No. 1 Kentucky Rolls Past Georgia in Athens

(1) Kentucky 57
Georgia 44

Final from Athens, Georgia

The top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats rolled by the Georgia Bulldogs 57-44 on Tuesday night.

Kentucky (20-1, 6-0 SEC) led throughout and were never in trouble against the Bulldogs.

Senior Darius Miller was on fire for Kentucky, particularly in the first half, Miller finished with a game-high 19 points on 7-8 shooting, including 4-4 from long range.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Davis chipped in 4 points, 11 boards and 5 blocked shots.

The Wildcats were 21-48 (43.8%) from the field and out-rebounded Georgia 39-18.

Dustin Ware led the Bulldogs (10-10, 1-5 SEC) with 12 points on 5-12 shooting. Nemanja Djurisic chipped in 10 points.

Georgia was just 19-55 (34.5%) from the field.

Kentucky returns to action on Saturday with a road game at LSU.