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Box score from No. 6 Kentucky basketball’s 82-69 SEC loss at Georgia

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Game day: Georgia 82, No. 6 Kentucky 69

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Tuesday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Georgia in Athens, Georgia.

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The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team played the University of Georgia at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday night. The sixth-ranked Wildcats were defeated by the unranked Bulldogs 82-69.

Next up for Kentucky is another Southeastern Conference road game at Mississippi State on Saturday.

Kentucky’s statistical leaders in Tuesday’s game:

Points: Lamont Butler, 20

Rebounds: Otega Oweh, 7

Assists: Lamont Butler, 3

Steals: Lamont Butler, 4

Blocks: Brandon Garrison, Otega Oweh, 2

Turnovers: Brandon Garrison, 4

Minutes: Lamont Butler, 34

Three-pointers made: Koby Brea 2-9, Brandon Garrison 1-1, Ansley Almonor 1-2, Lamont Butler 1-3, Jaxson Robinson 1-5

View a complete statistics report from the game.

View UK’s 2024-25 schedule.

Jan 7, 2025; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs guard Blue Cain (0) shoots against Kentucky Wildcats guard Jaxson Robinson (2) during the first half at Stegeman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Georgia’s Blue Cain (0) shoots against Kentucky’s Jaxson Robinson (2) during the first half at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens on Tuesday. Cain was one of four Bulldogs in double figures with 15 points. Dale Zanine USA TODAY NETWORK

Next game

No. 6 Kentucky at No. 14 Mississippi State

When: 8:30 p.m. EDT Saturday

TV: SEC Network

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Records: Kentucky 12-3 (1-1 SEC), Mississippi State 14-1 (2-0)

Series: Kentucky leads 103-21

Last meeting: Kentucky won 91-89 on Feb. 27, 2024, in Starkville, Mississippi

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This story was originally published January 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM.

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Game day: Georgia 82, No. 6 Kentucky 69

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Tuesday’s men’s basketball game between Kentucky and Georgia in Athens, Georgia.