While Georgia struggled to score in the second half, the Bulldogs made life hard for Kentucky’s shooters throughout the night.
The Wildcats struggled to ever find much consistency on Tuesday, and it loomed large as the Bulldogs closed out the upset victory. Kentucky struggled mightily from deep and leaned heavily on its work down low, and the Bulldogs were relentless in terms of ball pressure and blocking what shots the Wildcats could put up. Georgia got just enough offense and delivered on some key free-throw attempts to keep the Wildcats at arm’s length.
Kentucky ended Tuesday’s loss shooting just 37.5% from the field. The Wildcats failed to hit a shot from the field in the last 4:05 of action.
Mike White has never shied away from saying his Georgia program would be built on defense first. That defense loomed large against a dangerous Kentucky team, and it made all the difference down the stretch of a monumental win.
