Kentucky battled back in the second half, erasing an eight-point deficit at the break, to rally past Georgia, 85-71, at Rupp arena on Tuesday night.
The Wildcats improved to 12-6 overall and 3-3 in SEC games. The 85 points are the most against a league opponent since a 90-81 win over Alabama last season.
Oscar Tshiebwe had a monster performance, scoring a game-high 37 points and 24 rebounds, a season high. It was his first-ever 30-20 of his career.
Cason Wallace tallied 17 while Jacob Toppin and Antonio Reeves added 11 each. Toppin added 11 rebounds for his third double double.
UK will host Texas A&M in a 2 pm tip at Rupp on Saturday.
At Lexington
SCORE BY HAVLES:
GA (13-5)……42 18 – 71
UK (12-6)……34 51 – 85
Scoring:
Georgia (71) – Matt-Alexander Moncrieffe 3 0-0 6; Braelen Bridges 1 7-8 9; Terry Roberts 4(3) 4-6 21; Kario Oquendo 6(1) 3-6 18; Justin Hill 1(1) 0-0 5; Jabri Abdur-Rahim 2(1) 2-2 9; and Jailyn Ingram 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 17(7) 16-24 71.
Kentucky (85) – Jacob Toppin 3 5-6 11; Chris Livingston 1 2-2 4; Oscar Tshiebwe 12 13-18 37; CJ Fredrick 0(1) 0-0 3; Cason Wallace 5(2) 1-2 17; Antonio Reeves 3(1) 2-2 11; and Ugonna Onyenso 1 0-0 2. Totals: 25(4) 23-30 85.
Next up: Kentucky (12-6) vs. Texas A&M (12-5), 2 p.m., Jan. 21.