredrick 1-5, Antonio Reeves 1-5

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2022-23 schedule.

Kentucky’s Cason Wallace (22) drives to the basket against Georgia’s Jusaun Holt (4) during Tuesday’s game at Rupp Arena.
Kentucky’s Cason Wallace (22) drives to the basket against Georgia’s Jusaun Holt (4) during Tuesday’s game at Rupp Arena. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

Next game

Texas A&M at Kentucky

When: 2 p.m. Saturday

TV: ESPN

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Texas A&M 12-5 (4-0 SEC), Kentucky 12-6 (3-3 SEC)

Series: Kentucky leads 12-4

Last meeting: Kentucky won 64-58 on Jan. 19, 2022, in College Station, Texas

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This story was originally published January 17, 2023 at 11:27 PM.

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Game day: Kentucky 85, Georgia 71

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Tuesday night’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Georgia at Rupp Arena in Lexington.