Freshman forward Asa Newell scored 12 of his 17 points after halftime and Georgia led the entire second half in beating No. 6 Kentucky 82-69 for its first win over a top-10 team in five years.

Mark Pope’s UK team fell behind by 13 points at halftime and eventually lost by that same margin, 82-69, to Georgia in the Wildcats’ first SEC road game of the season.

Athens, Georgia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Kentucky faces Georgia after Georgia Amoore scored 21 points in Kentucky's 80-61 victory against the Auburn Tigers. The Bulldogs are 7-4 in home games.

Kentucky’s distance shooting woes returned in Athens. One game after the Cats lit up Rupp Arena with a 14-for-29 3-point shooting clinic against Florida, one of the best 3-point defenses in the country, Kentucky went just 6-for-25 from distance against Georgia, which also boasts a 3-point defense that ranks in the top 20 nationally.

Georgia proved more than up to the task in upsetting No. 7 Kentucky Tuesday night. The Bulldogs showed it's formidable, too, in rugged SEC.

There was no second-half comeback for Kentucky basketball. Georgia was too tough to tame Tuesday, handing UK an 82-69 loss at Stegeman Coliseum.

Kentucky vs. Georgia will air live on the SEC Network, with John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) on the call. Viewers can stream the game live on Sling. Sli

The No. 6 Kentucky men's basketball team dropped its first conference game of the season after an 82-69 loss to Georgia Tuesday night in Athens.

ATHENS, Ga. — Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope and his first-year staff have never faced Georgia. But connections about between the two programs heading into tonight's game at Stegeman Coliseum.

By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky struggled in its first road game in the Southeastern Conference Tuesday night. The sixth-ranked Wildcats (12-3, 1-1 SEC) suffered an 82-69 loss to Georgia in Athens,

Asa Newell scored a team-high 17 points, helping Georgia upset No. 6 Kentucky 82-69 in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday. Blue Cain added 15 points and eight rebounds, while Silas Demary Jr. chipped in 14 points as Georgia (13-2 ...

The Bulldogs led the Volunteers at the break, but a second-half surge from No. 6 Tennessee put the game out of reach for No. 23 Georgia.