National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 57, Georgia 44
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials: # John Cahill, # Tom Eades, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 10523

Senior Darius Miller scored 19 points to lift No. 1 Kentucky to its 12th straight win, a 57-44 decision at Georgia on Tuesday.

Miller had 13 of his points in the first half and wound up making 7-of-8 field goals, including 4-for-4 on 3-pointers.

The Wildcats (20-1, 6-0 SEC) also got 14 points and 11 rebounds from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Anthony Davis only scored four points, but had 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.

Georgia (10-10, 1-5) lost its second straight.

The Bulldogs got 12 points from Dustin Ware and 10 from Nemanja Djurisic. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the team's leading scorer, was held to seven points -- 7.7 points below his average.

Kentucky broke the game open late in the first half. After Georgia cut the lead to 23-22 on a dunk by Donte Williams with 6:40 left, the Wildcats went on a 15-4 run to end the half and diminish any Georgia's hopes for an upset.
Top Game Performances
 
Kentucky   Georgia
Darius Miller 19 Scoring Dustin Ware 12
Marquis Teague 7 Assists Gerald Robinson 3
Anthony Davis 11 Rebounds Nemanja Djurisic 5
Anthony Davis 2 Free Throws Made Marcus Thornton 1
Terrence Jones 1 Steals Gerald Robinson 3
Anthony Davis 5 Blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kentucky 57 43.8 8-18 7-12 13 39 10 2 10
Georgia 44 34.5 5-18 1-3 9 18 4 8 6