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Shots just not falling now for Georgia, even when there's room to shoot: 0-for-8 beyond the arc, three of those misses by Crump, and only one by Frazier, who obviously has been the main focus of Kentucky's gameplan.
J.J. Frazier coming alive, and so is Georgia late in the half.
I'm already looking forward to the John Calipari post-game interview where he explains to us again that, despite all indications to the contrary, Georgia is a very good team, Mark Fox is a great coach, and Georgia should be in the tourney.
Halftime: Kentucky 32, Georgia 25.
Like I said earlier, last year on this court Georgia started fast and lost, so maybe it decided on a different strategy.
What was a 13-point game at several points is at a manageable point at halftime, and was a 5-point game when Tyree Crump drained a 3 with 10 seconds left. But he left too much time, and Isaah Briscoe hit a long jumper on the other end.
Either way, this could've been a lot worse for the Bulldogs, who have also benefitted from let's call it a fair shake from the officials, much to the consternation of the fans here.
Georgia playing very poorly but KY hasn't iced it...hope springs eternal.
Frazier didn't score until there was 4:16 left in the first half - and still ended up Georgia's leading scorer in the first half. But with only six points.
This was Georgia's lowest-scoring half since it only had 23 against Texas on Jan. 28. It came back to win that game, but let's not begin listing all the different factors this time around.
Not the start Georgia needed in the second half, falling behind by 13 now. So it's an 8-0 run, beginning with Briscoe's jumper at the end of the first half.
This is just an offensive no-show game for Georgia, by pretty much everybody. Maten has been quiet, Frazier has been except for the end of the first half, and the rest of the team can't get shots to fall.
Georgia is also 9-for-15 from the free throw line. With so little margin for error, so many errors being committed.
Well, looks like this'll be one Georgia game that doesn't go down to the wire.
Georgia only has three assists all game.
Georgia's season-low for points is 54, against Kansas. It's going to take a strong finish to surpass that.
Well .... 3s by E'Torrion Wilridge and then Pape Diatta make it at least an 11-point game. Meanwhile, still no 3s for J.J. Frazier.
You can't really say Georgia ran into a buzz-saw here. Maybe as far as Kentucky's defense, which was swarming, and kept Georgia's two stars from doing anything meaningful. But the Wildcats haven't exactly poured on the offense either, so with just a bit better offense Georgia could've still been in this.
Shots just didn't fall, on the one hand. But the Bulldogs looked disjointed and frustrated against Kentucky's defense, and couldn't set anything up.
Derek Ogbeide fouls out with 15 rebounds, though just four points.
UGA simply not as good but we're playing very poorly.
E'Torrion Wilridge is a better 3-point shooter than free throw shooter.
Refs have been the 6th man, too.
This is literally true as far as his season stats: Wilridge is 7-for-16 beyond the arc, but 4-for-10 from the line.
Eh, not sure you can blame them much today. Kentucky has been called for more fouls, and Georgia's best offense has been getting to the free throw line.