Kentucky’s Defense Dominates the Dawgs En Route to an 82-48 Victory

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The Cats cruised to an easy victory tonight behind a dominating defensive performance.  Georgia went 17:57 without a field goal, missing 22 straight from the 13:37 mark in the first half, until after the first media timeout of the second half.  The Bulldogs shot a measly 22% on the night.

On the offensive end, Derek Willis provided plenty of energy to add to Jamal Murray’s stellar shooting night.  Murray continued showing his hot hand, scoring 24 points on 8-14 shots, 6 of 10 from behind the three-point line.  Kentucky took care of the ball, committing only six turnovers on the night.

The last two games certainly make it easier to forget about last week’s hiccup.