Kentucky's loss to Georgia was the Wildcats' third loss of the season, but it felt like the most frustrating. A lot went wrong, but the three significant issues

After the high of beating the Florida Gators, it was hard to watch the lows against the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night. The Wildcats struggled, especially in the first half, and fell in their first road SEC game 82 - 69.

Five things you need to know from No. 6 Kentucky’s 82-69 loss to Georgia in the Wildcats’ men’s SEC basketball road opener: 1. No “3s,” no “W’s for Kentucky. In suffering its third loss of the season Tuesday night, Kentucky (12-3, 1-1 SEC) made only 6 of 25 3-point tries.

The Kentucky Wildcats had an ugly showing after defeating then-No. 6 Florida in Rupp Arena last Saturday, as they went to Georgia on Tuesday and were upset in a

Kentucky basketball put up another clunker Tuesday night in Athens. Mark Pope’s UK team fell behind by 13 points at halftime and eventually lost by that same margin, 82-69, to Georgia in the Wildcats’ first SEC road game of the season.

Against most high-major opponents this season, UK basketball has trailed by double digits in the first half. How can Kentucky stop this trend?

Kentucky men’s basketball guard Lamont Butler talks to the media after the Wildcats’ 82-69 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024. Butler was asked what was the difference in the game as UK fell to 12-3.