*Photo by Regina Rickert
The Wildcats take on Georgia at 9:00 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports South with Dave Neal and former Auburn head coach Nell Fortner calling the action. It also will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and the UK IMG Sports Radio Network with Neil Price. Fans can follow Twitter updates on @UKHoopCats.
Here is a preview of the Bulldogs from ukathletics.com:
The Lady Dawgs enter Thursday’s game at 14-6 on the season, 2-5 in SEC play. Georgia’s two SEC wins came over Arkansas (60-58) and Florida (68-62).
Georgia ranks in the top five in the SEC in scoring defense (55.9), field goal percentage defense (.359) and rebounding margin (+6.6).
Sophomore guard/forward Shacobia Barbee leads the Lady Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding at 12.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, while leading the SEC in steals per game with 2.7. Senior guard Khaalidah Miller and sophomore guard Tiaria Griffin round out the double-digit scorers with 11.3 and 10.5 points per game, respectively. Miller also leads the team in assists with 3.5 assists per game.
Head coach Andy Landers owns a career coaching record of 919-302 in 39 seasons. He is in his 35th season at Georgia.
UGA leads the all-time series with Kentucky 35-14, including 16-4 in Athens. UK’s last win on the road vs. Georgia was in its last trip to Stegeman Coliseum on Jan. 19, 2012. The sixth-ranked Wildcats defeated the 15th-ranked Lady Dawgs, 69-64. Only twice the all-time series has UK won two in a row vs. Georgia. The Cats have never won back-to-back games on the road vs. UGA. Four of the last seven meetings against UGA have been decided by five points or less. UK went 1-3 in those games.
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