Kentucky Locks Up Share Of SEC Title

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Kentucky’s got another one.  With their 80-68 win at Georgia last night, UK wrapped up a share of their 44th SEC regular season championship.

Need I point out that no one else even comes close to that mark?  Didn’t think so.

The Wildcats can wrap up sole possession of the crown with a win on Senior Night Sunday against Florida (or with a Vanderbilt loss to Carolina Saturday).  If the Cats lose and the Commodores win, Vandy would tie UK for the championship.

Georgia hung with Kentucky for much of the first half, but a 12-point surge early in the second half put the Wildcats ahead to stay and allowed them to coast to the finish line.

Perhaps more importantly, UK got hot from outside for the first time in several weeks.  While UGA tried the zone approach, the Big Blue connected on eight three-point attempts… which made it one of Kentucky’s best shooting nights of the year.

The Wildcats were dominant on the defensive end, too, blocking a season-high 14 Bulldog shots.

“Fourteen blocks?” asked forward Jeremy Price.  “They’re the biggest team in the country.”

The third-ranked Cats also made an impression on Trey Thompkins.  “We’ve played some good teams in Tennessee and Vandy, but that team right there is talented at every position.”

“Their talent gets all the attention, but it takes away the fact that they’re the #1 defensive team in our league and the #1 rebounding team in the league,” said Georgia coach Mark Fox.  “They are winning a lot of games certainly because they have good players; they’re winning maybe more because they’re a very good defensive basketball team.”

I’m not sure how this loss will affect Fox’s Coach of the Year chances.  (And, yes, I kid.)