Georgia men's basketball cruised to a 82-69 victory over #6 Kentucky Tuesday evening. In what was a magical night in Stegman Coliseum, UGA basketball picked up its biggest win of the season so far against 6th-ranked Kentucky.

After its highest ranked win in more than two decades, can Georgia basketball follow upset of Kentucky with another win? If so, it may be top 25 bound.

Mark Pope’s UK team fell behind by 13 points at halftime and eventually lost by that same margin, 82-69, to Georgia in the Wildcats’ first SEC road game of the season.

There was no second-half comeback for Kentucky basketball. Georgia was too tough to tame Tuesday, handing UK an 82-69 loss at Stegeman Coliseum.

Five things you need to know from No. 6 Kentucky’s 82-69 loss to Georgia in the Wildcats’ men’s SEC basketball road opener: 1. No “3s,” no “W’s for Kentucky. In suffering its third loss of the season Tuesday night, Kentucky (12-3, 1-1 SEC) made only 6 of 25 3-point tries.

Kentucky men’s basketball guard Lamont Butler talks to the media after the Wildcats’ 82-69 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024. Butler was asked what was the difference in the game as UK fell to 12-3.