ATHENS – Georgia sent a message to the SEC on Tuesday, upsetting No. 6 Kentucky 82-69 before an electric Stegeman Coliseum. The Bulldogs (13-2, 1-1 SEC) got their first top-10 win since January of 2020, proving they can handle the SEC’s elite competition in their home opener of conference play.

If it wasn’t already clear, there will be no “easy” games in the Southeastern Conference this season. Kentucky just learned that the hard way. On Tuesday night in Athens, the No. 6 Wildcats (12-3) were manhandled by the Georgia Bulldogs (13-2) with a final score of 82-69.

Three days removed from a thrilling shootout to take down one of the final undefeated teams in college basketball, No. 6 Kentucky suffered a letdown on the road with an 82-69 defeat at Georgia on Tuesday to fall to 1-1 in SEC play.

Asa Newell talks about his 17-point performance and the environment the Bulldogs' fans created to help them get the victory over the Wildcats for their first win of SEC play.

The Kentucky Wildcats have made it through the snow all the way down to Athens, Georgia, to take on the Bulldogs. This game will be only the second true road game Kentucky has played this year, so it will be interesting to see how they handle the environment.

One of the glaring issues in Athens was the free-throw line. Not that Kentucky was missing free throws, but that they just did not get to the line nearly as much as Georgia. As a