Lamont Butler led Kentucky (12-3, 1-1) with 20.
Foul trouble hurt the Wildcats. Amari Williams went to the bench with four fouls early in the second half. Andrew Carr and Ansley Almonor picked up their fourth fouls later in the game.
Otega Oweh scored 12 points for Kentucky while shooting only 3 of 13 from the field.
Takeaways
Kentucky: After topping 100 points five times and averaging 90.2 points per game, the Wildcats trailed 47-34 at halftime.
Georgia: The Bulldogs' previous win over a top-10 team was a 65-62 victory over No. 9 Memphis on Jan. 4, 2020.
Key stat
Georgia outscored Kentucky 29-15 at the free-throw line. Georgia had 38 free-throw attempts to Kentucky's 19, overcoming the Wildcats' 36-26 advantage in points in the paint.
Up next
With the SEC putting nine teams in the AP Top 25, the Bulldogs' difficult stretch of games against ranked conference opponents continues with a home game against No. 17 Oklahoma on Saturday. Kentucky visits No. 14 Mississippi State on Saturday.
Full game summary from UK Athletics:
https://ukathletics.com/news/2025/01/07/no-6-kentucky-falls-at-georgia/