LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jaxson Robinson scored 19 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky to a 105-76 victory over Georgia State on Friday night.

The Wildcats (7-0) reached the century mark for the fourth time this season and won their first seven games for the first time since the 2016-17 season.

Lamont Butler followed Robinson with 17 points. Amari Williams scored 14 points, Ansley Almonor and Otega Oweh 12 each, followed by Andrew Carr and Koby Brea with 10 points each.

With an average of 11 3-pointers per game, Kentucky hit a season-low seven treys against the Panthers.

Cesare Edwards led Georgia State (4-4) with 21 points, followed by Zarique Nutter with 19 and Malachi Brown with 11.

Takeaways

Georgia State: The Panthers scored their first three points and cut their double-digit lead to 31-29 with eight minutes left in the first half, but fell 17-4 the rest of the half. Georgia State had 18 turnovers and Kentucky scored 36 points off those mistakes.

Kentucky: The Wildcats missed their first three three-pointers and finished the game with seven three-pointers. Kentucky made just four treys in the first half, but scored twice in a decisive 17-4 run in the final five minutes of the first half.

Key moment

After a brief struggle in the second half, Kentucky prevailed over the Panthers 44-23.

Key statistics

On a poor night from distance, Kentucky scored 62 points in the game and had 23 points in transition.

Next

Georgia State hosts Kennesaw State on Friday and Kentucky plays Clemson on Tuesday.

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