UK Basketball

Men’s Basketball

The Kentucky Wildcats lost to the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens Tuesday night, 82-69. Kentucky shot just 6 of 25 from 3-point land and had 14 turnovers. Lamont Butler led the Cats with 20 points, 13 for Brandon Garrison and 12 for Otega Oweh. With the loss, Kentucky falls to 12-3 on the season and 1-1 in the SEC. Kentucky returns to action on Saturday, at No. 14 Mississippi State in Starkville. Tipoff is set for 8:30 PM with pregame at 7:00 PM on WSIP 98.9 FM and streamed at www.wsipfm.com

Women’s Basketball

The Kentucky Women’s basketball team beat the Florida Gators in Gainsville last night 71-55 to improve to 14-1 overall and 3-0 in the SEC. Georgia Amoore scored 18 points to lead UK. Dazia Lawrence put in 14 and Clara Stark had points along with 8 rebounds. Next up the UK Women will take on the Auburn Tigers this Sunday at historic Memorial Coliseum. Tipoff is at 3:00pm.