Sorry...due to a few procedures earlier today at St. Joseph, I was not up to posting pre-game notes. Saw these on ESPN.com and Lex18.com.-- Kentucky improves to 28-2, 13-2 SEC on the season. Georgia falls to 13-15, 5-10.
-- UK is 112-24 against the Bulldogs and 39-15 against UGA in Athens.
-- With a win, Kentucky claims a share of its 44th SEC Championship and the top overall seed at next week's SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. at Bridgestone Arena.
-- With an SEC Championship in his first season as head coach at UK, John Calipari joined Tubby Smith and Eddie Sutton as UK coaches to win an SEC Championship in their inaugural season.
-- Calipari has won five straight conference championships and six in his last seven years.
-- Kentucky will play its final regular season game on Sunday, hosting the Florida Gators on Senior Day. Tip-off is scheduled for Noon with the game being televised on CBS.
Team game notes
-- The Wildcats used the starting combination of Eric Bledsoe, DeMarcus Cousins, Darius Miller, Patrick Patterson and John Wall for the 22nd time this season. Kentucky is 20-2 with that starting five.
-- DeAndre Liggins was the first sub off the bench for Kentucky. It was Liggins' ninth time this season to be the first Wildcat off the bench.
-- Kentucky extended its streak of game with a three-pointer to 741 games, the third longest streak in the country.
-- Kentucky led 40-36 at halftime. The Wildcats are now 24-1, 12-1) when leading or tied at halftime.
--The Wildcats shot 48.5 percent (16-of-32) in the first half, its highest first half percentage since shooting 51.6 pct. at LSU (2/6).
-- Finished with eight three-pointers, the most since hitting nine against Ole Miss (2/2).
-- Kentucky also shot 83.3 pct. (10-of-12) from the free throw line, its highest percentage since shooting 89.5 pct. against Drexel (12/21).
-- The Wildcats have shot 79.5 pct. (31-of-39) from the free throw line over the last two games.
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