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BOX SCORE
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- J.P. Blevins, making his first start since December, scored a career-high 14 points as Kentucky (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) overcame cold shooting to defeat Georgia 70-64 on Saturday.
Blevins, a sophomore guard who last started Dec. 30 against
Missouri, hit two 3-pointers as the Wildcats outscored Georgia 13-2
to turn a seven-point deficit into a four-point lead with 9:17 left
in the game.
The Wildcats also exerted their muscle underneath as Jamaal
Magloire and Jules Camara both registered double-doubles. Camara
finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Magloire had 11
points and 13 rebounds.
Keith Bogans had 13 points and Saul Smith added 11.
The Wildcats struggled against Georgia's zone, hitting just 38
from the field. Bogans hit three 3-pointers, including one from the
left corner that put Kentucky ahead for good at 53-50 with 10:22
left in the game. It was Kentucky's first lead since 28-27 late in
the first half.
D.A. Layne led Georgia with 18 points, including 5-of-13 shots
from 3-point range. Shon Coleman added 16 points and Anthony Evans
had 12.
The Wildcats (19-7 overall, 9-3 Southeastern Conference)
extended their winning streak against Georgia to 14 games.
Georgia's last win in the series was Jan. 8, 1994, a 94-90 overtime
victory.
Kentucky coach Tubby Smith juggled his lineup, starting Camara,
Blevins and freshman Marvin Stone. Usual starters Bogans and
Desmond Allison didn't enter the game until seven minutes left in
the first half. Tayshaun Prince, the Wildcats' second-leading
scorer at 12.9 points, didn't play at all.
Georgia (10-15, 3-9) led for most of the first half, taking
advantage of cold shooting by Kentucky.The Bullodogs took their
biggest lead of the first half at 27-21 on a basket by Anthony
Evans with 7:34 left.
Kentucky reeled off seven straight points on a Bogans 3-pointer
and two free throws each by Smith and Camara to take a brief 28-27
lead at the 4:31 mark.
The Wildcats scored only once more in the half, on a dunk by
Magloire at the 3:32 mark. The Bulldogs used 3-pointers by Layne
and Patrick and two free throws by Coleman to lead 35-30 at the
half.
Georgia hit a pair of early 3-pointers in the second half, and
took its biggest lead at 44-35 on a 3-pointer by Layne.
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