ATHENS, Ga. – Freshman forward Asa Newell scored 12 of his 17 points after halftime and Georgia led the entire second half as it beat No. 6 Kentucky 82-69 on Tuesday night for the first time in five years Top 10 team defeated years.

Blue Cain added 15 points and Silas Demary Jr. had 14 for Georgia (13-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference).

Lamont Butler led Kentucky (12-3, 1-1) with 20.

Foul trouble hurt the Wildcats. Amari Williams went to the bench with four fouls at the start of 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 just 3 of 13 from the field.

Takeaways

Kentucky: After surpassing 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 win over No. 9 Memphis on Jan. 4, 2020.

Key moment

Newell sank a 3-pointer from the top of the arc as the Bulldogs pushed their lead back into double digits at 64-54. The Wildcats had gotten to 55-50, but Newell’s 3-pointers helped Georgia get back on track. After a Butler turnover less than three minutes later, Demary sank another 3-pointer for a 69-57 lead.

Key statistics

Georgia outscored Kentucky at the free throw line 29-15. Georgia had 38 free throw attempts to Kentucky’s 19, overcoming the Wildcats’ 36-26 point lead.

Next

With the SEC adding nine teams to 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.

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